Italy is known for many things ranging from beautiful mountains and great landscapes to the best foods and wine you can think of but another sector that certainly touches the hearts of the Italian people is the fashion industry.

Winter is approaching and it is time to turn on the stoves, wear heavy sweaters and spend increasingly shorter days with loved ones. There is nothing better 1309772422229than beating the cold grey winter days with a warm bowl of Tuscan soup.

To prepare it, we will take advantage of the help of a dear friend from Ville in Italia. Her name is Roberta Paris, food lover and Tuscan born and raised, who enchants and delights Italians (and not only!) with the recipes from her blog called The Dreaming Seed.

With this traditional Tuscan recipe, she describes her experience.

Shopping in Tuscany can be an absolute delight, whether you're picking up handmade linens from a street market or unique ceramics with Tuscany 1.1244394567.window-shoppingdesigns from a tiny boutique. But have you considered spending some of your shopping time visiting some malls or outlets in Tuscany? You might be surprised by what you'll find.

We've unearthed a treasure trove of Tuscan malls and outlets that should please the most discriminating shoppers as well as those searching for bargains on quality goods. Though it's necessary to go a bit outside of Florence to visit these shopping centers, we think you might enjoy a brief break from touring the city's churches and museums.

Two floors of pure Italian style and gastronomic bliss for an investment of 28 million dollars: Eataly opened its umpteenth store in Chicago in which the Chicago Tribune defined it as “a giant food and Italian culture theme park”.  Inaugurated by Mario Batali, New York’s celebrity chef, who is one of Oscar Farinetti’s (founder of Eataly) American partners.Oscar Farinetti, Eataly founder

Farinetti, who opened the first Eataly store in Turin in 2007, “landed” in the United States in 2010 bringing the great Italian Food emporium to New York along with Batali and chefs Lidia and Joe Bastianich. New York’s Eataly is presently in third place (after MoMA and the Empire State Building) among the ten most visited tourist sites of the Big Apple.