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The Tuscan Mom
  • PLAN YOUR TRIP
    • PACKING
    • WHERE TO GO
    • WHEN TO GO
    • ACCOMMODATION
    • DINING
    • TRANSPORTATION
    • CONSULTS
  • TRAVEL TIPS
  • TUSCANY WITH KIDS
  • RESOURCES
    • DIRECTORY
    • SHOPPING
    • EDUCATION
  • About TTM

WHERE TO GO

Boys stand at edge of large pile of salt at the Saline di Volterra in Tuscany, Italy.

SALINE DI VOLTERRA – Visiting the Salt Mountain with Kids

June 15, 2025
Boys run into an archway of a building. Colorful laundry hanging from an upper floor of the building.

A DAY IN VOLTERRA – With Elementary-Age Kids

June 5, 2025
Boy pets a donkey behind a wooden fence on a farm in Tuscany, Italy.

LA PALAGINA – Our Morning on a Tuscan Farm

May 21, 2025
Gigantic tooth statue with a muscular man statue on top of it next to the bell tower in Pietrasanta, Tuscany.

PIETRASANTA HALF-DAY ITINERARY – Art, Views, & Food!

February 18, 2025
Enormous frame frames a street in Pietrasanta, Italy. There are colorful umbrellas hanging across the street.

WHAT TO SEE & DO NEAR FORTE DEI MARMI

February 5, 2025
White walkway leads to beach and sea at the beach in Tuscany. Green and green and white striped umbrellas and tents are on either side.

MARINA DI PIETRASANTA – Spend a Day at the Beach in Tuscany

July 22, 2024
Italian piazza with stone buildings and a fountain. This is in San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy.

THINGS TO DO IN SAN GIMIGNANO – Tried & Tested!

July 11, 2024

OUTDOOR ART IN TUSCANY – Where to See It! 

April 10, 2024
View of Manarola's harbor from trail above the village in the Cinque Terre, Italy.

HOW TO TAKE A DAY TRIP TO THE CINQUE TERRE FROM FLORENCE – 4 Ways

March 11, 2024
Boy on walkway on left looking toward sea and colorful buildings of Vernazza, Italy.

CINQUE TERRE TOUR FROM FLORENCE – Our Experience

March 11, 2024
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About

CANDICE CRISCIONE

THE TUSCAN MOM

Ciao and welcome to our corner of Italy! I’m Candice, a mamma of three boys living in Tuscany. I’ve spent over two decades working and traveling all over Tuscany, and I look forward to sharing my Tuscany vacation planning and travel tips with you and giving you a glimpse of life in bella Toscana (beautiful Tuscany) - straight from Tuscany! Read more about me here.


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