http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Tuscany/Montepulciano/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Italy , Tuscany , Montepulciano en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:48:06 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:48:06 UTC Hi GuysBeen on the road trip through Tuscany and had no access until now at a internet cafe with the clock ticking. Have been keeping a blog so when we are stationary...maybe tomorrow Off to Monterosso next will be able to hook up to the internet and upload what has been going on.Having a fantastic time a feast for the eyes and stomachWould love you all to be here enjoying this with us tooMuch http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Italy/Tuscany/Montepulciano/blog-319372.html Val d'Orcia The inspiration of Renaissance painters. Remoteish incredibly fertile medieval gothic relatively undiscovered by the masses. Here Montepulciano is in dozens of ways equal to Sienna. It's volcanic horizon famous worldwide for it's wines Nobile Rosso it's Etruscan heritage.... all pave the way to an amazing village. Both for the modern traveler those who enjoy history. B http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Italy/Tuscany/Montepulciano/blog-316531.html Well Im about to go to dinner and I have a few minutes so I figured I would update So the past few days Ive been kinda homesick but I think Ive gotten through it and everything is all good now I still miss everyone but Im definitely feeling a lot better and no longer have thoughts of sneaking out of Montepulciano and finding my way to Rome to catch a plane back home haha Tomorrow we are go http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Italy/Tuscany/Montepulciano/blog-300592.html Hello hello Im on my lunch break right now so I dont really have that long to write. And i also cant really figure out how to use all the punctuations on this keyboard so youll have to forgive my grammar mistakes So yesterday was eventful and interesting to say the least. Florence kindof reminded me of a mix of downtown Atlanta and DisneyWorld. I can honestly say that i dont think i have ev http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Italy/Tuscany/Montepulciano/blog-294344.html This Country Is BEAUTIFULHi everyone I'm sorry that I have not written until now but I haven't had any access to the internet until today. I have to make this short and sweet but I will update much more later. We made it to Montepulciano about 20 hours after leaving home sweet home. It was rough but man was it worth it. I am in an apartment with three other girls and we all get along great. http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Italy/Tuscany/Montepulciano/blog-293925.html Well after 3 flights one train journey and one car hire we made it to Torrita di Siena just south of Siena where we are staying. Tuscany is everything you imagine from the films and pictures you see of it.We have been visiting the beautiful fortress towns around this area such as Montepulciano Pienza Montalcino etc. They are stunning walled towns with cobbled streets with shuttered windows http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Italy/Tuscany/Montepulciano/blog-284703.html Monday June 2Rome to the Italian Hill TownsWe started Monday morning in Rome. We felt like we had seen all that we could in the limited time we had in Rome three nights. We know that we could return many times and still find plenty to see and enjoy.My original plan had us visiting Orvieto and Siena as we drove north towards Pisa. So as we left Rome we programmed into the GPS the town O http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Italy/Tuscany/Montepulciano/blog-283816.html How a day changes.It was so good to get up in the morning have a wander round town before a big buffet breakfast put the gear on the bike and get ready to head off for an easy first day.The four Americans who were at our BB took off a few minutes before us and I was all kitted up and just adjusting a few minor things on my bike while Christie was getting ready when crack I'd been adjusting m http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Italy/Tuscany/Montepulciano/blog-280407.html After our guided tour of Pienza guided by Eugenio's mother we got on the bus and headed to Montepulciano. When we arrived in Montepulciano we stepped out and almost got blown away by the fierce winds that confronted us. After we all got used to leaning into the wind the teachers told us that we had an hour for lunch so we all went our separate ways. Most of the year 9 group stayed near to chiesa http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Italy/Tuscany/Montepulciano/blog-259962.html Day 10Wow did we sleep like babies last night.Finally got up and had a short walk through town to find the internet but closed. It was off to discover the tuscan countryside. At the bottom of the hill going out of Montepulciano we ran across a 500 yr old church called Santa Maria an abbey was was quite not complete. It was still a beautiful sight. We went to bagno de vignori and searched aroun http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Italy/Tuscany/Montepulciano/blog-215873.html I think I forgot to mention that we had originally only planned to stay one night in Tuscany. That was until we actually got to Le Pozze di Lecchi. The clincher was that first night by the fireplace. It was cozy romantic quiet and we had the whole place to ourselves. Midway through our 6th hand of Uno Gus got up and booked another night. Another great benefit of traveling offseason your http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Italy/Tuscany/Montepulciano/blog-214952.html Woke up this morning to a beautiful vista outside our window. The hills of Tuscany are very beautiful Sant' Antonio is a beautiful and peaceful spot the views are spectacular no matter where you look. I did my yoga this morning out on the patio watching the sun come up. How much better can it get The pace is much different from Rome in that we have slowed down considerably. Nico our ho http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Italy/Tuscany/Montepulciano/blog-202688.html We had every intention to get an earlier start today but no luck. It was already 1030a when we packed the car and headed to our first destination. We followed the same route that we took on Thursday but this time drove past Siena down towards Buonconvento. The picturesque Tuscan hills go on and on and on. Montalcino is another village south of Siena and is famous for the Brunello vineyard http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Italy/Tuscany/Montepulciano/blog-194333.html How does one top climbing a mountain and having a picnic in the sun Tricky I know. After a bit of discussion over the usual morning coffee we settled on Montepulciano. Two friends of Lynnrsquos called Tina and Wayne were staying at the castle with us so they came along on this adventure. My very important job as we drove over to the town was to find the lunch spot. This is a responsibility t http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Italy/Tuscany/Montepulciano/blog-172813.html We departed on our next journey. Destination The famous tuscan vinyards around Montepulciano. This region mostly grows the Sangiovese grape. We actually found one yard which welcomed us for a taste of their wine. We left with one crate in the car and headed on towards the town Montepulciano itself. Due to our generally very ambitious time plan we didn't get to see very much of this tourist floode http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Italy/Tuscany/Montepulciano/blog-128739.html