Among the other travels planned, I’ll be spending two weeks in Tuscany, staying in an agriturismo – an apartment located in a farmhouse that’s on a working olive orchard and small vineyard.

One of the many things that I like about Tuscany is the slower pace of things.  For me, touring there consists largely of visiting the various hill towns, sitting in cafes drinking coffee or wine, and lots of wonderful and reasonably priced food.  We’ll be visiting the towns of Montalcino and Montepulciano, Siena and San Quirico, Pisa and Pienza, and some towns that we didn’t have the opportunity to visit on the last trip.

I love this area, because it’s a slower pace than the busy cities of Rome or Milan, and there are plenty of towns where sheep out number people.  Driving along the winding back roads, it’s not uncommon to be brought to a stop by herds of sheep crossing the road.  No point in getting antsy or frustrated, this is farm country at its heart, you just need to sit and relax – or get out of the car and take some photos.

Sheep have the right of way!

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Photo credit:  personal collection

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