Montalcino and Southern Tuscany

I have been fortunate to visit Montalcino and surrounding towns five times between 2000 and 2021; staying, all but one of those times, for 2-4 days. I’ve divided this post by towns (borghi) and then by years with separate sections Read More …

Where to stay in Italy

Apartments or hotels?Before I write about some of my favorite hotels,  I want to comment on the growing trend to stay in apartments typically through VRBO or Air BnB. During our 2015 trip in France and Italy we met several Read More …