“Toscana lovers” is found just round the corner form Piazza del Campo in the Nobile Contrada dell’ Oca; a short distance away is also the house, where in1347, Santa Caterina was born. We are consequently in the medieval heart of Siena at a crossroads between the three Terzi (the three parts) into which the city is divided. The building where the shop is today was in origin a convent, then like the rest of the Fontebranda area was turned into artisan workshops and shops. It is here that Nello Bianchini had his leather shop at the beginning of the 20th century. From Nello the shop was passed on to his daughter Lelia and from her to her son Carlo Gardini who, in 1978 married Donatella Cinelli Colombini. Together, in 2006 they created “Toscana Lovers” a shop dedicated to traditional products of excellent Tuscan handicraft.
Under the guidance of their daughter together with Chiara “Toscana Lovers” the choice of products on offer has been enriched with new exclusive products.
Unique pieces of hand painted majolica and porcelain, Scarperia knives, cosmetics made with olive oil made in Fiesole in Cesara Buonamici’s farm, the beauty soaps made by the Alighiero Campostrini soap company in Firenze, terracotta, the complete assortment of the Tessitura Busatti di Anghiari and …….obviously the family wines from the Casato Prime Donne in Montalcino and from Fattoria del Colle in Trequanda.