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Exploring the Storied Wine Region of Chianti in Tuscany, Italy

By Small | July 8, 2025July 8, 2025 by Small

Love wine? Craving a glass of Chianti Classico? You’ll want to watch this. 🍷 The moment you leave Florence, Italy, you’ll find yourself deep in the Tuscan countryside. If you’re heading south, you’ll soon enter the storied wine region of Chianti Classico. In this video, we visit the small Tuscan towns of San Casciano in Val di Pesa, along with Greve in Chianti, where we tried many wines from some of the region’s top winemakers…

A Day Trip to the Artsy Tuscan Town of Pietrasanta, Italy

By Small | December 5, 2017November 23, 2020 by Small

Big & Small took the train up from Lucca to the chic Tuscan town of Pietrasanta to enjoy an artisanal chocolate festival and the opening of the stunning Roberto Barni exhibition. The Italian sculptor’s works were scattered around the main square (Piazza del Duomo) and the former 14th-century church of Sant’Agostino. To be honest, our main mission of the day was to snatch up a whole lot of handmade chocolate, but we were pleasantly surprised…

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7 Fun Facts About the Leaning Tower of Pisa

By Small | July 2, 2017June 28, 2018 by Small

PRESS PLAY ABOVE TO FIND OUT 7 FUN FACTS ABOUT THE LEANING TOWER OF PISA! We hate to ruin our undoubtedly cool image (!), but Big & Small are, well, history geeks. So, when we were deciding on a place to settle down for a few weeks in Italy, we chose the cozy, historical town of Pisa. Of course, staying in Pisa for more than 24 hours isn’t your typical itinerary. There’s usually only one…