Links

You can find more useful information on the sites linked to below

Culture and Education

• The Italian Cooking School

  The Italian Cooking School is very much connected with Books for Cooks in London, Great Britain. The shop (books only on Food and Drink) was started by Heidi Lascelles 20 years who has now teamed up with Olivia Greco in Tuscany where they run cookery courses on a daily or weekly basis.

Travel Communities

• Slow Travel Web Site

  The Slow Travel website is a community of people who like to travel and experience new places! There are reviews on vacation rentals (including many of La Bella Toscana properties), hotel and restaurant reviews and over 400 trip reports and articles, as well as pages and pages of information with travel tips and ideas on how to plan your trips.

City information

• About Florence

  General tourist information about the town of Florence including art, culture and the history of the city.

• About Siena

  General touristic information about the town of Siena, from the history of the city, passing by the art and the culture.

• Firenze.net
• Volterra Municipality Web Site
• Siena Municipality Web Site

Travel info

• Florence Airport Amerigo Vespucci
• Pisa International Airport - Galileo Galilei
• Bologna Airport - Guglielmo Marconi
• Trains, timetables - Trenitalia (FS)
• Tiger Car Rental

  Tiger Car Rental provides low cost car hire in thousands of locations throughout Europe and Worldwide

• Hedonistic Hiking

  Discover the Florentine and Sienese hills and the Heart of Chianti. Hedonistic Hiking offers fabulous guided walks with an experienced and knowledgeable English guide who has a genuine passion for the area. Not just walking, we bring alive the rich culture and artistic heritage of the region. Delectable lunches accompanied by local wines. Transfer service to and from your accommodation. Personal and professional service.