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Travel Blogs from Montepulciano
Rain, Sleet, Snow, Fog
... that we’d never seen before. We also always try to make a visit to the church of St Claire. It is amazing to walk into a church that has such a strong, nurturing, warm sense of the feminine. While the church of St Francis has a very evident masculine feel to it, St Claire’s is the beautiful balance. Both churches are at opposite ends of Assisi and that gives the little town a feel of being in balance. Walking from one end to the other is a beautiful ...
An afternoon of olives
... the net to gather the olives all in one spot, Dump the olives into a bucket, then into a burlap bag, and heave the bag over your shoulder and carry it up the hill. Nothing to it! We breaked for lunch. I ate the biggest plate of pasta in my life! Spaghetti with homemade tomato sauce, made with homegrown tomatoes. Delizioso! Also fresh formaggio (pecorino) and red wine. Then back to work until 4pm or so. It's fun so ...
Io Arrivo!
... speak little of Italian. So it leads to short sentence conversations that are lots of fun and definitely sincere on both our parts. Actually I do remembr some of the words I learned, and being "forced" to speak it is the best way for me to learn. That's it for now. Off to walk up the hill to Lisa & Helena's to harvest olives! Having grande tempo! Ciao! ...
One Hilly Town
... hotel type rooms. Settled in and none too bright we decide to walk down the hill to the Church of San Bagio. The walk is all downhill which only means going back will be a whole lot more fun. The church itself looks big from the outside but even though large on the inside, it is not as you are led to believe from the exterior. The floor plan inside is the Greek Cross plan and is all about the architecture instead of the art. The towers outside are freestanding when you look up ...
Tuscany!
I have decided to put the first few days of the Italian tour in a separate log as there was so much to see and to take in. Once the day was done, there is only time for rest!
I arrived in Rome and was a little taken back by what I saw. The airport is not really a high light of Italy and is a bit of a anti-climax for me coming to a new country. However I found a ...
Location
Other places to stay in Montepulciano
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Montorio
Strada per Pienza, 2, Montepulciano | Condofrom $128
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