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Day 29 – June 17, 2025 – Foiano, Italy Barbara came and got us about 9:30 am and then drove us to the town of Civita di Bagnoregio, nicknamed the “dying city”. We made a stop before getting to the town, but you can see it from the magnificent views all around. “Civita di Bagnoregio […]

Day 28 – June 16, 2025 – Foiano, Italy After a quick breakfast, we started our day trip to San Marino.  It is a lovely drive through twisty, curvy scenery, which is why it takes so long to get there. You really can’t speed up in the mountains, lol! A little history on San Marino

Day 27 – June 15, 2025 – Foiano, Italy Went to one of the little villages in the Chiana region, called Castiglion Fiorentino, in the province of Arezzo. We walked around for a few minutes then decided to do the museum. We started out in an area that looked like it had at one time

Day 26 – June 14, 2025 – Foiano, Italy This morning was a leisurely morning as we had nothing planned today. We thought about walking into town for our café/cappuccino, but knowing it was Saturday and be busy, we decided not to.  After breakfast we did go to the grocery store for supplies and then

Day 25 – June 13, 2025 – Foiana, Italy This morning, we took a day trip to Lucignano, which is only about 10 miles from the villa. We can see the town from the villa as it sits up higher than where we are. After we parked, we found a bistro (Bar Bistro Fuoriporta) to

Day 23 – June 11, 2025 – Foiano, Italy Today we got up early and headed to San Gimignano for the day, which is about a 1 ½ hour drive. We thought we got there early but parking was crazy, and we basically found a paid parking area and the cars are packed in like

Day 24 – June 12, 2025 – Foiano, Italy Walked into town first thing this morning and John started off with a slice of pizza at one of the local shops. We headed to the little café we’ve visited before and I had my usual cappuccino and a croissant; John had his espresso and some

Day 15 – June 3, 2025 – Foiano, Italy After a beautiful morning with our coffee and a big breakfast, we looked forward to today as we had our day trip with Barbara, who was taking us to two different wineries and then to two little towns, one after our first winery stop, and one

Day 22 – June 10, 2025 – Foiano, Italy John and I walked to town this morning for our usual croissant and cappuccino/café and checked out some parts of town we had not walked to yet. By the time we got back to the villa, we had walked over 4 miles. Today was a catch

Day 21 – June 9, 2025 – Foiano, Italy We left this morning about 10 am to head to Arezzo to check out the town before taking Steve and Patty to the train station at noon. Barbara gave us some suggestions of things to look at/do while there. After finally finding a parking spot, we

Day 20 – June 8, 2025 – Foiano, Italy This morning we decided to walk into town and look around again and we ended up seeing a parade, though we don’t know what it was for.  The walk to town and back is about 4 miles, so it’s a nice way to start the day

Day 19 – June 7, 2025 – Foiana, Italy Today Barbara picked us up around 10 am and was taking us for a Chianti tour in Montefalco which is about 1 hr. and 20 minutes from our villa. Our first stop was at Poggio al Sole (sun on the hill) Cellar, where we had 4

Day 18 – June 6, 2025 – Foiano, Italy Last night we decided to take a drive to Cortona and spend a few hours there walking around. Cortona is a town and commune in the province of Arezzo, which is about a 30-minute drive from the villa. It is known for its rich history dating

Day 17 – June 5, 2025 – Foiano, Italy This morning after breakfast, we headed to Montepulciano. We arrived about 9:45 and easily found a parking spot outside the city walls. Our tour of De Ricci cellars was not until 12:30 so we had plenty of time to walk around and check things out. John

Day 16 – June 4, 2025 – Foiano, Italy Today we have nothing planned except to return some coffee pods that don’t fit the coffee machine and to grab a few more groceries. We had a leisurely breakfast then headed into town to run our errands. We were trying to find some fish and went