What's Up Tuscany English

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Episodes: 165

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Every Friday the podcast from L'Arno will paint you a picture of the extraordinarily beloved region by telling the stories from today and the past that make it unique, while explaining every time a facet of the Tuscan character and the history of this land.
The only English language podcast made by Tuscans, dedicated to everyone around the world that has a special place in his heart for this wonderful but very complicated region.
Hosted by Luca Bocci, available every Friday.

Episode Date
The peposo and why Tuscany loves meat - Ep. 165
Jan 26, 2024
Pitigliano, Tuscany’s Little Jerusalem - Ep. 164
Jan 12, 2024
New Year's Eve in Tuscany, 5 smart choices - Ep. 163
Dec 29, 2023
Lucca, Christmas magic in the Royal Villa - Ep. 162
Dec 15, 2023
The Taj Mahal near Florence you cannot visit - Ep. 161
Dec 08, 2023
Buonconvento, is it Tuscany’s prettiest village? - Ep. 160
Dec 01, 2023
Radicofani, the home of the Tuscan Robin Hood - Ep. 159
Nov 24, 2023
Florence, Ponte Vecchio and the war on gold - Ep. 158
Nov 17, 2023
San Miniato, the town of the two Emperors - Ep. 157
Nov 10, 2023
Castagnaccio, the real taste of Tuscan fall - Ep. 156
Oct 27, 2023
Lucignano and its amazing golden tree - Ep. 155
Oct 20, 2023
Ghizzano, a multicoloured art treasure - Ep. 154
Oct 13, 2023
Buccellato, Lucca's most beloved cake - Ep. 153
Oct 06, 2023
Larderello and the spooky Devil’s Valley - Ep. 152
Sep 29, 2023
Castiglioncello, a masterpiece of a town - Ep. 151
Sep 22, 2023
When the Arno was the sea of Florence - Ep. 150
Sep 15, 2023
The Rificolona, Florence’s oddest festival - Ep. 149
Sep 08, 2023
Montevarchi, the birthplace of basketball? - Ep. 148
Sep 01, 2023
The magical fortresses of Porto Ercole - Ep. 147
Aug 25, 2023
Rosignano, Tuscany’s Caribbean beach - Ep. 146
Aug 18, 2023
The best Ferragosto day trips ever - Ep. 145
Aug 11, 2023
Siena, the town where the main square is a pool - Ep. 144
Aug 04, 2023
Anghiari, Leonardo’s missing masterpiece - Ep. 143
Jul 28, 2023
Tirrenia, the tailor-made seaside resort - Ep. 142
Jul 21, 2023
The splendid isolation of Camaldoli - Ep. 141
Jul 14, 2023
Collodi, Pinocchio’s magic kingdom - Ep. 140
Jul 07, 2023
Siena, the seedy underworld of the Palio - Ep. 139
Jun 30, 2023
Why Florence’s calcio storico is bonkers but great - Ep. 138
Jun 23, 2023
The charming castle on the mountain - Ep. 137
Jun 16, 2023
Florence, the best cake you’ve never had - Ep. 136
Jun 09, 2023
The Four Moors, Leghorn's inconvenient symbol - Ep. 135
Jun 02, 2023
Pisa, coffee, history and student warriors - Ep. 134
May 26, 2023
Massa Marittima and the falcon crossbow - Ep. 133
May 19, 2023
Why did Pisa change its patron saint? - Ep. 132
May 12, 2023
Certaldo, Boccaccio’s “red town” - Ep. 131
May 05, 2023
Semelle, Florence’s ghost bread - Ep. 130
Apr 28, 2023
Pisa, the amazing church of the pirate knights - Ep. 129
Apr 21, 2023
Vinci, Leonardo’s amazing hometown - Ep. 128
Apr 14, 2023
La Verna, walking with Saint Francis - Ep. 127
Apr 07, 2023
Easter in Tuscany, the quirkiest events - Ep. 126
Mar 31, 2023
Florence, the Uffizi’s secret history - Ep. 125
Mar 24, 2023
Cortona, under a Tuscan sun - Ep. 124
Mar 17, 2023
Sidney Sonnino’s dream castle - Ep. 123
Mar 10, 2023
Forte dei Marmi, Michelangelo’s daughter - Ep. 122
Mar 03, 2023
Florence’s yummy alphabet cookies - Ep. 121
Feb 24, 2023
Abetone, Tuscany’s golden slopes - Ep. 120
Feb 17, 2023
Walking with Galileo in Pisa - Ep. 119
Feb 10, 2023
The valley of the Elves, for real - Ep. 118
Feb 03, 2023
Catherine’s Helm and the Medici’s liquor - Ep. 117
Jan 27, 2023
Montepulciano, as noble as its wine - Ep. 116
Jan 20, 2023
The Florence street food you cannot miss - Ep. 115
Jan 13, 2023
Colonnata, the town that lard made - Ep. 114
Jan 06, 2023
Santa’s jolly helpers, Florence style - Ep. 113
Dec 30, 2022
A totally awesome Tuscan Christmas menu - Ep. 112
Dec 23, 2022
Cantuccini + vin santo = Christmas - Ep. 111
Dec 16, 2022
Empoli, where donkeys (sometimes) fly - Ep. 110
Dec 09, 2022
Cacciucco, Leghorn's pride and joy - Ep. 109
Dec 02, 2022
Vetulonia, the city that came back from the dead - Ep. 108
Nov 25, 2022
Pisa, the best steak you never had - Ep. 107
Nov 18, 2022
Siena, the incredible treasure under the spa - Ep. 106
Nov 11, 2022
The dish that will cost you a massive fine - Ep. 105
Nov 04, 2022
Cecina, the original Tuscan street food - Ep. 104
Oct 28, 2022
The city that Florence wiped away - Ep. 103
Oct 21, 2022
Sassicaia, the alien wine that shocked the world - Ep. 102
Oct 14, 2022
The foreign tree that made Tuscany - Ep. 101
Oct 07, 2022
Tales from the fire mountain - Ep. 100
Sep 30, 2022
The ancient hospital under the Leaning Tower - Ep. 99
Sep 23, 2022
Ribollita, the queen of Tuscan cuisine - Ep. 98
Sep 16, 2022
Was there really a Tuscan Juliet? - Ep. 97
Sep 09, 2022
The mystery of the crowned fishes - Ep. 96
Sep 02, 2022
The taste of a Tuscan childhood - Ep. 95
Aug 26, 2022
How Michelangelo made Versilia - Ep. 94
Aug 19, 2022
Stronger than hate, Palio rivalries - Ep. 93
Aug 12, 2022
Florence, weirder than it looks - Ep. 92
Aug 05, 2022
When Leonardo messed with the Arno - Ep. 91
Jul 29, 2022
A mountain, a saint and the Devil - Ep. 90
Jul 22, 2022
How Florence became the home of gelato - Ep. 89
Jul 15, 2022
Montalcino, beyond the Brunello - Ep. 88
Jul 08, 2022
Palio di Siena, 5 things you didn’t know - Ep. 87
Jul 01, 2022
Gioco del Ponte, a very Pisan madness - Ep. 86
Jun 24, 2022
Isola Santa, where fairies and giants walk - Ep. 85
Jun 17, 2022
San Galgano, the real sword in the rock - Ep. 84
Jun 10, 2022
Siena: bells, towers and a ghost river - Ep. 83
Jun 03, 2022
Luminara: lights, stories and a weird saint - Ep. 82
May 27, 2022
The enchanted mountains of Tuscany - Ep. 81
May 20, 2022
Casentino: monsters, fairies and miracles - Ep. 80
May 13, 2022
Carrara: marble, sirens and anarchists - Ep. 79
May 06, 2022
How the “fiasco” made Chianti - Ep. 78
Apr 29, 2022
Luni, the city of marble and gold - Ep. 77
Apr 22, 2022
Hidden in plain sight - Ep. 76
Apr 15, 2022
The slave that made herself queen - Ep. 75
Apr 08, 2022
Hermits, two towers and a secret passage - Ep. 74
Apr 01, 2022
Pisa, beyond the Leaning Tower - Ep. 73
Mar 25, 2022
Murder in the ghost village - Ep. 72
Mar 18, 2022
A friendly ghost, Frankenstein and a spa - Ep. 71
Mar 11, 2022
Death in Tuscany, a complicated history - Ep. 70
Mar 04, 2022
Demons and angels on the streets of Lucca - Ep. 69
Feb 25, 2022
The coin that made Tuscany rich - Ep. 68
Feb 18, 2022
Pirates of the Tuscan sea - Ep. 67
Feb 11, 2022
The emperor who came from Tuscany - Ep. 66
Feb 04, 2022
When Tuscany (almost) colonised America - Ep. 65
Jan 28, 2022
The Tuscan Mardi Gras you don’t expect - Ep. 64
Jan 21, 2022
The winter Palio up the hill - Ep. 63
Jan 14, 2022
The perfect Tuscan Christmas Eve dinner - Ep. 62
Dec 17, 2021
Christmas in Tuscany, 5 weird traditions - Ep. 61
Dec 10, 2021
The Tuscan cowboys that beat Buffalo Bill - Ep. 60
Dec 03, 2021
The reluctant Tuscan Schindler - Ep. 59
Nov 26, 2021
Marconi's forgotten radio station - Ep. 58
Nov 19, 2021
The prank of the century - Ep. 57
Nov 12, 2021
Alabaster dreams - Ep. 56
Nov 05, 2021
The drink that made Leghorn - Ep. 55
Oct 29, 2021
The white gold of the Tuscan hills - Ep. 54
Oct 22, 2021
The supercar next door - Ep. 53
Oct 15, 2021
The monk who invented the combustion engine - Ep. 52
Oct 08, 2021
Sun and sea, 1820 style - Ep. 51
Oct 01, 2021
When Florence was the capital - Ep. 50
Sep 24, 2021
The Tuscan Robin Hood - Ep. 49
Sep 17, 2021
Hollywood on the Arno - Ep. 48
Sep 10, 2021
Science and Tuscany, a love story - Ep. 47
Sep 03, 2021
5 Tuscan breads you might not know - Ep. 46
Aug 27, 2021
Who's afraid of the linchetto? - Ep. 45
Aug 20, 2021
5 good luck charm that (might) work - Ep. 44
Aug 13, 2021
5 hidden gems of Tuscan cuisine - Ep. 43
Aug 06, 2021
Tuscan 101: 5 words you need to know - Ep. 42
Jul 30, 2021
Tuscany's Area 51? - Ep. 41
Jul 23, 2021
5 Tuscan stories you might not know - Ep. 40
Jul 16, 2021
A month by the sea, would you do it? - Ep. 39
Jul 09, 2021
My father's land - Ep. 38
Jul 02, 2021
Are Tuscans funny or just mean? - Ep. 37
Jun 25, 2021
Disneyland Tuscany, living in a postcard - Ep. 36
Jun 18, 2021
When Italy lost against a 4th division team - Ep. 35
Jun 11, 2021
When fashion had heart and soul - Ep. 34
Jun 04, 2021
When Livorno was champion for 20 minutes - Ep. 33
May 28, 2021
The tragic tales of Tuscan ghosts - Ep. 32
May 21, 2021
Why do Tuscans hate each other? - Ep. 31
May 14, 2021
The real story of the "Little Atlantis" - Ep. 30
May 07, 2021
Easter in Tuscany, the traditions we all miss - Ep. 29
Apr 02, 2021
Under the sea or in a can? The weird future of Tuscan wine - Ep. 28
Mar 30, 2021
Dante's eternal Tuscany - Ep. 27
Mar 26, 2021
Escape from the cities, a real solution? - Ep. 26
Mar 23, 2021
Tourism, is Tuscany ready to re-open? - Ep. 25
Mar 19, 2021
Pisa v Florence, the war of the airports - Ep. 24
Mar 16, 2021
Vespa at 75, a sombre party - Ep. 23
Mar 12, 2021
The untouchables - Ep. 22
Mar 11, 2021
The Winter Thief strikes again - Ep. 21
Mar 10, 2021
Real Estate Vultures - Ep. 20
Mar 09, 2021
Game of Benches - Ep. 19
Mar 08, 2021
Episode 18 - 05/03/2021
Mar 05, 2021
Episode 17 - 04/03/2021
Mar 04, 2021
Episode 16 - 03/03/2021
Mar 03, 2021
Episode 15 - 02/03/2021
Mar 02, 2021
Episode 14 - 01/03/2021
Mar 01, 2021
Episode 13 - 27-28/2/2021
Feb 27, 2021
Episode 12 - 26/2/2021
Feb 26, 2021
Episode 11 - 25/2/2021
Feb 25, 2021
Episode 10 - 24/2/2021
Feb 24, 2021
Episode 9 - 23/2/2021
Feb 23, 2021
Episode 8 - 22/2/2021
Feb 22, 2021
Episode 7 - 21/2/2021
Feb 21, 2021
Episode 6 - 20/2/2021
Feb 20, 2021
Episode 5 - 19/2/2021
Feb 19, 2021
Episode 4 - 18/2/2021
Feb 18, 2021
Episode 3 - 17/2/2021
Feb 17, 2021
Episode 2 - 16/2/2021
Feb 16, 2021
Episode 1 - 15/2/2021
Feb 15, 2021