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June 9, 2025
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Day 1
Monday, June 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM
☀️ 31 °C
Altitude: 310 m
Italy Città della Pieve 42.865821, 11.96203642°51’57” N 11°57’43” E
It's a bit hotty totty
June 9 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Taxi, plane, car pickup, lunch in Orvieto, then reeeeelaaaax by the pool.
It's so nice to have Olly with us. 😁😘👍🏼
No truffles yet !
TravelerOoh la la xx
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TravelerAhhhhh, isn’t that the tutuffi!
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TravelerOhhh lovely Mrs Rees!!! Have the best time 😘
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Day 2
Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 11:28 AM
☀️ 27 °C
Altitude: 245 m
Italy Magione 43.11544, 12.16751543°6’56” N 12°10’3” E
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A very large pond
June 10 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
So we wound our way over the hills and villages to Lake Trasimeno. We were expecting a fresh swim in some lovely blue waters, but we were a little put off by the turquoise merkiness. Ah well, we had a scrummy lunch in Passignano.
The pool was much more inviting for an afternoon dip.
Cità della Pieve, over the valley, is a lovely old town up in the hills. A wonderful place to wander around the secret old passageways and dine on fabulous food.
Lots of fireflies this evening. 😁🔦💡Read more
TravelerLovely buildings and those pizzas look amazing!
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Traveler You’ve got matching hands!!!
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Day 3
Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 10:31 AM
☀️ 27 °C
Altitude: 276 m
Italy Orvieto 42.722393, 12.12038142°43’21” N 12°7’13” E
Going underground
June 11 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
We spent the day in Ovieto today. The funicular up to the town was not working, but it was easy to park up top.
Another hot day, so some underground activities were quite welcome.
Olly and I explored a deep deep well used centuries ago for donkeys to fetch water. There is an ingenious one-way down and up set of steps.
After some perusing of the town, we found a fantastic lunch spot also underground overlooking the valley below. Absolutely fab food, and, yes, including delicious truffle pasta 😋😋
The drive back was an adventure along miles of dirt track. I think we'll take the main road next time. 😳
Pool...... dinner....... drinkies.Read more
TravelerSuch lovely weather, lucky lady xx
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TravelerAll looks amazing xxx
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TravelerThat pastas making me hungry!!
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Day 4
Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
☀️ 32 °C
Altitude: 301 m
Italy Città della Pieve 42.866375, 11.96250642°51’59” N 11°57’45” E
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Pool day
June 12 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Pool day today. Chillin' with the horses and a nice, long, cool lunch. Nothing to do and all day to do it. 😊
We had a visit from the resident dog. He's lovely and so gentle. Lots of fireflies again tonight.Read more
TravelerLooks just awful 🥰 xx
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TravelerWow! 32°😳 defo a dippy day!💦
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Traveler That is so cool
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Day 5
Friday, June 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
☀️ 33 °C
Altitude: 428 m
Italy Panicale 43.029219, 12.09990543°1’45” N 12°5’60” E
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Signora Volpe
June 13 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
So, we lost Olly today. 🥺 he's flown back home to work tomorrow.
Tone and I hit the road to follow in the footsteps of Signora Volpe in Penicale, a very pretty town on a hill overlooking the lake.
After a fab lunch and a wonder, we meandered home via some obscure villages for an eat up dinner on the terrace.Read more
TravelerVery pretty 🤩 xx
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TravelerBeautiful
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TravelerLooks stunning
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Day 6
Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM
☀️ 33 °C
Altitude: 338 m
Italy Siena 43.318495, 11.33095943°19’7” N 11°19’51” E
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Sneeky trip to Tuscany
June 14 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
As we had missed out Siena previously, we decided to pop over into Tuscany for a visit.
It's definitely busier and more expensive than Umbria.
We came home via Montepeluchiano, which was less busy and quite steep. (tis mighty warm again) Wonderful lunch spot with a view, and nice to wander around the town, art gallery, and wine cellars.
Visited our local bar in Fabro and had another yummy dinner back at our Agritourismo.Read more
TravelerI recognise some of those sights from our trip to Tuscany! I’m sure I have a photo of the same pointy trees 🌲 😂
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TravelerWe'll have to compare and see if they've grown. 😀
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Traveler 🤣🤣
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Day 7
Sunday, June 15, 2025 at 4:28 PM
☀️ 34 °C
Altitude: 301 m
Italy Città della Pieve 42.866389, 11.96256542°51’59” N 11°57’45” E
Hot pool day
June 15 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
Too hot to wander around. So another pool day. 🥵💦🤽‍♀️
TravelerIs this your apartment? Looks lovely
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TravelerYes, it's quite quaint and rustic.
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TravelerLooks so relaxing 😎
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TravelerI want to jump in!
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Day 8
Monday, June 16, 2025 at 10:48 AM
☀️ 29 °C
Altitude: 247 m
Italy Assisi 43.076838, 12.59580343°4’37” N 12°35’45” E
Deeper into Umbria
June 16 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Went East today to Assisi and Perugia.
Lovely lunch stop again with fab views in pretty Assisi.
Perugia is quite interesting, having five long escalators up underground through old roman subterranean passages to the old town.
Picked up dinner on the way home to cook in our little kitchenette.Read more
TravelerQuite like the white handbags!! 🤣
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Day 8
Monday, June 16, 2025 at 8:09 PM
☁️ 26 °C
Altitude: 309 m
Italy Città della Pieve 42.86584, 11.96232942°51’57” N 11°57’44” E
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Nothing to do and all day to do it
June 16 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Lazy day again. Revisited San Casciano die bagni again for lunch.
Here's some random photos of our abode and ones that didn't make the cut.
TravelerU really haven't have U lol..it's been a great looking holibobs xx
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Traveler Ahhh what a lovely couple ❤️❤️🇮🇹
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Day 9
Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 11:27 AM
☀️ 26 °C
Altitude: 327 m
Italy Terni 42.551325, 12.71399142°33’5” N 12°42’50” E
Waterfalls... 😁
June 17 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
So, today, we drove over the hills to see the marmore waterfalls. They are actually man-made by the Romans many moons ago by clever engineering and diversion.
It was a flippin long walk down and a long way up, too.
Had a lovely drive back along the valley following the river and Lake Corbara to Orvieto.
I apologise in advance for the excessive waterfall pictures. 😬😳Read more
TravelerImpressive! Are you re enacting in your garden?!
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Travelerlol! looking forward to seeing the pics of that project 😂
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TravelerWow how beautiful and amazing xx
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Day 10
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
☀️ 26 °C
Altitude: 792 m
Italy Radicofani 42.896458, 11.76758342°53’47” N 11°46’3” E
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Mille Miglia
June 18 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
We've managed to hit Italy in time for the Mille Miglia again. Hundreds of classic cars on a rally. (Sorry, but many car pictures)
It's passing west of us today in Radicofani, a pretty little village in Tuscany with a hill Fort.
Tomorrow, it passes back up Italy through our lower village of Fano.
We stopped for a beer in a thermal spring village on the way home.Read more
Traveler Ooooh L❤️ve an Italian cop👮🏻‍♂️
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Traveler Vintage cars- nice
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Day 12
Friday, June 20, 2025 at 2:56 PM
☀️ 28 °C
Altitude: 5 m
Italy Civitavecchia 42.060871, 11.81477142°3’39” N 11°48’53” E
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Homeward bound
June 20 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Last night, we took a stroll down the lane to see the fireflies and ended our stay with a late night drinkie.
Today, we headed over to the coast for some wonderful seafood pasta at the marina. Yum!
Traveler Better than solar lights!
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Trip end
June 21, 2025