The next part of our journey was a lovely ten days in Italy, where we drove through scenic Tuscany staying in two different areas then on to Rome.
Leaving France we stayed a night just outside of the Cinque Terre villages, so that we could check a few of them out the next day. Although the weather was average the villages were very nice, and we had the most delicious pesto pizza ever! We then drove to the Chianti region of Tuscany to use as a base for various day trips to the surrounding villages. We visited all the main ones, Siena, Volterra, San Gimingnano, Florence, and ate some delicious pasta, pizza and gelato at all of them. After that we drove further south in Tuscany to a farm-stay owned by chefs who cooked our dinners using their own and local produce which was tasty, and was set in beautiful gardens.
We dropped our car off at Rome airport then ventured into the city (quite an experience after over a month of small towns!), and to our nice little B&B near the Vatican. We spent that afternoon and the next day wandering around the city looking at the essential sights, took a tour of the underground section of the Colosseum and meandered through what's left of the ruins, all of which was very tiring. We then had a long day trip to Mt Vesuvius & Pompeii which was pretty incredible, we walked up to the rim of the volcano, then had a tour of the preserved city which was very interesting.
Now enjoying the lazy life in the Greek Islands!
L + D
Gelato!
Just your typical Italian nonno hanging out the washing in San Gimingnano
Chianti region of Tuscany
The one on its back isn't fat by the way, just heavily pregnant, not sure why its on its back though
Looking inside Mt Vesuvius
The incredibly well preserved streets of Pompeii
Our route from France to Roma!
