Besides its scenic villages and art cities, Tuscany is well-known worldwide for its revered wines, which have an age-old tradition and many awards to support

  Maria Valiani, chef and cooking teacher, on Tuscan food tradition, and how to enjoy it when on holiday at Villa Santa Chiara Maria Valiani:

Santa Chiara, an earthly paradise, writes Prof. Christopher Brown, Director Emeritus of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford With no element of exaggeration, I have always considered

A few drops of olive oil in a small plate. A slice of bread. I still remember the way a fancy restaurant used to introduce