I had been wanting to go to Tuscany to experience the beautiful countryside and sample the region's world famous wines for quite awhile, so Dan and I booked a trip for early May. Dan ended up having to sample all of the Tuscan reds himself (poor guy :P) but we still had an amazing time.
Our first stop was Florence, where we visited Ponte Vecchio (the city's most famous bridge) and El Duomo, climbed the Campanile Tower for some great views, and experienced (without a doubt!!) the best pizza of our lives.
For the remainder of the trip we used Siena as a home base and took short day trips to various Tuscan wine towns. Siena ended up being a very pleasant surprise; we both loved it! We spent early evenings relaxing in the always busy Il Campo (Siena's main pedestrian square); climbed the bell tower; visited the Wednesday morning market; got lost strolling through the hilly, narrow alleyways; and had *incredible* gelato (multiple times a day!). It also didn’t hurt that Siena has some seriously awesome food!
All of the wine towns we visited (Montepulciano, Pienza, Montalcino, San Gimignano, and Volterra) were beautiful but very small. We soaked in the views and bought a few bottles of wine to take home to the States.
I’ve already asked Dan to promise me that we’ll go back to Tuscany some day :).
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