The Medici Balls: Seven little journeys in Tuscany

This fascinating work gives an account of seven little journeys in Tuscany by the authors. The book is named The Medici Balls, as, during all their travels, the authors found themselves under the shield of Florence's influential Medici family, known as the Medici Balls.

Contents include:

The Mugello

Prato: A Mediæval Journey

Chianti and the Impruneta

Castruccio Castracane, Lord of Lucca

Pistoja, «City of Cino»

A Sunday Among the Hills of Brancoli

Barga and the Valley of Garfagnana