Italy Part Duo, ( Tuscany )

Duomo Siena

 

 

 

Morning at the Villa, Tuscan

We are rushing along on the high-speed train from Bologna to Milan on our way to Lake Como, in this blog I will be featuring pictures from our wonderful, nearly week-long stay in our hill-top villa in Tuscany.  The area is magical enough with endlessly rolling hills, vineyards, and compact hilltop villages, but the real magic was that we got to share all this, along with amazing food, with the kids, their significant others and friends.  

Golden Dawn, Colle Bianco, Tuscany

Piazza del Campo, Siena

 

The villa was perfectly situated with views in all directions.  Every morning I got to open our bedroom windows on the hills spotted with isolated villa.  I somehow wanted to breath it all in and never let it go.  We shared the house with Abigail and her boyfriend Grayson, Jeremy with his girlfriend Gina (Napolitano, can’t get more Italian than that), and we were excited to include Grayson’s brother Cuyler and his wife Kerry.  We all had cars to explore independently, but we generally got together for Breakfasts and dinners.

Rosette Duomo Museum, Siena

Torre del Mangia, Siena

 

Olive Road, Trequandra

Steggiano, Tuscany

As I said previously, it has been difficult to find time to work on the thousands of images that I have captured so far.  It has taken late night efforts to get about thirty pictures onto my Italy 2017 Gallery.  I must keep working because I know that when I get home I will be slogging through hundreds of fall foliage images, assuming there is any color back home.  Perhaps I will have more time to return to Italy during the stick season and the bleak winter.  

Last Harvest, Castello di Potentino

 

Wine Tasting Lunch, Castello di Potentino

 

Porta Santo, Pienza, Tuscany

Charlotte, Castello di Potentino

Here are views of Tuscany.  They include our tours of Siena, Montalcino, including the best lunch of our lives overlooking the village, the magical valley vineyard of Castello di Pontentino, and many other hill-top towns including San Gimignano, Pienza, and San Quirico D’Orca.   

Montalcino

Many of the best pictures came from the verandas of our villa with amazing sunsets and peaceful sunrises.

Morning Mist from our Villa

Lyonel, Cupan Vineyard, Tuscany

Tuscany was a lovely quiet respite between time spent in the busy cities.  Florence and Bologna were wonderful, but the combination of spectacular beauty and the special family time will likely make Tuscany the highlight of our trip.

 

Family Lunch, Montalccino

This is only a taste of the classic beauty of Tuscany.  Next week, we return to great Italian cities as I will post images from Florence and Bologna. Of course by then I should be back in New England, frantically trying to get ready for my Fall Foliage Workshop, so who knows what I will be writing.

In the meantime, check out my slowly growing Italy 2017 Gallery.

Jeff Newcomer
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