Tuscany

[ Nov.2014 ] The Basilia of San Francesco in Arezzo in Italy is famous for 15th century’s Pietro della Francesca’s paintings, but to see this you have to book in advance. We were there in…

[ Nov.2014 ] The main purpose of our visit to Arezzo in Italy was to see some paintings that my friend wanted to see, but the weekend we were there happened to be the huge…

[ June, 2014 ] The last place we visited in Tuscany this time was Monteriggioni. Our guidebook says that 14 towers remains, so I had imagined something like in San Gimignano. But it was totally…

[ June, 2014 ] The last place we visited in Cortona in Tuscany, Italy was Etruscan Academy Museum, which was strongly recommended by the kind Carabinieri. But they were holding some special exhibition, and I…

[ June, 2014 ] The churhc of Santa Margherita is situated the highest area in Cortona in Tuscaly, Italy. We went up and up to see this church. I was surprised to see that this…

[ June, 2014 ] It was the first weekend of June when we went to Cortona in Tuscany in Italy. Every year, they have Medieval Festival around this time here. There were a lot of…

[ June, 2014 ] After seeing the festival in Bettolle, a small town in Tuscany in Italy, we drove for a while looking for the restaurant we had found in the internet. We followed the…

[ June, 2014 ] In a small town of Bettolle in Tuscany in Italy, there was a festival of an old time wedding. I do not know how they chose them, but some of the…

[ June, 2014 ] This time in Tuscany in Italy, we stayed in Cortona. While we were driving in the plain, we could see the town on the hillside from far away. I learned later…