First stop, Tuscany

First we will explore the southern part of Tuscany... The plan is to fly into Rome and take a train to Chiusi and pick up our rental car, then drive to our home base, an agriturismo named Cosona just outside of the lovely hilltown, Pienza. That will surely be a very long travel day--literally, planes, trains and an automobile.

Next will be another agriturismo with a view of the "Little Manhattan"--San Gimignano with its ancient towers. Next we will explore the northern part of Tuscany, including Florence, Pisa and perhaps Vinci.