Castello di Querceto
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Day 10: Florence
... of Michelangelo, Galileo, Niccolo Medicci and Dante, as well as works by Donatello. On our way there, we walked through a little alleyway where school children were being let out for the day and families were there picking them up (no one was in a car; everyone walked or rode bikes). It was a very cute, Italian, everyday scene, and we enjoyed watching it unfold. All the parents picking up their kids had some kind of snack for them -- that must be some kind of tradition or regular ...
Chianti Festival? Sign me up!
... award-winning wines, but also olive oils, balsamic vinegar, saffron, spreads and other prodotti tipici of Tuscany for tasting and taking home. It was a smorgasbord of deliciousness.
Entrance to the site was 10 euro per person, which included a festival wine glass, a glass holder, and up to 7 tastings, as some counted for 2 punches on the tasting card. Well, we learn fast, Mario and I, and having been to a few tastings in our time, ...
Last Day in Tuscany
... t think it was worth a hundred bucks a bottle. They also do olive oil tasting, which is new to me. Apparently all olive oil is different. It can be made of different kinds of olives and aged. It was pretty cool. I think Jacki was a big fan of the oils but tasting straight oil to me is kind of gross even if they are fancy oils. Jacki also tried something called grappa, which is a kind of distilled wine. The face she made ...
Enjoying the Greve in Chianti
... ingredient that made up the simple snacks was extremely savory and delicious. As a matter of fact, the
menus in this region change several times in a year according to the different harvests to maximize the the ingredients' freshness. The cyclical menus have been perfected over centuries of passion and hard work. The result is self evidence in the Tuscan delicacies...
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Great Views + awesome Gelati!
The drive from Venice to Florence was so gorgeous, the Tuscan countryside is really picturesque.
We spent a few days walking around the city visiting the Cathedrals, plazas and eating pizza's everywhere (gotta compare!). Had the best Gelati ever, peach & mango flavored, on the top of the hill where Michaelangelo has his statue. What a view! (see pics).
I loved Florence, possibly my favorite Italian city, just ...
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