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Etruscan Exploration
The last day of our excursion led us up an extremely winding road that was slightly terrifying in our tour bus. However, Italian bus drivers are experts and we not only made it there safely but also did not run anyone over!
Pitigliano is a city that looks as if it sprung from the craggy mountaintops. It kind of did. According to our tour guide, ...
Abbronzatura in the Mediterranean
... with blank stares from nearly everyone. "The beer?" One girl asked. I was aghast! Another girl from Wisconsin knew exactly what I meant, so I had proof that I wasn't crazy. Apparently those flavors are limited to the Midwest.
Anyway. We took pretty pictures by the water and eventually found our way back to the meeting place. Our free dinner was pretty spectacular. I'm still not used to the multiple course Italian dinner. A delicious plate of gnocchi was set in front of me and ...
Excursion en Toscane, 6 septembre 2012
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Nous avons ensuite été visité une ferme agrotouriste qui fait l'agriculture de vignes et d'olives. Ils font leur propre vin et huile d'olive. Nous avons donc goûté à leurs produits lors d'un dîner à la ferme. C'était une belle expérience qui a duré malheureusement trop peu de temps car j'aurais bien aimé me promener dans les vignobles et l'oliveraie.
Nous sommes repartis en autobus pour nous rendre à ...
Italy's first example of Renaissance town planning
... residence Palazzo Piccolomini. The city walls and the Pieve di Corsignano (first recorded in 714) all date back to the medieval ages.
We visited lower Pienza first to visit ...
Visits to Radicofani, Val d'Orcia, & Bagno Vignoni
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Carolingian Empire (800–888) is a ...