Pienza

Another day out in the car, this time to a small walled town called Pienza

Nature Reserve Near Stigliano

We drove to this nature reserve as it was too hot to walk!

San Galgano Abbey

We got in just in time before the abbey was closed for a wedding ceremony

Back on our terrace with a toast to the newlyweds

Stigliano To Torri

We walked from Stigliano to Torri to visit the cloisters of a monastery

Siena - Preparations For The Palio

Lots of marching bands from the different Contradas (districts) of Siena

To get to and from the railway station you have to travel on 10 escalators and moving walkways - it's a long way down!

Siena - First Visit

One of the gateways to the city

H.P.B. Stigliano - Wildlife

Colourful beehives

H.P.B. Stigliano - Around The Site

This is the building we stayed in

Looking towards Siena

 

Holiday Property Bond (HPB) - Stigliano

Our apartment

Dining area and kitchen

Bathroom with a brick arch diagonally across it!

The architect must have had fun converting this old building.

Amazingly neither of us banged our heads on the arch

Bedroom

View from our window looking towards Siena

Lucca 2

Whistle stop tour of Lucca...continued

Main square, although it's not actually square

Inside St.Martin's Cathedral

 

Now we move on to H.P.B. Stigliano