Minerva Hotel Arezzo
Via Fiorentina 4 Arezzo, Tuscany, 52100, Italy
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Roma, plus sunshine in Tuscany
... windy so it got delayed and delayed, Sunday morning was going to be our last chance. I’ll put you out of your suspense now – it never happened which was a real disappointment. But we’ll get up for one in the very near future.
Anyway moving down to Montepulciano turned out to be a great decision, we arrived early in the morning and were able to walk around town and take in all the sights before checking into the hotel Granducto for a ...
Un caffe per favore
... and heavy and I was exhausted! So I will definitely have to go back. At least I got a quick nap on the train to France (3 hours)!
When I got to Paris I followed the signs that said "Taxi" and a man, younger, immediately approached me. He said "blah blah blah in french TAXI?" My exhausted brain searched desperately for the word "yes" and couldn't find it so I just nodded. Then he said "blah blah french blah blah motorbike. Is ok?" ...
Arezzo & Florence
Today we hopped on the train to Florence, for those unfamiliar with the Italian rail system, make sure you validate your ticket by having it stamped in an obscure yellow machine on the platform before you board.Fortunately we had read about this, otherwise the guard can get a bit nasty. In an hour or so we were in the middle of Firenze, the first stop (after 1/2 hour queue) was ...
Day 5 - Greve & Verrazzano Winery
... kept the tradition alive. The tour included the castle grounds, wild boar farm, the original underground cellars where the wine would mature, and finally the tasting room. We sat there for at least 2 hours tasting 5 different kinds of wine, some Grappa, fresh meats from the boar farm (proscuitto, salami), fresh pasta, fresh parmesan, and balsamic vinegar. As you may expect we stumbled out of there fat and ...
Siena-Arezzo 90km
... Prima di chiedermi la carta d'identità. Doccia e visita ad Arezzo. Altra città che vale il viaggio. Ha senz'altro meno pezzi pregiati rispetto a Siena, ma è comunque un gioiellino da visitare. Il giorno dopo mi ci fermerò per una visita più accurata, insieme alla mia amica Stella che mi raggiunge da Ancona. Canzone del giorno: Let the sunshine (Woodstock) Dopo la bomba di pioggia di ieri, oggi è stata una giornata ...
This hotel was formerly known as: Hotel Minerva



