When lifestyle author, Stylist Annette Joseph and her husband bought a medieval fortress, La Fortezza, in the far northwestern region of Tuscany a few years ago, it was the rugged beauty of Lunigiana that first caught her eye. Lunigiana is vastly different from the rolling green hills in Tuscany This rugged farmland—is filled to bursting with olive groves, chestnut forests. This region is also known for its ancient medieval methods, including cooking over an open fire.