Residenza D Epoca Il Casato Siena
Via Casato di Sopra 33 and Via Dupre 126, (2 entrances) Siena, Tuscany, 53100, Italy
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A drive in the Tuscan countryside
Poppiano is a small community close to our villa.
There is a very large castle, where people live.
It is a wine making community. There are solar panels on the hillside and the wine making vats are very well hidden so as to not disrupt the beautiful landscape.
We went into Empoli for gelatto and cookies from a very nice bakery.
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From Rome to Florence to Tuscany!
... As frustrating as it is to be without internet, it is actually kind of nice to "power down" and take things slow.
My mom has our phone number at the Villa if anyone needs us.
I'm trying to go on Facebook quickly when I'm in a bigger centre to update where we are so that you know that we are still alive :)
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Cooking School of Siena di Lella Cesari Ciampoli
During our visit to the town of Siena we also had our second cooking school lesson. This time our lesson was with cookbook author and chef Lella Cesari Ciampoli. She brought a wealth of cooking knowledge to us through an English translator. A full meal ...
What An Afternoon
... trip through a completely different part of the country to anything we had seen thus far.
Our final stop before heading home was the city of Siena, they tell you in the guide books to not drive into Siena because driving is a liabilty being the wise individual that I am I didn't listen. Well it is with good reason they give that piece of advice, what a zoo!
In the end we actually came up with a pretty desireable parking spot, thank goodness for the smart ...
The beauty of Tuscan towns
... a huge scalloped sloping piazza with again a maze of lanes leading to it. Soaring 102 metres above it is a high tower. In July and August all the outside tables and chairs are removed from the perimeter of the piazza for the horse races called the Palio where they ride bareback. Sat at some tables in the square and had a coke and Mum and Nath had coffee.So sick of paying 4 - 5 euros for 1 glass ...


