DAY TRIPS FROM FIRENZE AND ROMA
PIENZA - The perfect little Renaissance city where Romeo & Juliet was filmed. The landscape one passes through on the approach from the west is stunning.
HOTEL CORSIGNANO, Via della Madonnina 11, Tel 0578748501
Pieve di Corsignano ~ Beautiful and mysterious 11th century Romanesque parish church. Pope Pius II was baptized here. Via delle Fonti
Ristorante - Trattoria da Fiorella
SANT'ANTIMO - 6 miles south of Montalcino or 20 miles northeast of Grosseto is this sublime Romanesque church (9c) in a most romantic setting. Worth a journey!
TUSCANIA - Find a way to visit this Etruscan town near Viterbo in order to see the Church of San Pietro, my favorite in all of Italy. San Pietro waits in a mysterious setting with Etruscan tombs inside the building and legends of Etruscan royalty buried in the necropolis beneath the nave.
HOTEL AND RESTAURANT AL GALLO Tel 0761435028 www.algallo.it
LUCCA - A good place to stay when visiting Pisa.
HOTEL UNIVERSO, Piazza del Giglio 1, Tel 390583493678 Fax 954854
PICCOLO HOTEL PUCCINI, Via di Poggio 9, Tel 55421 Fax 53487
Ristorante del Giglio, Piazza del Giglio 2, Tel 494058
Da Giulio, Via della Conce 45/47 Tel 55948
TODI
Hotel Bramante, V. Orvietana 48, Tel 075 8948381 FAX 8948074 www.hotelbramante.it
VITERBO
Hotel:
***Residence Rinaldone, Strada Rinaldone, Tel 0761 352137 Fax 250678 www.countryholiday.it/rinaldone/uk.htmRestaurant:
Antica Trattoria all' Archetto, Via S. Cristoforo 1
OSTIA ANTICA
Ristorante Cipriani, Via del Forno 11, Tel 06 56352956
AREZZO
HOTEL & RESTAURANT "Villa Sassolini", Largo Moncioni 85, 52020 Moncioni Montevarchi (Arezzo), Tel: 055 9702246 info@villasassolini.it www.villasassolini.it
MONTEPULCIANO
See the movie HEAVEN (2002) with Cate Blanchett then go! The last 20 minutes of the film captures the intense beauty of the city and its landscape. Also, the final scenes of NEW MOON were filmed here in May of 2009.
RESTAURANT
Ai Quattro Venti, Piazza Grande (next to the Duomo) Tel 0578 71 72 31
Ristorante dell Fattoria Pulciano, on the road to Chianciano, Tel 0578 758711 www.pulcino.com
Ristorante Enoteca Godimento DiVino, Via Della Stamperia 3, Tel 0578 71 61 83 www.godimentodivino.it
AGRITURISMO ~ La Fraternita,Via della Fraternita, 4, Tel/Fax: +39 0578 758215
www.nautilus-mp.com/tuscany/agriturismi/fraternita/index.html
PECORINO CHEESE STORE ~ As you leave Montepulciano on the road toward Pienza (after about 3 miles) you will see a sign on the right for CUGUSI Formaggio. You can buy the world's best and freshest sheep cheese or make an appointment for a wine and cheese tasting!!
BAGNO VIGNONI
Albergo Le Terme ~ Go here to take the waters in the Roman baths and pools,
www.albergoleterme.itRistorante ~ Osteria del Leone, Via dei Mulini 3, tel 0577-887300
CHURCH ~ Abb. di Farneta, Two level church from Romanesque period with crypt
CEMETERY~ Cimitero di guerra di Foiano della Chiana, 256 British Commonwealth tombs from WW2, sublime landscaping and stone carving
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