Well, I have sure been neglecting my blogging. We just haven't really been in the apartment long enough to sit down and write. We've taken a couple of day trips (Cortona and Certaldo), visited the science museum and a church we'd never visited before in Florence, and spent the rest of the time catching up with friends. I can't believe the month ...

So we last left off with me headed to the train station to leave Frienze. It was now my goal to somehow find the way to the town and countryside where my favorite red wine is produced I had awesome luck! I got up to the ticket counter and told the lady I wanted to get to Montepulciano and I knew that I could try and get there from either the cit...

Considered to be Antonio da Sangallo the Elder's masterpiece and one of the most significant structures of the Renaissance, San Biagio occupied the acclaimed Renaissance architect from 1518 until his death in 1534, and although it maintains a low profile among guidebook tourists (much like Montepulciano itself), it's an absolute must-see. We hi...