San Quirico d'Orcia, Italy

... frescoes fronting the central courtyardcloister. Life of St Benedict. magnificent carved wooden choir stalls.-everyday life. San Quirico d'Orcia. Again fantastic carving of chor stalls Stone carvng round doors and fascade. Montalcino- great sight ...

... , but we only had two weeks to cram it all in, so cram it in we did! My Frommer's guidebook to Tuscany advises that San Quirico "makes a good half-hour diversion." I can see how this would be true for the dedicated tourist, but for us it provided a ...