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Car hire for 3 days over
... valley, locals walking around at night pre dinner chatting in the streets. Places dn,t open for dinner till 730 so we have had many late nights lately. Starts to get dark at 4.30 so hate to see what it's like in winter. We explored volterra more n the morning then drove to San gimignano, we just called it jimminey cricket, another hill town with 14 towers left standing out of 72. The views from the top of a old tower area was great, nick was ...
A Picture Perfect Town
... countryside. I also descended the steps to the bottom of St. Patrick's Well, completed in 1537 and 53 meters deep. Needless to say, I climbed a lot of stairs in Orvieto! It is indeed a beautiful and charming city and I fell in love with it instantly, but it is also a fairy tale. That's not necessary a bad thing, though. Even though the facade of the cathedral is covering the bland interior, the facade itself is still something to appreciate.
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On the road again!
... through some pretty, quaint places. Once again coming across plenty of hunters! Not sure what they are hunting, but some wee using dogs. Fox? Certainly not bears or cougars here. We discovered a whole end of this town we didn't know was here last night, so now that the laundry is done - it was right next door, we are off to explore, and who knows maybe shop! Ciao for ...
New Friends and a Great Meal
... here we wander and at an invitation from Maria walk into her garden. She is the last native Civitan even though she no longer lives here full time. Her husband and her used to carry goods between the two towns by donkey 40 times a day. The gardens are ok and the view is very good. When we exit I give her the last change we have, and she wants more. So now she is known to us as Maria the extortionist. It was very amusing. We walk around to some old caves and then head back to ...
We Stay in Orvieto
We get up to catch the early bus to Bagnoregio, but Carol is still not feeling good so we decide to go tomorrow and try to tour a few sites in town today. Back to bed we go and wake back up around 1000. Her stomach issues have settled down for now, so we head out to see how she does. We walk over near the Duomo and sign up for an 1115 underground Orvieto Tour. While we wait, we visit the city museum which is right across the piazza. It contains art from ...