Hotel Posta Marcucci Bagno Vignoni

... to view a famous Abbey and Chris was none too pleased having tried to get us out the door early knowing the Abby shut at 12.00 to get there at 11.55 and not be allowed in –opps we were all in disgrace for a few minutes and have made a mental note to be vigilant about getting out the door earlier. Hope his threat of going off on his own tomorrow is idle as he is the only one who can drive in Italy.. Went to the internet café, where to get a ...

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Everybody's vote for favorite city has been Siena....overall. Great parking, a fantastic dome, a terrific plaza, and the most spectacular view of Tuscany. From the top of of a dome building, we could see miles and miles.
Lucca was great because we were able to enjoy it in the daylight this time.....with good maps, we were able to get in ...

We can't decide Florence or Siena. Siena would make a change, but Florence is cheaper.
Ahh cheaper!

So this is how we found our way on a day trip to Siena.

Oh yes there is a big rivalry between the two each competing for the tourist dollar. One with its Renaissance the other with its Gothic architecture. We are choosing to reserve our judgements until later.

Siena is one of Italy's most enchanting cities with its medieval centre and its small puzzle of lanes & ...

I recently spent two weeks at Cascatella Podere San Biagio.
I found this accommodation at www.domusmarri.it
The hospitality is great Lino and Ornella will give you a taste of the real Tuscan life.
The park with natural hot swimming pool is great. The ...

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Siena is absolutely amazing with all its cobblestone narrow streets, old medieval architechure and tunnels on a hill. The shopping is great too. We arrived yesterday morning around 11:30 and checked into hotel Athena which is very nice and located just on the inside of the walls. We done a ton of walking and saw all the sights including Duomo, El Campo square (we climed to the ...

... illustrated), which reconstructs the history and culture of this small but significant Jewish community in Tuscany.

Coming back to our meeting in the synagogue, there was an exhibition of old “Ketubas” (Jewish traditional marriage agreement) and it was held by the initiative of Jack Arbib and Jean Mimun, the organizers and revivals of the memory to the San Savino Jewry.

At late noon, all of the guests walked about one kilometre from the synagogue to ...

... walled city on top of the hillside. The views were incredible. We stayed at an agriturismo right outside of town, which was perfect, except for the guard goose! The neighbors had swans, geese and chickens, and one goose just did not want to let us by! Look at the photos for all the incredible sights of Montepulciano. We will have to be back, and next time with a car, so we can explore more of the ...

All of a sudden bad weather, missed connections and delayed luggage are a thing of the past. The bags will show up 6 days later, but then, it doesn't seem like a big deal anymore. I'm back to Adler and life is good.