Greetings. I finally managed to sort all the pictures from my recent summer holiday in Italy. I’ve been to Italy several times and I really like the country. There are some fabulous places to visit, such as Tuscany – if you like the countryside and medieval towns. If you’ve never been to Italy before and plan to visit, I suggest you stay a few days in Tuscany to recharge your batteries. I’ve been there two times and I will definitely go back.
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In the album below you will find pictures from (in this order):
Siena – one of the top destination in Tuscany. As one can guess, there are literally hundreds of cafe bars, wine shops, pizza shops, ice-cream shops all over the streets of Siena. You basically can’t get hungry or thirsty while looking for a nice place to eat & drink. All of them are nice, you just can’t go wrong. :)
San Gimignano – my favorite town in Tuscany so far. It is a small medieval that rises on a hill near Siena (about 40 km), in the wonderful Tuscan countryside. It is also named “City of Towers”. Ice cream lovers have a good reason to visit San Gimignano: there is an ice cream shop which won the World Ice Cream Championship several times and it has been visited by numerous celebrities, as pictures on the walls suggest.
Polcenigo – a small town in Northern Italy, 95 km north of Venice. Gorgazzo Spring is a delightful place, the water is so clear that you can actually see the trouts in the few-meters deep water. There’s a small bistro near the spring, where you can drink a good italian espresso while admiring the gooses.
Lignano Sabbiadoro – another coastal town, not far from Caorle. There is a beautiful Zoo park in Lignano Sabbiadoro: Parco Zoo Punta Verde. It is quite large and it takes about 2 hours to visit it.
Conegliano – a nice town 30 kilometers north from Treviso. There’s a castle on a hill where you can admire the beautiful and enchanting landscape.
Caorle - a coastal town on the Adriatic Sea near Venice, my seaside destination town in the last 3 years.
Abbey of San Galgano (L’abbazia di San Galgano) – located about 30 km West of Siena, another place of attraction in Tuscany. The ruins of the Cistercian Abbey of San Galgano are enveloped by a mystic atmosphere. There is a sword which has been plunged by San Galgano into the rock emerging on the top of the hill in 1180. It has been considered a fake for many years, but a research in 2001 conducted by the Siena University has indicated it has medieval origins. It is the Italian version of Excalibur. The sword is in a safe place – it is guarded by a ferocious beast, as you can see in two pictures near the end of the album :)
Fuschl am See, in Austria – small lake village near Salzburg in Austria. For some reasons I feel like home in Fuschl am See because I always stay there for a day or two to take a rest when traveling through Europe.
Well, this is it. Thank you for watching the pictures and if you’d like to know more about these places, I’ll be glad to give you more details.
Cheers!
fabulous places ..
Nice pics
I have to visit one day.
very nice pics!
thanks for sharing, i will definitely ask you for more details when i go to italy…
It is perfect for anyone looking for somewhere a little quieter and less developed. If you can't quite choose, consider our Three Lakes Tour which combines Iseo with Garda and Como. Nice Pics