Hotel Dei Duchi Spoleto
Viale G. Matteotti, 4 Spoleto, Umbria, 06049, Italy
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Montacitini Term To Spoleto
Had a fairly early start for our trip south to Spoleto. Our first stop was the the old town of San Gimignano which is a fourteenth century hilltop town that is beautifully preserved, much cheaper than some of the mainline tourist destinations that we have visited. Had our morning coffee there before moving on to Siena for lunch. Made a visit to the …
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Lunch with a Princess? Tom's Take....
... shaped carriage
parked in the circular drive. I figured
the guy that was going to answer the door would look strangely like a
mouse. None of that happened and I was
becoming slightly disappointed. Instead
we were met by a lovely woman who introduced herself as Princess Giada
Ruspoli. What, no big billowing blue
gown? And no glass slippers? I’ll bet Elvis isn’t here either. She led ...
Lunch with a Princess
... and to George Frideric Handel himself. She shared the history of the castle and her family as she led us on a private tour of the castle. After this wonderful lunch and castle tour, Floriana took us to the small village church which boasts an organ built by Handel in the 16th century, while he stayed in Vignanello as a guest of the Ruspoli family. This castle and church are not on the tourist lists of Italy
and had it ...
The day of the boat, the railway and the bus
... We were told no photos and to be quiet, which we were, but that was not good enough for some of the monks/priests/people in the church and we were told to leave. A few spots of rain drove us into the souvenir shops and then into the arms of a coffe and a hot chocolate.
We returned to our hotel, which is a converted monastery for our single night in Assisi.
We had a lovely meal of pasta, pork and strudel. Tomorrow the prize of Venice ...
Random thoughts and observations Part 2
There are no road rules in Italy, only suggested guidelines for driving.
Just because there is no parking bay, does not mean you can't park there.
Italian (and French) drivers have a greater spatial awareness of their cars than we do. They seem to be able to put a two metre wide car into a 1.9 metre wide space, without problems. And they do it at speed. They pass on corners, double ...
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