Barberino val d' elsa
This small village located in the middle between the former rival city states of Florence (Firenze) and Siena, is the perfect base from which to explore these culture rich places and the Tuscan countryside both. We call the village Vinni Barbarino, but it is actually named after the village patron saint Barberino born in 1245 ... not the John Travolta Welcome back Kotter character.
This pictures do the best job of describing local beauty of the village architecture ... dominated (of course) be the church. The entire old part of Florence appeared before us like a living museum … indescribable beauty at every turn. We saw but a small corner of the history magnifico that is Firenze, but decided that a more fulsome exploration will have to wait to our next visit to Italia ... for now we will have to be satisfied with our one day day self guided tour ... oh yes, we did see Michaelangelo's "David" masterpiece after only a short wait in the queue ... next stop ROMA!
BOSgone
2 comments:
Oh My God I am so jealous! I've been wanting to go to Italy for years! Wish I could be there with you all!
Love
Claire
You seem to have done the same self-guided tour Alain and I embarked on over 2 years ago -- even the pics you took could be ours! Brings back a lot of fond memories and, like you, we pledge to return in the near future -- this time with Aaron and Angelica in tow.
Keep up the blog, I've been following it almost religiously!!!
Anna
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