Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Tuscany - part 3

Looking out the window I return to memories from Tuscany willingly - and pictures I took during my trip help me feel better :)

So below next pictures from Tuscany ...

First step - Chiusi, beautiful old, Etruscan town with the Romanesque Cathedral (Duomo) of San Secondiano, built around 560 AD.

Home ...

 The Cortona - a stunning hilltop town known from book and film "Under the Tuscan Sun".

A stairs to ... Cortona

View from a Cortona's hill.




The lovers

You can eat everywhere and always :)

Cortona

The market in Pienza

The market in Pienza


Pienza by night

Walking through narrow streets in Pienza


A view from apartment window - Pienza.

The Bagno Vignoni - the next place worth seeing. It's Italian village and hamlet of San Quirico d'Orcia, situated on a hill above the Val d'Orcia. It is a well known for its hot springs.



Going to Montepulciano - some pictures of stunning views ...





The Montepulciano - a town known from wine and vineyards. Renowned for its pork, cheese, "pici" pasta, lentils, and honey, it is known world-wide for its wine. It's 186 km from Rome ...

The Montepulciano













Direction - the sea. Through Grosseto to Castiglione della Pescala. Castiglione della Pescaia is known for its beaches and a medieval fortress.


















Return to Pienza and its surroundings.


















Pecorino -in one of the shop with cheese
Pecorino is the name of a family of hard Italian cheeses made from sheep's milk. The word derives from Italian pecorac meaning ‘sheep’.