A new structure, strongly desired by the entrepreneur Alessandro Massai. A simple, fresh, clean environment with attention to the smallest details, which today is renewed by incorporating the Arbolé, a historic pizzeria in Abbadia San Salvatore. To support Alessandro there are his partner Francesca, the director Domenico, and the cooks Tommaso and Giorgio.
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Riccardo, with a ten-year tradition, has taken the reins of the family business, assisted by the professionalism and preparation of Andrea and Federico. Today the doors of the showroom open to us: 700 square meters where you can find all the best for the home.
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firefighting for soil protection, cleaning ditches for reclamation, pruning, care of greenery and parks, construction of roads, squares, fences, naturalistic engineering, guardians in companies and cleaning
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Courses start in September and end in June. Before choosing which one is the most suitable, you can take advantage of two free trials
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We are immersed in one of the most iconic landscapes in Italy – a stone’s throw from Sant’Antimo, Montalcino, the Val d’Orcia, the Maremma and Monte Amiata – where AR Consulting Italia is based. A multifaceted project, managed by the experience, vision and knowledge of the tourism and real estate sector of Alessio and Cristina, and, nevertheless, by their harmony as a couple. La Corte Francigena, an urban conglomerate that stands out for taste, refinement of details and top quality services, represents an excellence of tourist hospitality in the area, and beyond.
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A story of pride and belonging, which has its roots in San Giovanni delle Contee. A border village of about 150 inhabitants, 150 brothers, acquaintances, friends. United, with the aim of resisting the times and not making the life of the village disappear, in a project that involves almost all the inhabitants; some engaged in the production of excellent wines, others in the processing of legumes, potatoes and oils. Products that can be purchased – or, rather, tasted – at Osteria Macallè. We talk about it with Tiziana Peruzzi who has been managing a place for true connoisseurs since 2019.
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Taste, Relaxation and Authenticity in the Heart of the Val d’Orcia.
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We are talking about dermopigmentation and semi-permanent make-up, essential to give definition to the face thanks to a light technique that works on the shades, giving a natural look, and the use of mineral pigments, choosing the shape and color step by step
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The association was established in 2022 and already includes nine DOP and IGP products: Castagna del Monte Amiata IGP, Fagiolo di Sorana IGP, Farro della Garfagnana IGP, Marrone del Mugello IGP, Mortadella di Prato IGP, Pane Toscano DOP, Pecorino delle Balze Volterrane DOP, Olio di Seggiano DOP and Olio Terre di Siena DOP.
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At Claudia’s you can get all kinds of advice on colour, cut and also on trichology: “hair health – Claudia continues – is really the most important thing, so our advice always takes this into consideration: based on the type of hair we decide whether a treatment is needed or not”.
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The visit to the Abbadia San Salvatore Mining Museum Park is structured in three parts, each one fascinating. The first is represented by the multimedia museum The ‘Geography of Mercury’, where, like a script, everything revolves around this metal element and immerses the viewer in the narrative of mining life: the myth, the territory, the work, the men and the material constitute the chapters of the story; multimedia technologies take the visitor on a fascinating journey: “there are numerous mining parks ̶̶ explains Massimo Sabatini, president of the Terre di Toscana Consortium ̶̶ but very few focused on mercury and it is no coincidence that we are twinned with Idrija in Slovenia and Almadén in Spain which, together with Abbadia, formed the three main poles of mercury production in Europe. In the museum you will find films, videos and oral testimonies of those who spent their lives in mining.”
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In 2001, after years of experience, Patricia brought her innovative idea of education to the Val d’Orcia, with the motto of ‘have fun learning’. The classrooms are colourful and welcoming. Entering them one gets the impression of belonging to a large family.
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“We have always been passionate about clubs — Gaia tells me full of enthusiasm — as soon as I returned from London where I lived for several years (singing in a rock group, ed.) I fell in love with this place, and with the help of my father Paolo, Alessio, and many other really smart guys, we made this dream come true”. And the dream, now a reality, has conquered hundreds of youngsters who meet at the Kartika tables on weekends to get to know each other, joke in company and fall in love.
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Aldo expresses himself through the Ku Nye massage, a traditional Tibetan massage that was born more than 3900 years ago in the ancient kingdoms of Tibet. A practice belonging to the ancient Tibetan Medical Tradition, the Sowa Rigpa: a system of natural holistic medicine that, over the centuries, has researched and developed forms of therapeutic treatment for our physical and psychological ailments.
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“VIAnDANTE – Massimiliano explains – is for explorers, dreamers and the curious who follow a path so as to nourish the body, mind and soul”. We are in the centre of San Quirico d’Orcia, in the middle of the Via Francigena: “We were inspired by the itinerary of Sigeric, the Archbishop of Canterbury, who began the journey in 990 AD and during the journey noted the stages of the route thereby creating the oldest extant record of the Via Francigena”.
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Soon it’ll be 2022, what are the cuts on offer to keep up with the times? “I take elegance over flamboyance at all costs —Valentina tells me – so I prefer natural tones in strong and bright colours.”
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