Italy and Wine Florence

... and other types of pasta. The other people took a walk through the countryside....another tempting option but I chose the cooking and wine! One of our guides assisted us with cooking and later the other guide graced us with his spectacular singing voice ...

... years and has created a landscape most suited for the growth of the above mentioned fruits as well as vegetables and wine grapes. Arriving in Florence around 6:30pm we called through all the potential Hostel numbers in our book and all were full. As we ...

... to talk to Mary. I couldn't imagine someone being so talented so young. Afterwards we buy a wine, bread and cheese picnic and walked across Florence to Palazzo Pitti and the Boboli Gardens, where the once powerful Medeci family lived. There are ...

... a perfect time to get to know our surroundings, then relax on the terrace and grab a small bite. Bread, Italian cheeses, prosciutto and wine. YUM! Then we decided to watch the sunset at the Piazzale Michelangelo. This is a must. I didn't have ...

... we had earlier in the tourist square.  A great advantage of travelling with people who know the country.  After the meal and wine the sightseeing took a slower pace.  We strolled around the tourist areas for a few hours; past the huge ...

... times and then point our noses. Our villa in the town of Lastra a Signa, about 15 min west of Florence, is part of a olive and wine grape growing farm, complete with the classic cypress tree lined driveway. Our 2 bedroom accommodations had rooms twice ...

... seated in the beautiful courtyard of one of the old (think 1400's) farm houses they began serving us Tuscan bread drizzled in olive oil and wine...glass after glass...It would have been rude to turn them down, so I didn't and I think that at one point ...

... . Now I havent biked in years and this was definitely a strenous trip but we were rewarded with home made pasta, bruchetta and wine at the top, as well as a wine tasting tour and olive grove visit. Absolutely outstanding. Internet is ridiculously ...

... a day trip to San Gimignano and Siena. We took a bus to San Gimignano where we first stopped at a family-owned vineyard for lunch and wine tasting. It was a blast. The place was so cute. One of the sons who owns the vineyard taught us the proper way to ...

... . Soon we were eating the most delicious meal of fillet steak cooked perfectly with little baby potatoes and a salad. We stumbled home full of food and wine to our hot hotel room. With only a fan to cool us down it was going to be a long night, but we ...