Tuscany: land of culture and rare beauty
Tuscany is an Italian region with ordinary statute, located in Central Italy. It borders to the north-west with Liguria, to the north with Emilia-Romagna, to the east with the Marche and Umbria, to the south with Lazio.
Its 397 km of continental coasts are bathed by the Ligurian Sea in the central-northern stretch between Carrara and the Gulf of Baratti, while the Tyrrhenian Sea laps the southern coastal stretch between the promontory of Piombino and the mouth of the Chiarone, on the border with Lazio .
The regional capital is Florence, the most populous city with its 382,000 inhabitants, as well as the main historical, artistic and economic-administrative hub.
The other provincial capitals are: Arezzo, Grosseto, Livorno, Lucca, Massa, Pisa, Pistoia, Prato and Siena.
The islands of the Tuscan Archipelago also belong to the region.
The name Toscana is very ancient: the Latins defined the land inhabited by the Etruscans “Etruria”, then transformed into “Tuscia” and then into “Tuscany”.
The borders of today’s Tuscany roughly correspond to those of ancient Etruria, which at the time also included parts of the current regions of Lazio and Umbria, up to the Tiber.
It was an independent entity until 1859 as the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. Then it was part of the Kingdom of Sardinia, the Kingdom of Italy and today the Italian Republic.
In the Grand Ducal era it also had a hymn, composed by the Florentine Egisto Mosell and entitled La Leopolda.
Tuscany today
Tuscany is known all over the world for its history, its incredible landscapes, its cuisine and its unique and genuine products.
Its villages are like little jewels set among the green and gentle hills of a wonderful land: San Gimignano, Montalcino, Montepulciano, Pienza, San Chirico d’Orcia … The Val d’Orcia is of such rare beauty to be has been proclaimed a Unesco heritage!
Tuscan cuisine is renowned all over the world, with the typical flavors of Florentine steak, peposo and wild boar stewed Maremma, lampredotto and cacciucco alla livornese, simple dishes such as panzanella, ribollita and pappa al pomodoro that remind us of the scents of the past.
Among the Tuscan wines appreciated all over the world we remember Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino, Morellino di Scansano and among the whites Vernaccia di San Gimignano.
Even the Tuscan bread is unmistakable: unique without salt, as Dante recalls in the Divine Comedy when he was exiled by the Florentines (“You will try, yes, how the bread of others tastes of salt, and how hard it is to go down and up for others stairs “…)
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TATTI
TATTI Maremma line : custom handmade shoes for men
TATTI Maremma line : handmade men’s tailored shoes
Walking shoe, Francesina model with spunterbo, revisited in Maremma.
In Vacchetta, worked in two ways, on the original reverse and on the right side.
Leather welt and under sole, sewn to Blake.
Sole and heel in Vibram Eton glued rubber.470,00€ + VATTATTI
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TIRLI
TIRLI Maremma line : custom handmade shoes for men
TIRLI Maremma line : handmade men’s tailored shoes.
Walking shoe, Francesina model, revisited in Maremma.
In Vacchetta, worked on the original reverse.
Upper remborded in leather.
Leather welt and sole, Blake internal seam.
Rubber heel piece.365,00€ + VATTIRLI
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ROSSINI
ROSSINI Classic line : custom handmade shoes for men
ROSSINI Classic line : handmade men’s tailored shoes.
Walking shoe, Francesina model in Calfskin.
Upper remborded in leather, as well as the two parts making up the front.
Leather welt and sole, Blake internal seam.
Rubber heel piece.355,00€ + VATROSSINI
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BUONARROTI
BUONARROTI Classic line : custom handmade shoes for men
BUONARROTI Classic line : handmade men’s tailored shoes.
Walking shoe, derby model in smooth calfskin.
Upper remborded in fabric.
Welt and leather sole.
Blake inseam.
Rubber heel piece.295,00€ + VATBUONARROTI
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MACHIAVELLI
MACHIAVELLI Classic line : custom handmade shoes for men
MACHIAVELLI Classic line : custom handmade shoes for men.
The Machiavelli Walking shoe, Derby model in calfskin with overlay.
Upper remborded in leather.
Welt and leather sole.
Blake inseam.
Rubber heel piece.295,00€ + VATMACHIAVELLI
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TOSCANINI
TOSCANINI Classic line : custom handmade shoes for men
TOSCANINI Classic line : handmade men’s tailored shoes.
Walking shoe, Derby model in cordura and leather.
Upper remborded in leather.
Double toe in leather finished with English Brogue style holes.
Welt and leather sole.
Blake inseam.
Heel and half sole in colored rubber.410,00€ + VATTOSCANINI
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BOTTICELLI
BOTTICELLI Classic line : custom handmade shoes for men
BOTTICELLI Classic line : handmade men’s tailored shoes.
Walking shoe, Francesina model, in cordura and leather.
Leather remborded upper, welt and leather sole, Blake internal seam.
Heel and half sole in colored rubber in vegetable tanned leather,
free of chromium and other metals falling within the type of organic tanning.
Hand-stitched upper.
Buttress.
Unlined.
Heavy greased leather sole.355,00€ + VATBOTTICELLI
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POPOLANO
POPOLANO: POPOLANO’S SHOE
Shoe worn by commoners, humble people
HISTORICAL PERIOD: 11th / 15th century
GEOGRAPHICAL AREA: SOUTH EUROPEDESCRIPTION :
in vegetable tanned leather, free of chromium and other metals,
falling within the type of organic tanning.
Hand-stitched upper.
Buttress.
Unlined.
Heavy greased leather sole.EVENTS:
In the Middle Ages it was used by commoners, humble people who did not care about color and elegance. Simple and comfortable.
Today it is used in historical reenactments of the Middle Ages.125,00€ + VATPOPOLANO
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ARMIGER – ARMIGERO
ARMIGER – ARMIGERO : WARRIOR SHOE
HISTORICAL PERIOD: from the XII to the XIV century
GEOGRAPHICAL AREA: EUROPEDESCRIPTION :
In sturdy greased leather.
Entirely hand-sewn including the sole.
Lacing with leather laces.
Buttress.EVENTS:
Shoe used in the past by the one who carried weapons or was armed, ready to fight, or by a warrior.
Today in the re-enactments of the Middle Ages.410,00€ + VATARMIGER – ARMIGERO
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MAN OF CHURCH
MAN OF THE CHURCH: PRELATE’S SHOE
Man of church prelate’s shoe
HISTORICAL PERIOD: from the XII to the XIV century
GEOGRAPHICAL AREA: EUROPEDESCRIPTION :
Vegetable tanned leather shoe,
Free of chromium and metals,
Falling within the type of organic tanning.
Upper and edge-wrapping all hand-sewn, even the detail of the tongue.
Leather sole.
Closure with leather laces.EVENTS:
Shoe used by prelates, today also in re-enactments.225,00€ + VATMAN OF CHURCH
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INFANTRYMAN – FANTE
INFANTRYMAN : SOLDIER’S SHOE
Infantryman shoe used by infantrymen
HISTORICAL PERIOD: XII / XIII century
GEOGRAPHICAL AREA: SOUTH EUROPEDESCRIPTION :
In sturdy greased leather.
Fully lined.
Buttress and reinforced toe.
Thick leather sole, with added wedge.
Closure with leather lace.EVENTS:
Footwear used by infantrymen, it made it easier to walk and fast moving, along with the protections they were wearing.
In re-enactments it is used in marches.195,00€ + VATINFANTRYMAN – FANTE
195,00€ + VAT