| Meals became an important part of our travels around Tuscany as we savored and relished the local Tuscan wines and cuisine. Eating in these hill towns became a most memorable experience: Castellina in Chianti for its excellent pasta dishes and Chianti Classico wine, Siena for its local Sienese cuisine, Pienza for its special Pecorino di Pienza cheese, Montepulciano for its robust Vino Nobile, and San Gimignano for its classic cuisine and Vernaccia wine. |
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| In Search of the Perfect Grape |
| We spent Saturday night in Siena. This medieval city was enchanting with its narrow streets, its beautiful Gothic cathedral richly decorated with inlaid marble floors and beautiful Siena artwork, and its huge main square �Il Campo.� Every year the festival �Il Palio� (dating back to the Middle Ages) takes place on this square. At this time the outer ring of Il Campo becomes a racetrack with the spectators standing in the middle. |
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| Il Campo |