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Tuscany Countryside feature
The Tuscan Countryside in all its glory
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Our time in Tuscany has been wonderful, exploring stunning cities, medieval villages and tiny towns but the captivating countryside and picture perfect landscapes have really made it memorable for us.…

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A very tasty time in Volterra
A very tasty time in Volterra
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There’s only one thing better than discovering a really interesting town and that is discovering a really interesting town that on the weekend that we visited it just happens to…

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Cycling in the Tomboli di Cecina nature reserve
Cycling in Cecina
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Visiting towns is great but now and then we yearn a change of scene.  It was forecast to be a windy, overcast day and the thought of walking down a…

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Pitigliano panorama
Picture Perfect Pitigliano
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Commanding a magnificent defensive position atop of a high ridge of tufa rock, the ancient town of Pitigliano is a remarkable sight.  After parking the motorhome at a nearby aire…

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Medieval Skyscrapers in San Gimignano
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We were looking forward to our visit to San Gimignano and were slightly concerned when we couldn’t seem to find a place to park.  Another search however and we secured…

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Steam Rising in Sasso Pisano
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It was getting a bit late in the day so we looked up online and located an aire not too far away in Sasso Pisano and headed over to spend…

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Tiny Towns of Tuscany
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Imagine Tuscany and the mind conjures up beautiful landscapes, large country villas and big old farmhouses brimming with people and food, miles of olive trees and avenues of cypresses.  This…

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Florence panarama From Piazzola Michelangelo
Fun in Florence
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The night before heading to Florence was spent at a small aire in Monghidoro in the hills some way north of the city, waking to a chilly start with low…

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Buzz at the Laika factory Florence
A visit to the Laika HQ
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We’d been looking forward to stopping by the Laika HQ just outside Florence and seeing for ourselves the place where Buzz was made.  Nestled in a valley in San Casciano,…

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Fico Eataly World, Bologna Italy
Eataly – the world of italian food
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Imagine an out of town shopping centre, packed full of stores, leading out left and right offering every imaginable fashion item you could want.  Well Eataly is like that but…

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