Siena Sunday & Certaldo daytrip

We had a bit of a lazy Sunday....

We did follow the heartbreaking Raiders game online... we were robbed!

We did head to an Irish pub for a couple of drinks in the afternoon. Pubs aren't really part of Italian culture - they have bars and Trattoria but not real pubs! There was soccer on the TV so there was mainly English at the pub.

We were desirous of some steak, so we headed to a restaurant called Ristorante La Locanda dei Tintori Siena. We enjoyed a duck pasta and a lovely rare fillet steak with some local chianti.

Monday: Certaldo daytrip

We had breakfast at the patisserie at the top of the railway station - sweet pastries and coffee. We then took a 40-minute train ride to Certaldo, which has a lovely old town on top of a steep hill. Fortunately, there's a furnicular to help with the hill.

Certaldo dates back to Roman and Etruscan times. We walked around the compact old town, taking lots of photos of the old buildings and beautiful surrounding countryside.

This sightseeing gives you an appetite, so we found a lovely restaurant called Ristorante L'Antica Fonte. We enjoyed some Tuscan cold meals and cheese with some sangiovese whilst enjoying the lovely garden terrace overlooking the countryside. It's all very civilised!Read more