Travelogues Tuscany

Montepulciano

Today was the time to say goodbye to Elba and Italy. So the whole tour was in reverse 😂—- with the car to Portoferraio to drop it off, then the ferry to Piombino Marittima, the...

Today, it was the turn of the other side of the island. Since Elba is not huge, it is possible to circle the island in two days without stress and still have plenty of time to...

San Gimignano

Ferry to Sardinia today, sailing at 10am and due in the Olbia at 18.30. We have a cabin which is lovely, feels like a mansion after the van. We are just going to see what doggie...

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...

Nené, no Vespa, I preferred to stick with the Panda just to be safe 😉. Rented a car without any issues, 140 euros for two days with premium insurance, and off we went. Today it...

The sun is shining, so let’s go. After a leisurely breakfast, we took the bus to Marina di Campo, traveling across the island to the south. However, since the island is very...

Today, I included the harbor town of Portoferraio in the program. We took the bus, which took about half an hour for a distance of nearly 10 km—due to the many curves😀. Upon...

We were up and out early to get to the garage recommended by Romeo. It was just 10 minutes away and we arrived just after 8am. After a false start with someone who didn’t speak...

A wonderful day comes to an end. After a cozy breakfast on my lovely balcony, I set out for a little hike through the forests of Elba, always along the coast. My trekking poles...

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...

Tuscany Tour Day 8 and 9 Lucca After a very quiet night in the small village of Bardone, we continued to Lucca. We drove over the winding Passo dell'Abetone, which was shrouded in...

Set off quite early today since I had a longer journey ahead of me. First, I drove to Grosseto, and the drives here always take much longer than Google indicates because no one...

This morning, Tuscany surprised me with a completely gloomy, foggy day and a light drizzle. But it didn’t matter; I could certainly use a rest day. So, I had a long breakfast,...

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...

The early bird was out again 😂. At first, I wasn’t quite sure where to go, but then I headed to the Cascata del Molino, and this time it was great! So early in the morning, there...

Following the early bird motto, I set off towards the coast right after breakfast, without a real plan, thinking I’d take a look at Orbetello🤷‍♀️. Great idea! Orbetello is...

Today was travel day. As there is rain due from Monday night through to Thursday early across the whole region, we have decided to stay at an AirBnB in the middle of nowhere, but...

I set off early in the morning for Pitigliano, this ancient town built on tuff stones—it's always been a dream destination for me. Once again, I traveled over incredibly bad...

On the way! First to Sovano, a rather small but nice place, walked through it, visited the church, had some ice cream, and then to the Nekropoli di Etruski, caves and excavations...

So today, I took on the Maremma! After breakfast, I got my car, a reliable Fiat Panda once again, and off I went to the Parco Regionale della Maremma, a nature reserve by the...

Tuscany dream tour! Finally! Again! So here I am, finally back in my beloved Tuscany! HH via Frankfurt to Pisa, from there taking the Pisamover (online €6.50, at the machine €5😳)...

Tuscany Dream Tour 3.0 Finally! Again! So, here I am finally back in my beloved Tuscany. This year, I've traveled further south; Maremma, the coast, Pitigliano, Saturnia, and...

My time in Livorno

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

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...

Our tour through Tuscany is drawing to a close. We have to leave our campsite, Ciro Park, on Monday at noon. Then we'll head north. On Wednesday...

The weather report was correct today for once – an exception. Rain, as if the floodgates of heaven had opened. It was supposed to start around midnight, but the weather g

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