Arrival in Perugia
2017年5月30日, イタリア ⋅ 🌙 19 °CWe flew from Stansted to Perugia where Jacqui & Rob were waiting for us. They suggested a visit to Assisi, which is nearby before going to their villa near Siena. Assisi is a nice hilltop town ,もっと詳しく
We flew from Stansted to Perugia where Jacqui & Rob were waiting for us. They suggested a visit to Assisi, which is nearby before going to their villa near Siena. Assisi is a nice hilltop town ,もっと詳しく
After breakfast on the loggia with distant views of Siena, we had a lazy day around the pool, swimming and inspecting Jacqui & Rob's 1.2 acres. Part is a small oak wood but most is filled with oliveもっと詳しく
Today we went into Siena and had a look around. It's not a big city but the centre is beautiful with lots of medieval buildings and winding streets. The centre square is actually semicircular andもっと詳しく
Lovely house standing in 1 1/4 acres of land with wonderful trees and views - but miles from anywhere!
After a morning relaxing in the garden and pool we went to visit a couple of nearby vineyards, one just down the road and one a little further but with a fine castle. This is Chianti country and I'veもっと詳しく
We left Siena by train this morning and went to Pisa, with just one change on the way. The second train was very crowded as it was the fast express from Florence to Livorno, but we managed to getもっと詳しく
Another wander around in the evening.
Having just wandered around yesterday, today we embarked on serious sightseeing but first we went to a daily food market in one of the piazzas which made us wish we had self catering facilities andもっと詳しく
Next on the list was the Camposanto. It's the burial ground for important Pisans and has been in use from Crusader times. It's a large grass rectangle surrounded by arcades in stone. People are buriedもっと詳しく