For a small town, Barga buzzes. In July there is the Barga ... For the more adventurous walker, the Serchio valley lies between the crest of the Appenines, where Scottish-like terrain gives ...

sits the beautiful 10th-century walled town of Barga. At first glance, its winding cobbled streets and red-roofed villas give Barga the appearance of many other picture-perfect hilltop towns in ...

So how has "the most Scottish town in Italy" coped without them? Luca Galeotti, editor of the local newspaper - Il Giornale di Barga - said there had been a big impact in July and August.

In fact, it's not unusual to hear a Glaswegian accent or two, as you wander around the beautiful walled town of Barga - or even spot a cone placed on the head of a statue. The self-proclaimed ...

Every August, the hilltop town of Barga hosts its annual Fish and Chip festival, which admittedly sounds a little more cosmopolitan in Italian - 'Sagra del Pesce e Patate'. Legions of locals turn ...

The Italian town of Barga has a long-standing links with Scotland A small town in Tuscany has been celebrating its long-standing links with Scotland. Many people from Barga and the towns and ...

Small, sun-bleached billboards read “The Most Scottish Town in Italy” along the winding roads into Barga. Along the road that splits the old city from the new, the St. Andrew’s Cross ...

Last time we were in the Chianti region, this time Caroline and I and our 17-year old daughter Katie were a bit further north in the medieval hill town of Barga, to which we drove in a Fiat Panda ...

The mayor of ‘the most Scottish town in Italy’ plans to forge even ... Around 40 per cent of the 10,000 inhabitants of Barga in north-east Tuscany can claim Scottish heritage and many more ...

High in the Tuscan hills, nestled below the snowy peaks of the Apuan Alps, lies the beautiful 10th century walled town of Barga. At first glance, its winding streets and red-tiled villas give it ...