The Ville di Corsano 2001
Tuscany Landscape
The Ville di Corsano 2001
In Tuscany there are
little known places where time has stood still.
In the unspoilt countryside the light creates incomparable and inimitable
shades and tones, magnificent
landscapes of vividly coloured shapes.
Narrow, dusty roads run
up gently undulating hills lined with tall and
impressive cypress trees.Large stretches of farmland are void of man-made
objects and each season brings its own impressive array of colours and effects.
At daybreak the mist
rolls over the fields, smoke rises from the chimneys of
the little cottages, and a dog can be heard barking somewhere in the
distance. This is a land where tranquillity reigns supreme.
For many years this
simple miracle of nature has attracted people from all
the world. Every year Americans, Germans, the English and the Japanese
come to visit Tuscany and whatever the season, they are all charmed
by beautiful Tuscany. Some of them have even left their own
country and given up their jobs to settle there.
Artists, writers, pop
and film stars, politicians and ordinary people have
bought old cottages, derelict mansions, forsaken castles, and even villages
in Chiantishire. The Blairs have spent several holidays in the Tuscany
countryside and Sting has bought and restored an old mansion in Chianti.
On her recent visit to Rome and Milan, Queen Elizabeth II spoke
warmly of Tuscany and expressed her regret at not being able to go there.
The secret of this land
lies in its uncontaminated countryside and quaint
villages with the sense of peace and tranquillity they inspire throughout the
year.
This is a far cry from the city with its consumer society, skyscrapers, shopping
malls,never-ending avenues, pollution causedby cars congesting the streets,
and the throngs of people with just one thing on their mind: "live to
work".
Stephanie
PARKER ©