The blog of Borgo4case is a diary about what happens here, our philosophy, local food recipes, and suggestions for your holiday in Versilia.
Versilia, north Tuscany, is an area set between sea, country, mountain and nature, but it is also a place to rediscover one’s holistic well-being. For the past couple of years I have begun to discover different places dedicated to body care and holistic well-being in Versilia. In these places, among many people, I was struck…
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You may say, why learn Pizzica dance in Versilia? Well, I was looking for traditional Versilia and Tuscan dances, when I ran into a laboratory in Pizzica, one of the most overwhelming Mediterranean folk traditions. La Pizzica, which comes from Salento, is music and dance, its rhythm, roots and magic. I really enjoyed the experience…
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Are you interested in the recognition and collection of Spontaneous Herbs? If you love walking in the bush, and you are interested in learning the art of recognition and gathering wild herbs, you’ve come to the right place. Actually in this article I will tell you about the most salient moments of a walk…
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Necci with ricotta are chestnut tuscan pancakes with ricotta, a typical Tuscan autumn dessert from the traditional Garfagnana cuisine. Traditionally they are prepared on the fire of the fireplace, with the use of “testi”. The “testi” are two cast-iron plates that heat directly on the fire and on which the necci are cooked, which are…
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What to pack for a sustainable travel? Deciding what to pack is for me one of the most boring things in the organization of a trip. It is often difficult to decide what and how much things to pack, especially because when I’m flying or traveling on foot the bag must be very small. Certainly…
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Only twenty minutes by car far from Borgo4case there is the biggest lake of Tuscany, the Puccini lake in Massaciuccoli. A pearl of biodiversity set between the Tirreno sea and the hills of Massarosa. From a couple of weeks we subscribed Workaway, and we already had our first volunteer with us, her name…
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One of the most recurrent questions that my guests ask me: what to do in Versilia if it rains? Because of course when the days are sunny you always have ideas, but when it rains and you are on vacation can be a bit ‘daunting. Today I try to answer to this question to help…
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The Panzanella is a dish of the Tuscan popular tradition, made with few and simple ingredients. The basic ingredient are tomato and stale bread, so it is a recipe for reuse and recovery. This avoids waste in the kitchen. You need few ingredients, simple but good! Choose the best ingredients to make your Panzanella, as…
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Spring is the best moment to enjoy this place. The days are long and full of bright light, the air is fresh and the weather is fresh but sunny. In this fantastic climate, we are at home outside in the garden. If everything is reorganized waiting the arrival of the guests, we dedicate ourselves to…
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Finally I decide to take a moment to go back to writing in the blog. Spring has come all in one stroke, with high temperatures it seems almost summertime and the days are running fast. As usual, there are many works to do at this time of the year: we start working again with the…
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