San Gimignano, Montalcino and Pienza It had been five years since my last trip to Southern Tuscany and in 2021 I was anxious to see all my favorite places again. But it seemed like a case of you can’t go home again, at least with respect to Montalcino and Pienza. So I’ll start with San […]
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Places to Eat
Restaurants, wine bars and other fun places Before I write about some of my favorite restaurants (plus a few places to avoid or that were disappointing) I want to talk about why I generally love the dining experience in France and Italy. My daughter says I’m the slowest eater in the Western Hemisphere and maybe […]
Read MoreMontalcino and Southern Tuscany
I first saw Montalcino from the seat of a bike grinding up the switchbacks from the valley below, on the road from Buonconvento. I don’t know about the rest of our group but I was sweating and dying. But when we got to the town and sat in a little park or open space along […]
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