Dec 16, 2009

Romantic Italian Getaway, Pt. 6/6

Montepulciano, Italy

By Lisa T. Bergren

We are nearing the end of our romantic sojourn in Tuscany, and we’ve saved the hill town behind us, known for its vino nobile, for last. We’ve been to Montepulciano before, briefly, but today we have the luxury of slow, casual observation and touring. Continue reading

Dec 15, 2009

Do you know what these are?

Montepulciano, Italy

Old cemetery stones? Roman settlement stones? Fill us in! They were incorporated into a wall on the main street through Montepulciano, Italy. Please comment below! Continue reading

Dec 3, 2009

Romantic Italian Getaway, Pt. 1

Orvieto and Terre di Nano

By Lisa T. Bergren

Day 1: Umbria (near Orvieto)—Friday eve

Giampiero, our host at the Locanda Rosati, welcomes us to a cellar table of twenty-some people, already well into their third course of the meal. He rises, shakes our hand, touches our shoulder and says with a smile, “I about to call the polizia,” meaning he was vaguely worried about our late arrival. Continue reading