Tuscany
A cyclist straightens the rear wheel of his vintage racing bicycle in 'L'Eroica' shop prior a tour of the new Permanent Route of the vintage bikes event in Gaiole in Chianti, in the Italian region of Tuscany on April 13, 2013. The new 'L'Eroica' permament route, the same 200km marked route as the event taking place in autumn on a large part of 'stradde bianche', the white roads, is open to anyone, and an opportunity to dicover Tuscany, its landscape, its heritage sites and food and wines 'con calma' (slowly).
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Concordia ship owner seeks victim status in wreck
asked a court on Monday to consider it a victim of the disaster, saying it too wants to seek damages for the 2012 grounding off Tuscany that killed 32 people.Costa Crociere SpA, a unit of Miami-based Carnival Corp., made the request as the court in Grosseto, Read more »
Around the web
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Matteo Vanzi Wins Bombay Sapphire Contest
of the Bombay Sapphire World’s Most Imaginative Bartender competition. Matteo Vanzi took home the top honors at the global final in Tuscany, Italy, which saw him compete against professional bartenders from around the world for the accolade and a prestigious from Raman Media Network Read more »
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A nation with no navigation: Already a master of the sea James Hamilton-Paterson now rules in the air
book about the sea, Seven-Tenths (1992). The antithesis of the smug "Chiantishire" loafer, he fell out of love with rural Tuscany just as the trend-following bourgeois herd moved in. The follies and pretensions of the place-in-the-sun brigade prompted a trio from The Independent Read more »
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Pioneering Italian Town Leads Europe in Waste Recycling
a rural town in the Italian province of Lucca, in Tuscany, boasts a proud history. Six years ago, it became a trendsetter and leader, not just in Italy but throughout all of Europe, as the continent's first Zero Waste town. Today, about 3.5 million Italian from Humanitarian News Read more »
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Tuscany Wedding from Carlo Caretti Wedding Photographer
time for a trip to Tuscany my loves. Complete with sweet little flower girls, the most amazing twinkle lights, and an olive grove ceremony that is goosebumps embodied. captured a stunning destination wedding with so much heart, my own aches over the pretty. from Style Me Pretty Read more »
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Frescobaldi Luce della Vite Sangiovese - Merlot 2009, Montalcino, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Luce della Vite Sangiovese - Merlot 2009. Frescobaldi Luce della Vite Sangiovese - Merlot 2009, Montalcino, Siena, Tuscany, Italy Price $105 | Score 93/100 UPC: 8002366081046 At 350 to 420 metres, the Luce estate is among Montalcino’s highest. The sangiovese from Vancouver Sun Read more »
