La Bandita Pienza
Podere La Bandita, Loc. Lucciolabella Pienza, Tuscany, 53026, Italy
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Lunch in the Rain
... It was lunchtime and we were definitely in vacation mode by now - a carafe of red wine with our pasta would be a wonderful way to enjoy a relaxing lunch! There is no need to ask for a particular label or variety - red or white is all you need ask for, as any of the wines are superb and delicious.
We snuggled together, enjoyed the warming red wine, listened to soft raindrops on the awning above and watched the local school children dance in the ...
My Favorite Italian City
After having visited Sienna for the first time during my semester in Italy, it has stood out since then as my favorite city in Italy. Sienna is this gothic gem of a city punctuated with cobblestone hilled roads full of piazzas and churches eventually meeting at the magnificent Piazza del Campo. During the summer, there is a massive horse-race that centers in this Piazza and I can only imagine the utter chaos that must take over the city. Sienna is what you think of when you ...
Suzie’s Yard: much ado about olives
... riper and fatter olives used in most mass-produced oil.
Suzie and Antonio were both very successful in previous jobs – Suzie in sales and marketing; Antonio in environmental consultancy. Originally planning to use their current house just outside the picturesque Tuscan hill town of Cetona as a holiday home, they realised how much of their work could be done at a distance from their current base in London. The growth of the internet as a medium for communication in ...
Siena
... that Siena is perfectly located in the Chianti wine region was another very appealing feature of the city. If asked for advice, we’d recommend spending some good days in Florence and then ensuring you leave yourself enough time to see Siena and make a trip or two out of there to see, taste, and experience the Chianti wineries.
Just outside of Siena was another of ...
Field Trip (even if it is a little late!)
... t boisterous or busy, they were patient and I was ready to just jump off the bus and just take a walk through those hills. I was so ready to be surrounded by the joy of nature again. But, don't worry, I didn't jump off the speeding bus. I actually probably fell asleep to tell you the truth! But, then we arrived in Pienza and walked to the wonderful square that I was telling you about earlier!
We walked through the palazzo entrance and then directly into ...



