Travelogues Tuscany

A snapshot of our taxi ride – I couldn’t look ahead anymore ...

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We were in the nature reserve next door again today – but more on that later… After our trip to Santo Porto Stefano yesterday

The colors and forms of the Tarot Garden still resonated within us as we moved on this morning – into the soft hilly landscape of Maremma, where steaming hot water rises

In just two weeks, it will begin. My train tour in Italy starts then. The first stop is in Tuscany. The excitement is immense.

All markets are the same. If anyone knows that, it's me. I visited my seventh or eighth weekly market here in Italy today. It's hard to believe, but every village that ta

We have been in Siena for three days – in a bus parking lot, surrounded by three-lane main roads, where the 24-hour Le Mans race seems to take place day and night. At lea

We arrived in Saturnia yesterday to visit the hot springs. Since we arrived late, I wanted to save that for the next day. I had m

Niki de Saint Phalle – does this name mean anything to you? It certainly meant nothing to us until today. But after visiting the artist's Tarot garden, I will never forge

Yesterday was Sunday, our day of rest. We used it to thoroughly clean the motorhome, do laundry, and refill our water supplies. Today, we actually planned to stay longer

A solitary pomegranate in the bustling harbor of Porto Santo Stefano.

Porto Ercole is one of the most attractive coastal towns in Tuscany. Over the past decades, it has even been one of the favorite travel destinations of the Italian high s

We arrived in Siena yesterday afternoon. The city wasn't originally on our plan, as we typically don't prefer big cities. However, after a brief internet search, parts of

Our last day at the Tripesce campsite in Vada. We are actually more at home on pitches - or like to spend the night in public parking are

Our task for today was to scout out Vada. The focus was not supposed to be on the tourist attractions of this small town with 3,500 residents – oh no! Tomorrow is the wee

Icke made it! And it was even 17 kilometers. Unbelievable what powers a market can unleash in women! I still remember our first – and last – bike ride on the dike in Stol

After inspecting our new surroundings yesterday and encountering a wild boar, Icke was unstoppable today: we had to visit the Tombola di Feniglia Nature Reserve, one of t

Since yesterday, we have been guests at Ciro Park in La Costa di Feniglia – a campsite for around 80 motorhomes. Currently, there are only five vehicles here, ours included

Today at noon, we reluctantly departed from Vada. Angelika and Martin headed north – their next destination is Lake Maggiore before

Who doesn't dream of a vacation in the Caribbean? Endless white beaches, crystal clear water, radiant blue skies... For most of us, this dream will always seem distant. Y

Sattelschlepper

Lucca is one of the most beautiful cities in Italy – and I have seen a few over the past fifty years. Rome, Milan, Verona, Venice, Pisa, Florence, Genoa, or Catania in Si

I've spent the last few days in the Cinque Terre. So the tour to La Spezia also starts in the morning in Levanto. 23. 08 24 Levanto-> Rio Maggiore ->La Spezia...

When we picked up the keys for the villa at the start of our stay, the lady said that there was no one in straight after us, so we could leave at 4 or 5ish. This message did not...

Monday’s weather was forecasted to be dry, except for rain around 12pm for an hour, so we decided on a big day out to Assisi. What a delight. It was beautiful at every turn. I...

My time in Livorno

On our way north, we want to visit the Cascate delle Marmore. They are the highest man-made waterfalls in Europe. As I read, they were used for irrigation as early as 700 BC and...

Lucca is one of the most beautiful cities in Italy – and I've seen many... Well, a few. Over the past half-century, I've been to Rome, Milan, Verona, Venice, Pisa, Floren

Thursday finds us on our big day out. We drove to Florence and took the Park and Ride option, taking the tram in to the centre. We missed ithe centre on our first attempt because...

Tuesday was billed as a full day of rain, but having managed to sit out in “not rain” we realised that it was actually going to be on and off and the weather forecast was a bit...