"Stop and Smell the Roses" Top 5 Page for this destination Tuscany Local Custom Tip by deecat

Why do Allan and I continue to return to Italy people always ask. If you once set foot on Italian soil, you will know the answer: the people, the landscape, the climate, the art, the food, and the wine.

Most of all, we enjoy the pace: slow. Even though the people talk fast, the cars are driven fast, and the children play "football" at a fast speed, the country itself moves at a slow pace.

Meals last at the very least for two hours. No person ever rushes you; the early evening walks are never rushed; the afternoon siesta lingers; the old men on the benches take their time; the people in the stores take plenty of time to help you; and, yes, you slow down in the process. It's simply marvelous.

I have beautiful gardens at home filled with roses, and Allan never takes the time to smell those roses. But, here in Italy, he's a different kind of person...more attentive, more generous, more romantic. Isn't that reason enough to revisit Italy again and again?