Under “picturesque” in the dictionary it says “see the Cinque Terre”. We arrived ala Anthony Bourdain, that is, with no reservations. The room we scored in Vernazza (fourth town from the south) for the first 2 of 4 nights here had the most spectacular location possible – right on the harborfront overlooking fishing boats, cafe […]
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Siena – it’s a whole world unto itself. A trip to the massive cathedral could easily fill a day, or at least a brain, with its hordes of internal and external eye candy. There are endless statues and colored marble intricacies and guilded paintings and ornate floors… and then you go inside! Il Campo, the
It’s our last day of a week at an agriturismo (farm B & B) in the Renaissance Tuscan village of Pienza. Snapped these photos as we said farewell to our favorite shops and alleys. As you can see, we sometimes had to share our town with tourists – ugh! But mornings and evenings it belonged
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