ITALY, San Gimignano , Monterigioni Castle and Tuscany

September 26th and 27th,  2006

I caught the train from Riomaggiore to Siena and then caught a bus to San Gimignano for the 2 day walk through Tuscany. San Gimignanno has 14 medieval towers dating back to the 12th century. At one time there were 70 towers. No one seemed to know about a walking route so the next morning,  I started walking along the highway on my way through the beautiful Tuscan landscape. Beautiful rolling hills, grape vines and olive trees decorate the countryside. I finished the 19 kilometer walk in one day rather than two.

ITALY, Siena

 September 28th and 29th, 2006

After walking through Tuscany I headed back to Siena. Siena is a university town and there were beautiful women everywhere. Lots of expensive shops in the best preserved medieval city in Italy. The Piazza di Campo is shaped like a bowl. In the best it was the meeting place for the city and today it is still a great place to meet friends, get a bite to eat or just bask in the sun. I climbed the gate tower to get a good view of the city including the duomo. Nice statue of Romulus and Remus. 

ITALY, Tuscany, Siena, San Gimignano, Monteriggioni

 May 26, 2015

Short visit to Lucca and then continued by train to Florence. My favorite thing in Florence is visiting the Piazzle de Michelangelo at sunset which overlooks the city. Next day we took a day trip to the castle of Monterigioni, then the beautiful city of Siena, then to San Gimignano and finally a wine tour. All of this while traveling through beautiful rolling hills of Tuscany.

Siena

Horse Race in Piazza del Campo in Siena held twice yearly.

Siena Cathedral

San Gimignano

Castle Monteriggione