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04Set
 

Telegraph.uk to appoint Valdinievole for a centrally based Tuscany tour

By: Tour Operator Tags: Alto, spa, tip, tuscany, uk Categories: travel Comment: 0 Comments

From  Telegraph.uk , 4th September 2015  – (travel tip of Kenneth Winstanley, Ashton-under-Lyne ) 

Spa-town central – Città termale nel centro della Toscana 

The spa town of Montecatini Terme is an ideal destination from which to visit the surrounding towns of Pistoia, Pisa, Lucca, Viareggio (for the beach) and, of course, Florence. Montecatini has lovely gardens and plenty of high-class shops. The main spa is worth a visit to enjoy a concert or just to look at the murals and gardens. A trip on the funicular to Alto Montecatini is a must to view the scenery.

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The travel-tip written by an english travel blogger goes on with some thankful words related to one of the hotel owners of Montecatini Terme (where she evidently had slept), who was very kind and helpful with her, as per the Spa city glorious hospitality traditions.

Another point to underline how crucial is the location of Valdinievole and Montecatini Terme for those willing to visit Tuscany being based in a central spot.

This is the link to the original article.

09Ago
 

Landscape and Architecture in Montecatini Terme

By: Tour Operator Tags: architecture, heritage, landscape, spa, tuscany Categories: EXPO2015 Comment: 0 Comments

The SPA (“Bagni Regi”) of Montecatini Terme has reached its peak during the ‘20s, when the Liberty style, somewhere also called Art Noveau, and that’s when incredibile palaces have been built in Montecatini Terme.

Tamerici building, as well as the Town Hall palace; from the Excelsior terme palace to the marvellous Tettuccio, candidate for World Unesco Heritage, up to the Regina palace.

The Architect Claudia Massi has best described the artwork of architects and landscapers who definitely contributed to realize Montecatini Terme as we see it now, comparing the actual sights to aged and evocative pictures or paintings.

Decorative elegance and strong linearity, together with decorations imitating plants and flowers: that’s what French Art Noveau brought to Italy, Tuscany and expecially to Montecatini Terme. The candidacy to World Unesco Heritage originates from this peculiarity, as Beatrice Chelli, coordinating the committee since 2009, may well underline during the Book presentation at the Off-site-Expo to be held at the Chiostri Umanitaria in Milan, Via Daverio 7 at 3pm on Friday 28th August.

 

06Ago
 

The stork is free, again!

By: Tour Operator Tags: birdwatching, cyclingtours, marshland, stork, tuscany, wildlife Categories: EXPO2015 Comment: 0 Comments

The guys working in the Research Centre of the Padule Marshes land were indeed getting used to the young bird, when they made it for it to be free again: healed, willing to fly, willing to be free.

This gives just a little hint of the major work of saveguarding, of preserving the nature that the Research centre keeps doing since a while now: an exceptional variety of birds, plants and many other forms of life do live in this Marshland, and represents something to defend, something to fight for.

The Padule Marshes lies in that area between Fucecchio, Ponte Buggianese and Monsummano since an incredibly long time: it was even much much bigger before the imposing drains of the past centuries; it is part of our lives as inhabitants of this land, the Valley of the Nievole river (Valdinievole), to keep an eye on this heritage, and that’s what the Research Centre stands for.

But it’s about time to consider the Padule Marshes for his “flirting” side: it is an extraordinary turistic spot, when talking about cycling around Tuscany, seeking for wildlife nature, walking through preserved environments.

Indeed, if you mean to take a walk on this “wild side”, don’t forget to bring your field glasses.

 

Article by Adp

Images courtesy of Zone Umide Toscane/Padule