Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Day 3 - Part 1 - Montepulciano

This day was so full of beautiful Tuscany and the little hilltop old towns, that I broke it into separate posts. We woke up on this morning to a beautiful sunrise peeking through the clouds. On the way, we took a wrong turn and took some back roads to my delight as I am one who enjoys the less traveled road. Where else do you encounter the unexpected?
Cute "fixer-upper" in Tuscany
Tuscany is breathtaking. Rolling hills with very few trees to block the view. If I had to choose another place to live, I would choose Tuscany. 
I could live here - Tuscany is stunning!
We happened onto this spot on the back roads. :)
Ahhhh
We drove first to Montepulciano, a beautiful fortress on a hill surrounded by a massive wall and gate. Since it was off-season, it was very quiet and we mostly had the place to ourselves. We did meet an English speaking couple originally from Colorado, but he is now a pastor to the military and stationed up near Venice. We walked along with them for a short while.
Gate to Montepulciano

Pretty displays outside the wine shop.
We found out later, that Montepulciano is well-known for their wine. The displays are very pretty.
The colors!

It was pretty hilly. Love this color, too.
We loved Montepulciano! The architecture, the colors, the quaint streets and alleys, the view are all favorites of ours. The place just "feels" warm and inviting.
Brick and stone.

You just can't recreate this beauty.

Arches over the streets. Can't really tell, but the view goes for miles.

It was a very quiet walk in Montepulciano.
City on a hill, so the walk was a good workout. Alleyways led to overlook points where you could see for miles.
Isn't this inviting?
An old well in Piazza Grande in Montepulciano. Kids enjoyed talking into it.
This was Piazza Grande at the top of Montepulciano. The tower is open certain times of the year, but unfortunately was not while we were there. The kids had fun talking into the well and hearing the echo.
Beautiful building in the Piazza Grande.


View from Montepulciano
 So very pretty! I am not sure we could afford to live there, but it is beautiful!
View from Montepulciano, including the wall a little. Love the birds.

Cute!
We spent the morning at Montepulciano, and then drove towards Siena. We stopped for lunch at a high point on the road in the middle of nowhere.
Lunch spot

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  1. DiwakarMarch 16, 2018 at 12:57 PM

    Hello Shirley. I am a Pastor from Mumbai, India. I am glad to stop by your profile on the blogger and the blog post. I am also blessed and feel privileged and honored toget connected with you as well as know you and about your life in the Lord Jesus Christ. I am also blessed to know your family, husband John and children Savannah and Hadden. I have enjoyed the tour with you with the beautiful pictures from Italy. I love getting connected with the people of God around the globe to be encouraged, strengthened and praying for one another. I have been in the Pastoral ministry for last 39 yrs in this great city of Mumbai a city with a great contrast where richest of rich and the poorest of poor live. We reach out to the poorest of poor with the love of Christ to bring healing to the brokenhearted. We also encourage young and the adults from the west to come to Mumbai to work with us during their vacation time. We would love to have you come with your children to work with us during your vacation time as well as have tour of to the places of tourist interest such as Taj Mahal one of the seven wonders of the world. I am sure you will have a life changing experience. Our church will also be blessed by the ministry you can have of the Word of God to enrich the body of Christ. My email id is: dhwankhede(at)gmail(dot)com and my name is Diwakar Wankhede. Looking forward to hear from you very soon. God's richest blessings on you, your family and friends also wishing you a blessed and a Christ centered rest of the year 2018.

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