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