Riccardo Bertocci
Tuscany

Tuscany is Florence and Pisa but mostly it is somewhere else. It is a small town full of proud, unique people. It is the farm at the end of a long, dusty road where people will greet you with a smile and a glass of wine and the kind of sense of humor that made Roberto Benigni famous. It is definitely the place where on departure you will say, ”I'll be back.” And on most of its visitors Tuscany casts a magic spell that does make them come back.

I chose to live here after tasting the world because nowhere else could I find this combination of beauty, peace, culture, history, cuisine, sense of humor, and hospitality that is truly Tuscany.

Tuscany is beautiful because the people who have lived here throughout the centuries have loved and respected the land and learned to live within it, making every tree, every field, every vine, every flower, and every fruit an homage to humanity and divinity. Tuscany is where stone melts into houses, where hillsides peak into hilltowns, where you can decide your future by looking at the moon through a tall, proud cypress tree. Where everything is about romance.

Riccardo Bertocci is an international food consultant who has made his home in Tuscany.