thore.no » Italy http://thore.no Come stai? Sto bene! Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:37:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 The three stars (Le tre stelle) http://thore.no/2009/09/08/the-three-stars-le-tre-stelle/ http://thore.no/2009/09/08/the-three-stars-le-tre-stelle/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:54:03 +0000 thore http://thore.no/?p=380 Close to San Gimignano in the southern part of Tuscany you find the Agiriturismo Le Tre Stelle (the three stars). These stars are three women who run an agriturismo with a little special twist. Every day they serve a joint dinner for all their guests at a long table in the patio. This dinner is homecooked and made from their own produce.

They also do nice wines. A white Vernaccia and good red ones. More on them later.

We learned about this agriturismo through a swedish TV-series on food and wine from under the Tuscan sun. This program gave them a bit of attention and some Scandinavian guests. If you are looking for that particular Tuscan experience, this may be the place to go.

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From Pratesi, Toscana

From Pratesi, Toscana

Not suede, but blue (like me and you?). Nice companions from Pratesi in Ambra, Tuscany. A factory which only trades shoes in Tuscany. Three small shops and a small factory in a small village. In fact, if you hurry too much along you will never know you passed the factory. Family-owned business. And I have been lucky enough to meet the owner on one of my shopping trips. Have to go back again this year to look for more niceties, I think.

]]> http://thore.no/2009/08/26/pratesi-blue/feed/ 0 Andremo ad Elba http://thore.no/2009/08/25/andremo-ad-elba/ http://thore.no/2009/08/25/andremo-ad-elba/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:11:29 +0000 thore http://thore.no/?p=359 Andremo ad Elba e Marciana Marina il giovedi. Forse incontreremo Napoleon Bonaparte :-)

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]]> http://thore.no/2009/08/24/viral-marketing-model/feed/ 0 Countdown http://thore.no/2009/08/23/countdown/ http://thore.no/2009/08/23/countdown/#comments Sun, 23 Aug 2009 11:52:39 +0000 thore http://thore.no/?p=355 One way of preparing for another visit to Italy is by watching one of those classic movies for the umpteenth time and trying to follow the dialogue without looking too much at the subtitles. “Il Postino” is one of the big movies.

]]> http://thore.no/2009/08/23/countdown/feed/ 0 Warming up http://thore.no/2009/08/22/warming-up/ http://thore.no/2009/08/22/warming-up/#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:25:43 +0000 thore http://thore.no/?p=353 Just days left for the annual trip to the beloved Italy and some warmer days than here. So why not warming up a bit with some Mediterranean sun dance. Even though it is the Tyrrhenian sea which is going to make me wet in a few days time? And especially when three great guitarists like Paco de Lucia, John McLaughlin and Al di Meola are the ones inviting to Mediterranean Sun Dance, who can resist?

]]> http://thore.no/2009/08/22/warming-up/feed/ 0 A new twist to an old problem http://thore.no/2009/07/31/a-new-twist-to-an-old-problem/ http://thore.no/2009/07/31/a-new-twist-to-an-old-problem/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:51:40 +0000 thore http://thore.no/?p=350
Ragazza alta :: For the best videos, click here!

]]> http://thore.no/2009/07/31/a-new-twist-to-an-old-problem/feed/ 0 Finnish winemaker in Panzano http://thore.no/2009/07/29/finnish-winemaker-in-panzano/ http://thore.no/2009/07/29/finnish-winemaker-in-panzano/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:14:55 +0000 thore http://thore.no/?p=348 Stumbled across an interview with a Finnish winemaker in Panzano, Tuscany. As this is close to our annual destination Agriturismo Le Buche di Viesca it shouldn’t be too hard finding the place in a few weeks time. Enjoy the interview.

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Sometimes we have been wondering if we are extremely lucky. Because we have happened time and again to end up in festivities when travelling both Italy and other European countries. Maybe more so in Italy than other places :-) , but then the Italians may be a more joyeous kind.

When we went to Castellina in Chianti last year our italian friends “warned” us (jokingly) about all the good wine there. Arriving in Castellina and checking in at that wonderful Palazzo Squarcialupi was positive in itself. And when we commented on the activities in the main street in front of the hotel putting up tables, shades etc. our friendly hosts at the hotel told us that there would be the yearly “San Lorenzo” party next day. Not only had we managed to find a small, nice and friendly hotel with a pool and free spa-facilities in the heart of lovely Castellina. The “San Lorenzo” turned out to be streets packed with smiling people enjoying the taste of good food from a number a small stands and the occasional wine-tasting in between. What a night.

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Went to Montepulciano to pick up some shoes from Pratesi (and some wine). This is just a short flip from this Tuscan city

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