Touring Tuscany

Monday 25th June
After about an hours drive through beautiful Tuscan countryside today was spent in hilltop towns. These towns were walled and were fortified to protect against the invaders from Siena & Florence (in the old days!) They were interesting places with alleyways and one even had the remains of a Roman amphitheatre - very impressive. Another had 14 towers - down from 60! Well you do need to watch for invaders when you are up high. We were about to walk into an old building when a priest walked out & we realised that it was a jail - needless to say we didn’t enter! We had a fabulous pizza before heading back down the winding alleys.

The weather was very hot again - 31C so when we got back to the villa we were straight in the pool and then across the road for dinner.

Tuesday 26th June
We drove to another walled city but this one was well know for wine. We thought we were close to the centre so didn’t take the bus but we found that it was a long way to the top of the hill, luckily there were plenty of shops to look in!!

Unfortunately there were a lot of leather shops but I did get a cute leather bag and it was good for pottery oil/vinegar containers. After an afternoon snooze we are waiting for the chef to cook our dinner. Yes you can pay for someone to do this - the smells are amazing!