The blog of Borgo4case is a diary about what happens here, our philosophy, local food recipes, and suggestions for your holiday in Versilia.
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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For a family of citizens who relocate from Milan to the countryside, the relationship with animals is a special matter. Having an animal in the city helped us feel closer to nature. When we chose to live in Camaiore, in the countryside, we finally had the space to share with other living beings as we…
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Borgo4case is not only a place where you spend beautiful holidays, but for us it is also a place where we live every day, and therefore every constructive choice is designed to last over time and be integrated into the local environment. Today I want to tell you how Walter and I made the plasters…
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A weekday is the right opportunity to take a trip to the most characteristic places in Tuscany without being oppressed by the Sunday crowds. There are many beautiful and little known itineraries, but today I want to tell you about a great classic, which I really like and always recommend as a day trip from…
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