Autumn 2012 I made a short road trip through Tuscany and Umbria. I visited all the obvious places, the Val d'Orcia, Siena, San Gimignano, Montepulciano, one not so obvious place, the Carrara Marble Quarry and of course, the most obvious place, Florence.

Tuscany
Somewhere in the Val d'Orcia
Tuscany
Looking down from the hilltop town of Montepulciano

Tuscany is, of course, known both for its wine and olive oil

Red rooftops in San Gimignano
Red rooftops in San Gimignano

I climbed one of the towers in San Gimignano

Cheese shop Pienza
A cheese shop in Pienza. Unfortunately, I couldn't take much home as I was travelling by plane.
A door in Montepulciano
Tuscany

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