Articles: "Destinations" for tag: "Tuscany"
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On this page I am going to tell you about two restaurants in Spoleto (Italy) you may keep in mind when visiting this ancient Italian city. One of them is Ristorante il Tartufo (piazza Garibaldi, 24, 06049 Spoleto, Italy). The second is Osteria Del Trivio (via del Trivio, 16, 06049 Spoleto, Italy). Both restaurants are located close to each other; both locations are convenient for those who visit Spoleto historic center; both are specializing in traditional local cuisine. But similarities stop here.
Feb. 28, 2011
As a small town, Montepulciano does a good job with feeding crowds of tourist invading the place. In this installment of my notes about Montepulciano, I want to describe some options available to visitors looking for places to eat and drink in this town. To do that, I invented my own scheme to group places to eat you can find in Montepulciano.
Montepulciano (Italy) - Coming to Town
Montepulciano (Italy) - Churches
Montepulciano (Italy) - Some Places to Eat
Feb. 3, 2011
On this page I would like to give you an idea about Montepulciano churches. There are not many of them (after all, Montepulciano is small town with population of slightly more than 14,000). But all of them are among major landmarks of the town.
Montepulciano (Italy) - Coming to Town
Montepulciano (Italy) - Churches
Montepulciano (Italy) - Some Places to Eat
Feb. 3, 2011
Montepulciano is a charming Tuscan small town which with its dramatic setting on the ridge of the high hill dominates the valleys of Val di Chiana (on the west) and Val D'Orcia (on the east). In this town you can find many masterpieces of such artists as Antonio da Sangallo Il Vecchio, Andrea Pozzo, Vignola, Michelozzo, Taddeo di Bartolo, Ippolito Scalza. In addition to its medieval architecture and art, Montepulciano is known for the wine called Vino Nobile. Wine tasting and wine tours through many vineyards surrounding Montepulciano are activities attracting many wine lovers.
Montepulciano (Italy) - Coming to Town
Montepulciano (Italy) - Churches
Montepulciano (Italy) - Some Places to Eat
Feb. 3, 2011
To stay three nights in Montepulciano, amall, cute and ancient Italian town in the heart of Tuscany, we chose La Locanda di San Francesco hotel. With only four guests' suites, located in the center of the town and family owned, La Locanda seemed to have everything to meet our expectations of a quiet, well maintained place.
Dec. 14, 2010
The third part of our tour is dedicated entirely to Palazzo Comunale (Municipal Palace or, simply, Town Hall). It does not involve a lot of walking, but I would allocate a couple of hours to this place. Its main attraction is the Museo Civico and Torre Grossa (Civic Museum and Big Tower).
Part I: Via San Matteo
Part II: Piazza Duomo and Rocca di Montestaffoli
Part III: Museo Civico
Part IV: Piazza della Cisterna and via San Giovanni
Dec. 5, 2010
We continue the exploration of San Gimignano, a charming Tuscan medieval hill town. In Part I we started our walking tour with entering the town through its northern gate, porta San Matteo, and gradually getting to piazza Duomo. Several very popular attractions are located on the square. However, in Part II of the tour, we limit our exploration of piazza Duomo by looking at surrounding palaces and their architecture. Then, we turn left and continue walking around Collegiata up the hill to visit the town's fortress.
Part I: Via San Matteo
Part II: Piazza Duomo and Rocca di Montestaffoli
Part III: Museo Civico
Part IV: Piazza della Cisterna and via San Giovanni
Dec. 5, 2010
I invite you for a walking tour in San Gimignano, a charming Tuscan medieval hill town. If you need a tourist trivia related to San Gimignano, please see its description and useful tips on our travel ideas section of the site. Same way, if you are interested to learn more about places to eat, visit our page Restaurants in San Gimignano. For this article however my plan is to show you San Gimignano as it is - its main tourist destinations as well as scenes of everyday life on its streets.
Part I: Via San Matteo
Part II: Piazza Duomo and Rocca di Montestaffoli
Part III: Museo Civico
Part IV: Piazza della Cisterna and via San Giovanni
Dec. 5, 2010
If you remember, we started our tour with entering the historic (walled) center of San Gimignano through its northern gate, Porta San Matteo, and continued south on nd around via San Matteo. We gradually reached piazza del Duomo, explored La Rocca (small fortress) and, upon returning back to piazza del Duomo, visited museum located in Palazzo Comunale as well as Torre Grossa and Collegiata. Our next stop is on piazza della Cisterna which is literally two steps from piazza Duomo.
Part I: Via San Matteo
Part II: Piazza Duomo and Rocca di Montestaffoli
Part III: Museo Civico
Part IV: Piazza della Cisterna and via San Giovanni
Dec. 5, 2010
After spending rather significant time in finding good places to eat in San Gimignano, Italy, I thought that sharing my experience can be useful for other travelers visiting this wonderful Tuscan hill town. I do not pretend to provide full reviews of various places - these are just my notes and observations regarding various options to eat in San Gimignano.
Nov. 23, 2010
While travelling in Tuscany this year we decided to stop and explore Spoleto. The town is located in Umbria but it happened to be on our way back from Tuscany to Rome. Cavaliere Palace Hotel was our choice for lodging. There were several reasons for our decision. One of them was our preference for quiet places. Another one was the location of the hotel in the historic center of the city.
Nov. 11, 2010
To stay for tree days in the small and charming medieval Tuscan town of San Gimignano we chose hotel L'Antico Pozzo. It is located in via San Matteo 87 - the street which starts from one of the gates in medieval defensive wall surrounding the historic center of the town. Despite some minuses, we believe that anybody traveling and staying in San Gimignano should consider it. After all there are few hotels located within the town's historic center.
Nov. 8, 2010
Siena is a relatively small Tuscan (Italy) town even if it is a capital of the province with the same name. Tourists from all over the world come to visit Siena and enjoy its historical monuments and museums. You can find plenty information about Siena on the Web or in printed tourist guides. Because of this, we are not going to annoy you with same beaten to death passages about main sights in Siena. Instead, with our photo journal, we'll try to convey to you an actual experience of visiting and exploring the city.
Feb. 1, 2009
A photo tour in historic center of Siena, Tuscany, Italy including Piazza del Duomo and Piazza del Campo (Part 2 of 2)
Feb. 1, 2009
Some tourist guides point to the fact that the rise in tourism was triggered by the publication of the book "Under the Tuscan Sun" by American writer Frances Mayes and later on by the movie of the same name. Whether this is true or not, Cortona is a very interesting and well-preserved medieval place with its stone paved narrow streets, many historic palaces, churches and buildings. Given the central location of Cortona, the town can be used as a starting point for visiting other places in central Italy either by car or train. Arezzo and Siena are among places. Finally, Cortona has a good tourist infrastructure is many hotels and places to eat.
Jan. 8, 2009
For our stay in Cortona, Italy we wanted to pick up something extraordinary, and we decided to stay in palace Baldelli. This palace at number 15 Via Guelfa was named after Baldelli family which owned it in XVI century and is now the site of Hotel San Michele. Our overall experience with the hotel is mixed. It has both, pluses and minuses: its location in the town is excellent and the building it occupies represents a historic interest. Hotel is clean, and the staff is friendly. However, some facilities and services anybody would expect in a more or less decent hotel clearly turned out to be either missing or in a need of improvement. If you set your expectation correctly, most likely you will find (as we did) your experience not only acceptable but also quite refreshing.
Oct. 27, 2008
