ItaliaToscanaSienaSantuario di Santa Caterina43°19’13” N 11°19’44” E
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The streets of the city center were narrow and hilly.
Notice the different sized legs of the tables in the street.
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Our first tasting stop was for white wine and pan croissant: a breakfast cake/bread.
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The highest point in Siena contained the main cathedral and duomo.
Vacations to... Cathedral is stunning. I like the picture with the two of you best.
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Red wine and pasta (large spaghetti noodles with cheese and pepper)
Viajero How nice to have a tour guide. Michael’s cousin leads food tours in Spain and really enjoys it.
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Twice a year there is a crazy horse race run three times around this plaza to see which neighborhood (represented by a horse) will win the competition.
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Montepulciano is one hour by train from Siena. It is high up on a hill with beautiful views of the surrounding Tuscan countryside. We will be here for two nights.
ItaliaToscanaPienzaPiazza Pio II43°4’38” N 11°40’38” E
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The next day we enjoyed breakfast at a lovely restaurant in Montepulciano. Then a driver picked us up with just our backpacks and drove us 10 miles to Pienza. Pienza is a beautiful old town high up onLeer más
ItaliaToscanaPienzaMonticchiello43°4’4” N 11°43’33” E 24 de octubre de 2023, Italia ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Beautiful overcast day with a warm breeze.
ItaliaToscanaMontepulcianoSan Biagio43°5’19” N 11°45’48” E 24 de octubre de 2023, Italia ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
But for less than an hour. But we were SOAKED!!
ItaliaToscanaMontepulcianoSan Biagio43°5’28” N 11°45’57” E 24 de octubre de 2023, Italia ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
The rain stopped and we finished up our hike, arriving at Montepulciano at 2:15 pm.
Viajero Glad you’re getting your exercise
Vacations to... Beautiful, especially the arches.
Viajero I've never seen anything like those tables before, cool!