Today's travel photo is of a quiet alley in Cortona, Tuscany, Italy. Cortona is a popular town in Southern Tuscany, perched on the side of a hill and known as the setting for the famous book and film, Under the Tuscan Sun. I visited Cortona for the first time during my most recent trip to Italy [...]
Today's travel photo is of a view across the rooftops of the hilltop town of Montepulciano in Tuscany, Italy. On my latest trip to Italy, I wanted to visit the Val d'Orcia in the south of Tuscany, known for its amazing hilltop towns and stunning green rolling hills that most people picture when they think [...]
Today's travel photo is of a picturesque street in the town of Castellina in Chianti, Italy. Chianti is one of the most well known and beautiful parts of Tuscany, known for its famous wine, its stunning scenery and its charming towns and villages. Castellina is one of the larger towns in Chianti, with weekend markets [...]
Today's travel photo is of a country view with a small village in the distance in Chianti - one of the most interesting parts of Tuscany, Italy. Chianti is famous for its wine, but the little villages and stunning scenery make for a very beautiful drive. I took this photo after driving from the village [...]
Today's travel photo is of a lovely view of the Chianti countryside in Tuscany, Italy. This is an old photo taken during our trip to Italy several years ago, but it's nice to go back through those old photos that bring back some great memories. Chianti is a hilly part of Tuscany that is famous [...]
Today's travel photo is of an old wooden door in the courtyard of Palazzo Comunale in San Gimignano, Italy. The town of San Gimignano is a beautifully preserved medieval town in Tuscany and I absolutely loved walking along its cobblestone streets. Palazzo Comunale, also known as "The People's Palace", was built during the 13th and [...]
Florence is one of those must see cities for travellers. If you are heading to Italy, this famous art city should be on your itinerary. Capital of Tuscany and one of the most important art cities in the world, Florence is full of history from the middle ages and the Italian Renaissance, and there is [...]
One of the best things to do in Siena is to climb to the top of the Panorama del Facciatone, an old facade of an unfinished extension of the beautiful cathedral nearby. A very tight spiral staircase leads to the top where you get magnificent views out across Siena. In this photo you can see [...]
Ah Tuscany....It is the place that so many people dream of visiting, and I was no different. I dreamt of green rolling hills covered in vineyards and olive groves, of centuries old medieval villages and farm houses, and of drinking wine and eating delicious Italian food. In my dreams, it was an almost magical place [...]
When we travelled to Italy, one of the things that I was set on doing was renting a villa in Tuscany for a week. The villa that I ended up choosing was located near the medieval town of Figline Valdarno, located about 30kms south of Florence. Although there is public transportation to the town, there [...]
