What’s not to love about Tuscany? We had fond memories of our two agriturismos here, plus I wanted to return to capture a few new photos. Our farm stay this time was located in Buonconvento, which is about 40 minutes south of Siena. Perched high up on a hill, we had 360-degree views that went on for miles. In fact you could even see Siena in the distance. The owners maticulously refurbished this old farm three years ago and certainly got every detail right. They even made sure our wine glass was never empty. The kids preferred to just hang out in the pool all day, every day, but we did manage a few hill towns here and there. After 5 nights in Buonconvento, we moved northwest to Volterra to finish up our time in Italy. After a quick trip into town, it was back to the pool. With chilly temps through a lot of France last month, everyone was enjoying the upper 80's in Tuscany. Tomorrow it's back to France with a week in Provence. We've never been there and look forward to some more new adventures.
We watched two storms pass in the distance, but never felt a drop all week.
We made our semi-annual pilgrimage to Montalcino to visit our friends Alberto and Paola. They make some of the best Brunello wine in Tuscany.
Our typical sunset from poolside.
Bedtime with all their friends.
Our farm sat about 2 miles down a dead-end dirt road. One day upon leaving we had this combine blocking the way. The white car could escape underneath, but we were too large to fit. An hour later another tractor arrived to save the day.
King of the hill!
Nearby Montalcino
Watching a craftsman carve alabaster, a specialty in Volterra.
Ella fitting in a little journal time in Volterra. You can kind of see another great Tuscan view out the window.
Another semi-annual pilgrimage site is San Lucchese, where Uncle Mike and Aunt Erin got married four years ago.
A few more jumps in Volterra.
