In Italy
Florence
A city for walking, shopping, sightseeing, and gastronomy. One can never tire of this fascinating little city. Small yet Grande. Easy yet complex. Simple yet fantastic. Sculptures in every piazza, paintings you have only read about, Prada and Guicci....go in...shop! Beautiful art by day, fantas....
Chianti
With the Black Rooster as its symbol, the vineyards of Chianti go on forever. As far as the eye can see...sangiovese grapes. The roads twist east, west, north, south, with villages and vistas tucked inside of every nook and cranny. Castellina in Chianti, Radda in Chianti, Greve in Chianti...the r....
Cortona
Cortona, perched atop the hillside with churches and olive groups spilling down to the countryside of Piazzano, and Pergo, is a jewel. An embarassment of riches for a charming hilltown, Cortona, can be enjoyed for days. With the magical and mystical monastery of St. Francis' Le Celle, to the Etrus....
Pienza
Pecorino cheese made famous from these verdant valleys. Balsamic vinegar that you have never heard of. Balsamic with roses or saffron, and even chocolate balsamic. A picture perfect town where many famous producers have taken their inspiration. "Romeo and Juliet", "The English Patient", are only tw....
Siena
Aptly named as it is definetly Siena. From every rooftop the color Siena. Street after Street, Siena. Full of pride and tradition, the city is famous for the Il Palio. The famous horserace that takes place every year and each neighborhood enters a horse, and the horse that wins, this neighborhoo....
