Angelica Nohra
A Journey Through Tuscany

A Journey Through Tuscany

For our honeymoon, my husband and I were lucky enough to spend a month in Tuscany. It was a brilliant idea because we got to experience things outside of the typical Florence, Pisa and Siena (ALL beautiful places with a rich history and I'm sure you have heard enough about them so lets delve into some more obscure places). Tuscany is a magical place and it's exactly as you would expect it from the movies. I remember growing up watching romantic movies set in Tuscany and thinking "wow, the rolling hills, the vineyards, the coastline...is it really like that?" I...

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Angelica Nohra
The beautiful, ancient region of Abruzzo!

The beautiful, ancient region of Abruzzo!

Abruzzo is an Italian region located along the Adriatic Sea. It has four provinces (Chieti, L'Aquila, Pescara and Teramo) and yet is one of the least populated regions with Marché to the North and Lazio to the west. It's a rugged, mountainous terrain which helps to isolate the region from the winemaking influence of the ancient Romans and Tuscan Etruscans! It is actually the biggest nature area in all of Europe with one third of Abruzzo set aside for National Parks.  Today, more than 42million cases of wine a year are made in Abruzzo.  It is the fifth largest wine producing...

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