Saturday, September 09, 2006
3 September, 2006
The drive to Siena. We stopped at quite a few places on the way. Our first stop which is a ‘must’ was Pienza. The town was crowded with stalls of cheese and pig. Loads of meat to buy and cheese to taste. Even in the main square there was a communal game that they were playing rolling the cheese into the loop closest to a beacon. That was a first! The town was so pretty and quaint and really worth a visit. Then drove on to Bagno Vignoni. This town is really small too and known for its thermal baths and there is still natural water running down the mountain into a mud pool. After that we arrived at Montalcino famous for its Brunello/ red wine. The buildings are very much unchanged, there is the main fort and the town is overflowing with wine tasting. The wines are not cheap in any way, shape or form but worth a taste. We moved on to Siena and tried to find accommodation for 4 nights in between Siena and Florence. We sat on the main square (Il Campo), unlike any other and decided on our next Agriturisme. We found a place and looked around the town. There was a combined ticket one could purchase for the cryt, baptistery, cathedral and museum. We did all that and saw the most amazing Middle Ages architecture. It was so different to everything else and we really had a great evening. We arrived at our accommodation, had a bit of problems, but finally got to bed.
The drive to Siena. We stopped at quite a few places on the way. Our first stop which is a ‘must’ was Pienza. The town was crowded with stalls of cheese and pig. Loads of meat to buy and cheese to taste. Even in the main square there was a communal game that they were playing rolling the cheese into the loop closest to a beacon. That was a first! The town was so pretty and quaint and really worth a visit. Then drove on to Bagno Vignoni. This town is really small too and known for its thermal baths and there is still natural water running down the mountain into a mud pool. After that we arrived at Montalcino famous for its Brunello/ red wine. The buildings are very much unchanged, there is the main fort and the town is overflowing with wine tasting. The wines are not cheap in any way, shape or form but worth a taste. We moved on to Siena and tried to find accommodation for 4 nights in between Siena and Florence. We sat on the main square (Il Campo), unlike any other and decided on our next Agriturisme. We found a place and looked around the town. There was a combined ticket one could purchase for the cryt, baptistery, cathedral and museum. We did all that and saw the most amazing Middle Ages architecture. It was so different to everything else and we really had a great evening. We arrived at our accommodation, had a bit of problems, but finally got to bed.
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