Week 24 - Italy and San Marino

On Monday we went to an agritourism. This is widespread in Italy and usually includes a larger dinner with local specialties. For us, we went to the Clantenova winery, south of Florence. The winery produces different versions of Tuscan wine Chianti. For 40 euros per person, we got a pitch for the night, a tour of the winery, a wine tasting, and dinner. We enjoyed the evening with 2 other camper couples. We got along really well with Lena and Rubin and spent a long time together in the evening. The wine was free for the whole evening ;-)

Rubin is 22 years old, was on the TV show 'Höhle der Löwen' a few years ago, and is now a successful entrepreneur with 10 employees. It's really interesting what he had to say about the show and his business.

On Tuesday, Julian and I went to Florence. Somehow, the city didn't catch our interest, and there were masses of tourists in the city, which dampened our mood a bit.

That's why we went hiking in the mountains on Wednesday. We found a beautiful hike to a waterfall.

And because we never have and had plans, we spontaneously drove to San Marino. It wasn't really on the way, but the detour was worth it. After researching the entry requirements, currency, etc., we drove straight there. San Marino was the 5th country of my trip :-) We really liked it there, the city of San Marino has an old town on a mountain including a castle and castle walls. This old town is completely geared towards tourists. If you're looking for jewelry, food, bags, or weapons, you're in the right place.

We didn't want to miss the Adriatic coast of Italy either. So, we went to the south of the Po Delta to the sea. It was nice there, but it can't compete with Sardinia's coast and sea :-)

We went to the Po Delta the next day. By the way, it's called Delta because the river is called Po. It is the longest river in Italy.

Well, that's also when it was time to say goodbye to Julian. In Padua, we had our last meal together before he took the night bus to Stuttgart.

Now I'm traveling alone again. The next few days will be all about driving, driving, driving. Today I drove a good distance and I'm on the Italian side of the 3-country border of Italy-Slovenia-Austria. Tomorrow I will cross the border and leave Italy behind.