Five Days in Southern Tuscany
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 Read More …
Tag: San Gimignano
Tutto Andrá Bene
March 24, 2020: The news over the past 2-3 weeks has been beyond distressing on many levels from every part of the world. But the situation in Italy has been heart breaking. As I write this, the death toll there Read More …
Finding Italy
Getting There, Parte Uno Driving and renting in Italy I started writing this post with the intent of helping others not make the same mistakes as I’ve made. By the time I’d finished writing about my first experience driving and Read More …
Siena to St. Gimignano
The cities in this post—Siena, San Gimignano, Monteriggioni and Colle di Val d’Elsa—are within a relatively short distance of each other; e. g. 47 km from Siena to San Gimignano. If you’re staying in the Tuscan countryside, as we usually Read More …