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Posted on October 1, 2018

Made a day trip to Siena today. The Duomo (cathedral) there is incredible. Beautifully painted ceilings, and statues by Donatello and Bernini. But the big highlight was the inlaid marble floors illustrating bible scenes and Siena’s civic pride. (Siena, Tuscany, Italy)

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Posted on September 30, 2018

We also toured Contucci winery in Montepulciano. They’ve been making wine for over one thousand years! (San Biagio, Tuscany, Italy)

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Posted on September 30, 2018

Toured Talosa’s underground wine cellars in Montepulciano, where they age their famous Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. (Those casks are huge!) (San Biagio, Tuscany, Italy)

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Posted on September 30, 2018

Lunch stop in Bagno Vignoni. (Bagno Vignoni, Tuscany, Italy)

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Posted on September 30, 2018

The hilltop town of Montisi. (Castelmuzio, Tuscany, Italy)

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Posted on September 29, 2018

Grape vines and Cyprus trees. (Trequanda, Tuscany, Italy)

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Posted on September 29, 2018

Tuscan sunset. (Trequanda, Tuscany, Italy)

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Posted on September 29, 2018

It seems like even the tiniest village church in Italy has incredible art inside. This is the Church of Saints Peter and Andrea in Trequandra, Tuscany (pop. 1380), built in 1397. Inside are beautiful frescos of the Ascension, and the Madonna with Child. (Trequanda, Tuscany, Italy)

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