The whirlpool is a source of well-being, both physical and spiritual.

There are 90 days to the summer or better to the swimsuit season! Perhaps, you have not yet started to act, but surely you are already thinking about the summer.

Taking a wellness break is always very important.

The Lands of Pisa can give you experiences and emotions that you do not expect

Legend has it that the name was attributed to it for the death of the king of Crete Minos came to Sicily to take revenge on the Athenian architect Daedalus

Italy has a historical record in terms of botanical gardens

Every day we deal with an environment full of toxins: in the water we drink, in the air we breathe, in the food we eat, in personal care products and in the things that surround us. And how, then, to de-toxify ourselves? 

To protect the skin in the winter months, the use of a protective face cream against the cold is indicated, but it is not the only remedy...

Relaxation massage is performed on all those areas of the body that are more subject to being negatively influenced by stress and which therefore tend to accumulate more tension and fatigue than others that are less subject to this type of problem.

The Greek polis of Himera was founded by Greek colonists. Its excellent natural position, where the Imera river meets the Buonfornello plain, allowed it to trade quickly and easily, becoming a crucial node and an important link in central Sicily.

You don't need to go looking for the panoramic view, the landscape or the dream location: Tuscany is, in itself, a panoramic terrace overlooking the world, but Lucca is also something else

Sicily has often played an important role in cinema, and there is a piece of island history that gave the inspiration for one of the most famous Italian films ever, namely "The Leopard"

Thanks to the substances contained in cocoa, dark chocolate has beneficial effects for our organisms, let's discover which one. 

The truffle can still boast a certain fame among the foods of love and science would seem to confirm everything.

Also, this year our chefs got to work to celebrate New Year's Eve and the arrival of 2023.

Autumn is undoubtedly one of my favourite seasons, the air becomes fresher, the woods give off warmth with colours ranging from yellow to orange and red, the undergrowth begins to give life to the dance of mushrooms and animals rush to look for warm places for the winter.

Candied fruit immediately bring to mind panettone, but perhaps few know that each of them has a precise meaning: raisins symbolized money, orange for love and cedar for Eternity and health.

Smiles were the setting around which the sixth edition of Sha’ took place, the champagne festival held every year on the last Sunday of August and which represents the banquet of the Pennisi family and their guests.

Traveling is an extremely beneficial activity for mental and physical health. Unfortunately, however, all those positive feelings we experience when we are on vacation begin to fade as soon as we board the return flight and risk falling victim to the so-called re-entry syndrome.

Every time you have thrown away the grape seeds, you have unwittingly given up on a real beauty treatment for your skin.

The chestnut hidden in its hedgehog tells of various beneficial properties for its antioxidant and regenerating characteristics.

Halloween is approaching and with it the stories of ghosts and mysteries become more and more sought after and interesting.

National and foreign cinema have had different acquaintances with Mount Etna since its origins, using it and describing it in its most varied meanings.

We continue with our column for archeology enthusiasts. In this case, the visit to the settlement also becomes an interesting trekking route in the heart of the Sicani mountains.

In summer, contemplating the night sky, we feel that it is beauty that makes sense of the dark.

Walking puts the body and brain in motion and makes us feel alive, reconnecting us to ourselves and to our sensations.

Coffee is a much-loved and consumed drink in many countries of the world. In addition to representing a pleasant break and a moment of conviviality, there are numerous benefits of coffee.

What's inside a cup of espresso? Is there only one type of coffee? Where does it come from? Who grows it? How is it produced? Does coffee always taste the same? How many methods besides the moka?

The last Sunday of August, this year August, 28, SHA' will be staged as the great party on the slopes of Etna that sees the Pennisi family as the protagonist.

Breakfast becomes not only a moment of pleasure, but a real journey thanks to the presence of fine products

The Baths of Nero are an archaeological site in the center of Pisa, located near Porta a Lucca, a short distance from the Piazza del Duomo.

The center of Palermo reveals a thousand-year history that characterizes palaces and churches that unfold in its streets.  On our walk we will admire the spectacle of Baroque art through five churches to see in two days.

For all the movie lovers, the discovery of some places passes through the big screen. Get inspired by our new column. Cinema and fiction will become your tourist guides for our next appointments.

Practicing yoga in the open air allows you to perceive the embrace of nature, listen to the breath of the Earth and reconnect your deepest self to it.

Walking is very important for our psychophysical well-being and has beneficial effects on the entire body

Any type of stress reaction arises first at the body level and is inherent in our being mammals.

Our story begins, like all respectable stories, many years ago, when Nonno Vincenzo was a child and worked at the feudal lord's mill for 1 liter of oil per month.

Tales of passion and love for cooking, tales of family traditions that meet the taste of the guests.

Easter is a celebration of faith. This appointment has always been associated with moments of sharing and joy, but also with traditions and typical recipes thanks to which ancient customs and traditions are renewed.

Alongside the immense and extraordinary archaeological heritage part of the UNESCO World Heritage List, the city of Agrigento includes, in its territory, fascinating environmental treasures, where art, culture and nature blend harmoniously.

The Italian artistic, cultural and architectural heritage continues to amaze for its vastness and variety: it reflects the millenary history of our peninsula, populated since ancient times.

The entire Italian territory is full of trails and walks of varying difficulty that lead trekking enthusiasts to discover the unique places, landscapes and scenery that nature has given us

Sicily, thanks to the Mediterranean climate and calcareous soils, produces truffles of exceptional quality with unique aromas and scents

The party air is felt, the houses sparkle with lights and Christmas becomes an opportunity to sit down at the table all together, sharing a moment of happiness.

Between tradition and creativity, our chefs, Giovanni Santoro and Nicola Micheletti, have created two menu proposals that are perfect for putting Sicilian and Tuscan traditions on the table.

Winter is a special season, we can also define it as the right season to pamper yourself a little

Massage is one of the oldest body manipulation techniques used for aesthetic or therapeutic purposes to improve the appearance of the body, the general well-being of the body and to treat various ailments.

The passion for this delicious food, which arrived in the 17th century from the Americas, has seen in recent years the birth and development of a real "district" known as "Chocolate Valley", which includes the provinces of Pisa, Pistoia and Prato.

Entering the Monastery of Santa Caterina is spiritual experience. One has the impression of entering a parallel world, quiet and silent.

Every corner, building, church or monument of Lucca has a long history to tell and testifies to its past through the centuries, from Ancient Rome to the Middle Ages, from the Napoleonic era to the Risorgimento.

Of all the winter magic, Christmas is the sweetest; and that eager joy which lights up the eyes of children begins long time before...

Autumn is certainly a precious season for our well-being, the summer heat is far away but the cold of winter has not yet arrived

One of the tips to recover from the so-called "post vacation blues", the depression that can come after the holidays when you return to the usual work rhythms, is to indulge in small relaxing breaks

The house is the mirror of who we are, in moments of solitude as well as in those of sociability. Aromatherapy for the home positively affects our mood and well-being

The small pastry from the tradition of Cincotta's family

The Nebrodi hazelnuts are a variety of hazelnuts that is grown on an area that extends for about 12 thousand hectares, land that is part of the territory of the Nebrodi Park

For 2021, Sicily was the fil rouge of the party that the Pennisi family organizes every year to celebrate the end of summer with the usual elegance that distinguishes their way of doing.

The charm of the unknown dominates everything, said Homer, and in fact we are all often attracted by the stories, by the legends, by the myths around this or that place...

This year the calendar gives us a very long break for All Saints’ Day and so here we are to suggest some ideas to discover the handcraft near San Giuliano Terme.

Thinking of Sicily nobody thinks of the beauty of its mountains. Nebrodi, Madonie, Peloritani, Iblei, Erei and Sicani each with their own geomorphological, naturalistic and faunistic characteristics.

Sicily for many travelers is synonymous with the sea, but only some knows the wonders that this can tell for the presence of a unique and uncontaminated nature, for wrecks and millenary stories...

The flow of water, slow in some places and swirling in others, almost seems like an alternation of the seasons and phases of life, but it is also the fulcrum of luxuriant nature, which gives us a magnificent and colorful flora...

It is an itinerary of about 16km that can be traveled on foot or by bicycle and from Pisa, it crosses San Piero a Grado, Marina di Pisa to reach Calambrone to finally savor a dip in the Tyrrhenian Sea...

This recipe is based on one of the slow food presidia of the island of Salina, the Caper.

Tasty and eclectic, it lends itself to making many recipes: it is an important food for your diet and your health.

Chef Nicola Micheletti knows how important cheese is in this dessert, because it is precisely the type of dairy products, we choose that characterizes the texture and aroma as well as the flavor of the cheesecake.

Water is known to be one of the fundamental elements of our body and also for this reason it is a very powerful ally of our wellbeing...

On a symbolic level, immersion can be seen as the return to the mother's womb, a symbiotic moment in which the diver reunites with the sea that has always represented the "great mother" for art and psychoanalysis...

From Cologne to the most refined Eau de Parfums, to the international Maisons of the portfolio of Campomarzio70, the historic distributor of exclusive fragrances, which has just landed in Palermo...

Values ​​such as hospitality, neighborhood, intercultural dialogue, sharing the table, are precisely the foundations of the cultural heritage that characterizes the Mediterranean diet...

Therefore, Spring has always been a time of change; just as nature returns to bloom and renew itself, we too return to take better care of ourselves and our body, trying to forget the cold and grayness of winter...

How to make your personal diary to help reduce stress...

Will we ever be willing, one day to twist our way of reading and order a menu again, for example starting from the second and ending with a first like pasta?

According to tradition, the Sicilian Cassata was invented around 998, at the height of Muslim domination, by the court cooks of the Emir who resided at the Kalsa in Palermo.

Spaghetti from the Martelli pasta factory cooked in extraction of smoked Pecorino di San Rossore, black truffle and Tuscan foie gras

It is the discovery of an ancient and fascinating Palermo, a crossroads of travelers and wayfarers on their way to the holy places...

Although often identified only with the scenographic impact of Leaning Tower and the Piazza del Duomo, Pisa offers a composite wealth of one of the noblest cities of art in Italy...

Strongly rich in symbolism and charm is the celebration of the rites of the Holy Week in Piana degli Albanesi...

Almond pastries are typical Sicilian patisserie made with almonds flours and sugar, perfect to end a lunch or a dinner...

Grandma taught us many things, but above all strength, never giving up...

In my kitchen, bread and leavened dough have always had a strong influence; for me, bread and its derivatives are live preparations, you see them grow daily until they are cooked...

In wintertime, Etna is very often covered with snow, so it's not always possible to go trekking taking its natural paths...

If you were thinking that Sicily was only sea holidays, you were making mistake. There is a natural heritage made of a beautiful and high mountain, where if you'd like, you can play winter sports in the snow...

Monte Pisano offers us that feeling of freedom that we all are looking for through several sight point over the sea, the islands, the Alpi Apuane, over the cities of Pisa and Lucca, over Massaciuccoli lake and over all those things that make this corner of Tuscany beautiful and unique...

Being surrounded by plants, trees and flowers can help humans thrive. The interest in this topic is finding more and more consensus and attention, considering our habitat of a new nature, completely in antithesis and adverse to our own nature, made up of greyness, pollution, concrete...

Inner peace is not something that is found by chance, it is a personal decision, a choice, it is something that is consciously built by putting into practice behaviors and thoughts that make us calm. The key is the locus of control...

Being surrounded by plants, trees and flowers can help humans thrive. The interest in this topic is finding more and more consensus and attention, considering our habitat of a new nature, completely in antithesis and adverse to our own nature, made up of greyness, pollution, concrete...