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Bistecca alla fiorentina. Tuscan cuisine refers to the culinary traditions of the Tuscan region in Italy celebrated for its simplicity and focus on fresh, high-quality ingredients like olive oil, legumes, and meats.
A plate of by Cibo, showing herbalists in the field and Polygonatum in the foreground. Gherardo Cibo, also known by the alias of Ulisse Severini da Cingoli (1512 − 30 January 1600), was an artist and a herbalist from Italy.
The Palazzo Paternò del Toscano, also known as the Palazzo del Toscano, is a notable palace in Piazza Stesicoro, in the center of Catania, region of Sicily, southern Italy. The building now houses many shops, but is also used by schools, and for cultural programs.
Pietro Andrea Mattioli was a renowned botanist and physician, and this is attested to by his published works. As Mattioli held a post in the Imperial Court as physician to Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria, and the Emperor Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, this granted him immense influence.
The Arcipelago Toscano National Park includes the seven main islands (isola) of the Tuscan Archipelago: Elba; Isola del Giglio; Capraia; Montecristo; Pianosa; Giannutri; Gorgona; and some of the minor islands and rock outcrops. The highest point in the park is Mount Capanne (Italian: Monte Capanne), at 1,019 metres (3,343 ft) in elevation, on ...
The island is one of seven that form the Tuscan Archipelago, lying within the Arcipelago Toscano National Park. Giglio means "lily" in Italian, and though the name would appear consistent with the insignia of Medici Florence , it derives from Aegilium , "Goat Island", a Latin transliteration of the Greek word for "little goat" ( Ancient greek ...
Tuscan (Italian: dialetto toscano [djaˈlɛtto tosˈkaːno; di.a-]; locally: vernacolo) is a set of Italo-Dalmatian varieties of Romance spoken in Tuscany, Corsica, and Sardinia.
Giovanni Battista Balbis (17 November 1765 – 3 February 1831) was an Italian botanist and politician who worked in Italy and France.He alternately was called Gioanni Battista Balbis and Jean-Baptiste Balbis.