Citerna: La mia Inquadratura, Civette restaurant and Citernafotografia

There are times when beautiful projects find a common path. 

Sara Lusini's "La mia Inquadratura" is currently having an exhibition in one of my favourite restaurants in the Valtiberina (actually, it's more a concept than a restaurant) "Le Civette". 

Here are some pics I've taken with my mobile. 

"La mia Inquadratura" is part of the "Citernafotografia", the Festival of Photography in the Valtiberina. 

Here is a Vine I have made. 

VINE LINK 

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#BIT2013: things I felt in love with

It's been a while since I wrote here on my blog... 
I've sent a 2013 E-Card to most of you, but for those that didn't get it, 
you can find it here. 

As you can see, I finished the year in a not so conventional way. 
In fact, the general attitude right now is to be content with what you have, and to try to survive this big financial crisis. 
I don't believe so, and even if I understand and see the clouds over Europe, 
I like when I hear the louder, optimistic voices over the general complaints. 
This happened for me in #BIT2013 (International Tourism Exchange). 

Best things of this year’s BIT: 
3rd Place - Puglia: from communication to "experiencing the homemade pasta", from Carlo of Puglia Events to the hotspot for charging your phones... Puglia had the best vibes! 

2nd Place - People I had crushes on: online relationships and communities HAVE TO BE SUPPORTED offline. That's the crush that you can have, and the strong connections you can create. Personally, I had a crush on a few travel bloggers: 
Infoturismiamoci
Nonsoloturisti
Viaggiaredasoli 
Viaggiovero
Flaneriefeminine 

1st Place - my favourite moment wasn't within the Facebook/Google speeches, but the Benigni video at the beginning of "Travel Storytelling Opportunities". 
So, as this is very Bella-style, here’s that video with subtitles. 

Thank you Alessio Carciofi for sharing it with us. For Italian readers, the video showed was this: 

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100 Flavours of Anghiari, Tuscany

Anghiari is a wonderful,

medieval town in Tuscany and,

until the 4th of November,

hosts 'I Centogusti dell'Appennino'

(100 Flavours of the Appennino Mountains). 

I Centogusti dell'Appennino

is a market/exhibition

dedicated to agritusmos and enogastronomy,

showing the excellence of food which comes from agriculture.

Here are some recent photos of Anghiari,

taken by Samuel Webster. 

All the photos are by Samuel Webster. To see more, go to https://www.facebook.com/samuel.webster.aus 

We're going to take you along, by updating our fan pages in FB (Samuel Webster or Bella),

Twitter (Samuel Webster, Bella, or #BellaToscana) and in my blog Capitocome. 

This is Sam's Bella Toscana official page and this is his website, where you can check out his amazing preview work/portfolio. A special thank you to all people that have already believed in his project, and to the project sponsor, Walks of Italy, which offers wonderful walking tours all over the country. 

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#mangiamangia philosophy

This is the 

#mangiamangia philosophy 

Ravioli by me and #NonnaRena 

and photos by Samuel Webster 

All the photos are by Samuel Webster, 

to see more... 

https://www.facebook.com/samuel.webster.aus 

We're going to take you along, by updating our fan pages in 

Fb Samuel Webster or Bella 

Twitter Samuel Webster or Bella #bellatoscana  and in my blog Capitocome. 
This is Sam's Bella Toscana official page  

and this is his website, where you can check out his amazing preview work/portfolio. 

A special thank you to all people that have already believed in his project, 

and to the project sponsor, Walks of Italy, which offers wonderful walking tours all over the country. 

...d'you know what I mean? 

...capitocome? 

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Tuscany lifestyle

I want to share with you 

one of the L'Intrepida series of photos 

by Samuel Webster. 

This is what I mean for 

lifestyle in Tuscany. 

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The story of Il Fontanaro Organic Farmhouse & Alina Pinelli

Once upon a time, 

there was a clever girl, Alina Pinelli, working in communication just like me. 

She quit it, 

to develop her family's project, 

ending up in the "glocal" philosphy. 

Read the story of Alina below, 

and watch the video of 

Il Fontanaro Organic Farmhouse, 

that we made for Bella Toscana. 

Alina says, "We bought a ruin from the 18 century more than 30 years ago, with about 50 acres of land, and gradually restored it into a country home for our family. We started planting olive trees until we reached the present number of 2000. Now, we produce our own extra virgin organic olive oil, honey and saffron. We have also expanded and developed the property, transforming it into a small tourist rural resort accommodating up to 18 guests with very high comfort and great personal care for our guests, since they are like friends for us, not just customers. We like to share with our guests our love for local, genuine food matched with great wines from our cellar (approximately 2500 bottles from all over Italy and the world), organizing cooking classes, and wine and oil tasting. We also love to transfer our passion and interest for the country life to our guests and we suggest and organize visits to many artistic and cultural destinations in the surrounding Umbrian and Tuscan towns." 

All the photos are by Samuel Webster, 

to see more... 

https://www.facebook.com/samuel.webster.aus 

We're going to take you along, by updating our fan pages in 

Fb Samuel Webster or Bella 

Twitter Samuel Webster or Bella #bellatoscana  and in my blog Capitocome. 
This is Sam's Bella Toscana official page  

and this is his website, where you can check out his amazing preview work/portfolio. 

A special thank you to all people that have already believed in his project, 

and to the project sponsor, Walks of Italy, which offers wonderful walking tours all over the country. 

...d'you know what I mean? 

...capitocome? 

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People and stories in Florence

We started Bella Toscana in Florence 

with the people 

and their stories. 

There is our favourite guy in the historical San Lorenzo food market.

then there is Luca, who gives new life to lost soul furniture in San Frediano 

Roberto, who offered us a coffee, a real one, while telling us the secrets of the market. 

I want to point out that not one of them had time to stop and pose, 

but they had no problem sharing their stories with us. 

All the photos are by Samuel Webster, 

to see more... 

https://www.facebook.com/samuel.webster.aus 

We're going to take you along, by updating our fan pages in 

Fb Samuel Webster or Bella 

Twitter Samuel Webster or Bella #bellatoscana  and in my blog Capitocome. 
This is Sam's Bella Toscana official page  

and this is his website, where you can check out his amazing preview work/portfolio. 

A special thank you to all people that have already believed in his project, 

and to the project sponsor, Walks of Italy, which offers wonderful walking tours all over the country. 

...d'you know what I mean? 

...capitocome? 

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#BellaToscana, Between Tuscany and Umbria

... while we're in Chianti, 

I just want to share with you a few photos of 

Il Fontanaro Organic Farm House  

on the border between Tuscany and Umbria. 

If you believe in 

green hills, 

natural food, 

slow living, 

this is the place. 

All the photos are by Samuel Webster, 

to see more... 

https://www.facebook.com/samuel.webster.aus 

We're going to take you along, by updating our fan pages in 

Fb Samuel Webster or Bella 

Twitter Samuel Webster or Bella #bellatoscana  and in my blog Capitocome. 
This is Sam's Bella Toscana official page  

and this is his website, where you can check out his amazing preview work/portfolio. 

A special thank you to all people that have already believed in his project, 

and to the project sponsor, Walks of Italy, which offers wonderful walking tours all over the country. 

...d'you know what I mean? 

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Il Fontanaro organic farm house for #BellaToscana

Bella Toscana is arriving in Tuscany. 

We are just on the border 

between Tuscany and Umbria 

@ Il Fontanaro, 

a real 

Heaven on Earth. 

With Alina and Lucia, 

the owners, 

you'll get the best of a 

real organic farm house lifestyle.  

This video is about our first night in Fontanaro: 

making pizza, 

celebrating with Champagne, 

and ... yes, being a bellydancer. 

All the photos are by Samuel Webster, 

to see more... 

https://www.facebook.com/samuel.webster.aus 

We're going to take you along, by updating our fan pages in 

Fb Samuel Webster or Bella 

Twitter Samuel Webster or Bella #bellatoscana  and in my blog Capitocome. 
This is Sam's Bella Toscana official page  

and this is his website, where you can check out his amazing preview work/portfolio. 

A special thank you to all people that have already believed in his project, 

and to the project sponsor, Walks of Italy, which offers wonderful walking tours all over the country. 

...d'you know what I mean? 

...capitocome?

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Venice for Bella Toscana project

It was pretty hard to find the  

B side of Venice 

on a busy Sunday but... 

we made it, as we had a good pizza in the 

"not too touristy" 

AI BARI trattoria, 

and we found another side of the city, 

just off the Rialto-S.Marco paths.

All the photos are by Samuel Webster, 

to see more... 

https://www.facebook.com/samuel.webster.aus 

We're going to take you along, by updating our fan pages in 

Fb Samuel Webster or Bella 

Twitter Samuel Webster or Bella #bellatoscana  and in my blog Capitocome. 
This is Sam's Bella Toscana official page  

and this is his website, where you can check out his amazing preview work/portfolio. 

A special thank you to all people that have already believed in his project, 

and to the project sponsor, Walks of Italy, which offers wonderful walking tours all over the country. 

...d'you know what I mean? 

...capitocome?

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what's Caffè Freddo #BellaToscana

After enjoying 

fab Ugo Mulas B/W exhibition 

at the Triennale, 

I've explained to Samuel Webster 

what's a Caffè Freddo. 

I hope you like it... 

All the photos are by Samuel Webster, 

to see more... 

https://www.facebook.com/samuel.webster.aus 

We're going to take you along, by updating our fan pages in 

Fb Samuel Webster or Bella 

Twitter Samuel Webster or Bella #bellatoscana  and in my blog Capitocome. 
This is Sam's Bella Toscana official page  

and this is his website, where you can check out his amazing preview work/portfolio. 

A special thank you to all people that have already believed in his project, 

and to the project sponsor, Walks of Italy, which offers wonderful walking tours all over the country. 

...d'you know what I mean? 

...capitocome?

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