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Volpaia
The quiet medieval hilltop village of Volpaia provided an excellent base for our week-long trip to Tuscany, sitting approximately half way between Florence and Siena in the heart of Italy’s...
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Volterra
Fan’s of Stephanie Meyer’s “Twilight” books (I’ve not read them, but I’ve seen the movies) will know Volterra as the home of the sinister, ruling vampire coven. Well I can’t say that we came across any...
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Medieval Manhattan
The Tuscan hilltop town of San Gimignano and its world-famous towers rises like a “Medieval Manhattan” from the Val D’Elsa. At its height in the 13th and 14th Century the town boasted over 70 towers,...
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St Gimignano
In my last post I mentioned that St Gimignano in Tuscany was world-famous for its many medieval towers……….well I hope the following demonstrates that fact and that this quaint old hilltop town is also...
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