La Casa Dei Carrai
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Car hire for 3 days over
... valley, locals walking around at night pre dinner chatting in the streets. Places dn,t open for dinner till 730 so we have had many late nights lately. Starts to get dark at 4.30 so hate to see what it's like in winter. We explored volterra more n the morning then drove to San gimignano, we just called it jimminey cricket, another hill town with 14 towers left standing out of 72. The views from the top of a old tower area was great, nick was ...
A Picture Perfect Town
... s a stunning and imposing monument but its most spectacular feature is its Gothic facade, which features glittering mosaics, marble relief carvings, and bright painted figures and glows golden in the sunlight. The interior of the cathedral is, honestly, nothing to write home about, but for one exception, the Chapel of San Brizio. Mostly painted by Luca Signorelli in the early 1500s, the entire room is frescoed with scenes from the New ...
New Friends and a Great Meal
... want truffles and they are too pricey in the U.S. The wild boar stew in red wine and herbs is also very good. Lastly, we finish off the meal with homemade tiramisu. It is so good, light, airy, full of flavor and a great way to finish this wonderful meal. We also run into Alan and Kay as they eat in the same place, and chat some more. They are going to Casino but will be in Sorrento the same time as us so we may see them again. When we go to pay, we talk some with Angelo, ...
We Stay in Orvieto
... the tour, we grab a couple of slices of pizza for lunch and go to visit the well of the cave. This cave complex was discovered in 1984 when the owner of the restaurant above was renovating. The well here dates back to the Etruscans and was enlarged around 1527 by order of Pope Clement VII and then closed to the public in 1646. It lay hidden until 1984. They also found Etruscan and Roman artifacts, Etruscan tombs, a quarry, an Etruscan cistern system, ...
Carols 50th is not as Planned
... most economical ticket available. For this longer haul which is not on a regional train, it pays to buy ahead as the faster trains work like airlines. They sell so many seats at lower prices, than it goes to the next tier and so on. This saves us about 50 Euros from the base fare. Next, I go to the bar and buy the combo card for all the sights in Orvieto which is also good on the Funicular we are taking up the hill to the town above. There is a line for the funicular and ...
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