After the COVID pandemic hit, the artist moved back to Italy, taking up residence in a remote Tuscan village. “Painting was always my ultimate goal,” she explained.

Not far from Florence, the Tuscan hills harbour a village full of light and memories. At Vinci, Leonardo's genius seems to still hang in the air, among the silvery olive trees, slender cypresses ...

From a distance the innovative village of Piccioli looks like many other Tuscan villages (Credit: Alamy) The winner of this year's national "Borgo dei Borghi" competition blends its medieval past ...

Residents of the Tuscan village preparing to mark the 500th anniversary of Leonardo's death say little has changed among the vineyards, lush fields and brooks that appeared in his art. We use cookies ...

In a Tuscan village, an old man enchants Originally published August 10, 2007 at 12:00 am Updated November 28, 2007 at 9:28 am Aimo Granai is 83 years old and lives alone in Montisi, a small ...

Tuscany has long been so overrun with Britons lapping up the culture and the wine that it is known as "Chiantishire". Skip to main content Exclusive news, data and analytics for financial market ...