Pomp and circumstance
It was meant to be a big jubilee celebration for the Queen and her subjects. So how did so many of them get treated so badly in the chaos?
The towers of San Gimignano
San Gimignano is a city of towers. Fourteen in total these days (although at one point there were as many as 72!).
It is in giving away that we receive
St Francis believed in a life free of material goods where worth was measured in kindness. How a visit to the Italian town of Assisi reinforces this idea.
Back when companies cared about their workers…
The old Italian company town of Crespi d’Adda reveals a time in history when employees cared about the welfare of their workers and families.
Things to do in Siena
With so many things to do in Siena, it’s easy to spend a day or two here… unless, that is, it’s the day of The Palio!