Category: Italy

David (22 Oct 2015)

THE David.  The statue by Michelangelo, in the Accademia in Florence. it’s wonderful, as are his  others in the gallery, and floats above the crowds on a tall…

San Gimignano (21 Oct 2015)

San Gimignano is a wonderful Tuscan hill town, with more of it’s tower houses left than any other similar town.  It’s a fantastic place to visit both for…

Spiral Staircase, Sienna (21 Oct 2015)

Sienna is known for Porchetta (roast pork loin) rolls, and in the west corner of the Palio is Salumeria Il Cencio. They have some benches on the first…