Our last day in Italy was spent in Siena. It’s a beautiful city in an old medieval wall. We had a great lunch in the city center. We had a great walk through the rest of the city on our way back to the train station. Great ending to a fabulous trip!
Monthly Archives: December 2007
Cinque Terre
On Tuesday we headed out for Cinque Terre. It’s a beautiful part of the Italian coast made up of 5 towns. We took the train directly to Monterosso al Mare. We headed out to hike the trail that lead through out the the towns. We hiked about 45 mintues in and then headed back to Monterosso. The hike was amazing and the view made the hard hike worth it. The town in November was pretty deserted to we got to enjoy a lot of it just by ourselves. We chilled out, bought a bottle of wine and just enjoyed the sunset. Afterwards we took a walk on the beach and had the best sunset ever… and I mean EVER!!!! :)
Wine Tasting in Tuscany
On Monday we had a fabulous time wine tasting in Tuscany with Tuscan Trails. We drove to the Chianti Ruffina region in a bus with 2 other couples. The countryside is so beautiful. It’s autumn so the trees were changing colors. The vines were empty of grapes after the September harvest. Our first stop was to Castello del Trebbio. The castle was amazing, beautiful and rich with history. The wine was so good. You can come with your own canister and buy jugs of red table wine. We ate lunch down the hill at the family restaurant for an authentic tuscan meal. It was soooo yummy! The wine was good too :) I loved having a real meal! Our second stop was to Fattoria Selvapiana. The winery has been in production for hundreds of years. It was amazing to see wine from the 40s. A true italian wine cellar! It was the best wine tour I’ve been on :)
