Christmas gift.... made in Tuscany

In this period of festivities many people are locked in the hunt for the gift, which is why I thought to give you some idea about Christmas gifts to suit every budget and strictly made in Tuscany.

Items in alabaster. These products typical of Volterra, in Pisa, are made from various farms in the area where the craft sometimes reaches levels of true art. By varying measures, the forms that these items may have also changed their prices. For a simple thought can buy a keychain in the shape of animal or perhaps a cup of coffee spilled on the saucer realistically (may be not an original idea requires special economic efforts), or why not an apple or a peach (in some cases the fruit is preserved so well that if it were not for the weight it could threaten to bite). For a gift more important are the traditional pots, traditionally made of alabaster white shine when lit. And these are just some ideas of what you may have walking through the streets of Volterra.

Manufacture of Signa. Renowned for the quality of its reproductions of art, the Manufacture of Signa again the subject of famous paintings in pursuit of its paintings but also of artistic and decorative objects. Who wants to buy a painting if the spending can get at least 66 euros, so if was looking for a less expensive article can fall back on cartons, bags, earrings. The shops that sell products Manufacturing of Signa are in Florence via de Calzaiuoli (www.manifatturadisigna-shop.it), a short walk from Piazza della Signoria, in Pisa in Corso Italia (www.manifatturasigna-pisashop.it) and obviously a Signa, in Gramsci.

Theater tickets. This gift will certainly very pleased to those who love theater and programming theater Tuscan provides a wide range of interesting performances between prose, opera, ballet, concerts and theater in Tuscan vernacular.

Florentine leather goods. Who in Florence is usually browse among the stalls of the markets of San Lorenzo or del Porcellino knows that objects in leather here is spoiled for choice. Handbags, handbags, backpacks, purses in leather are the evergreen of the local high quality crafts shopping.

Objects in cooked wool. Not necessarily made in Pakistan, scarves, throws, jackets, bags wool cooked products are in fact made by many firms craft in Casentino (province of Arezzo). A classic of this production is the color orange coat, a gift for less demanding range can be chosen among many accessories in cooked wool including pins from different forms and pretty handbags like the one I bought at a stall in Pisa during the market takes place in the center of the city every second weekend.

Bottles of wine. If during the holidays you have been invited to dinner and want to bring something pleasant but not too hard and maybe you do not know very well the taste of the landlord, a thought that should be appreciated (unless astemio) consists of a bottle of Tuscan wine, even a Supertuscan, as are called those Tuscan wines without a specification, or a wine DOCG, which is Chianti or Brunello di Montalcino success at the table is guaranteed.

Tuscan traditional sweets. Dulcis in fundo I could not conclude by offering the classic Christmas basket that certainly welcome the sweet tooth, you can easily fill with ricciarelli, panforte of Siena, the cantuccini of Prato, perhaps accompanied by a bottle of Vin Santo. And if next to these and other traditional sweets as panettone and pandoro I would like to insert some little known but delicious, a sort of delicacy of the throat, you should add in the basket of the panficato of the Giglio' island, a caloric bomb stuffed with figs, nuts, pieces of fruit and chocolate. The only problem is that this typical product of the province of Grosseto is not a large marketing outside of this land. For those who love salty can not miss specialty foods such as salami walls of Siena or the wild boar sauce.