Cyclists pre-empted too much wine tasting! Incredible castle toured with our cute driver.

The Tuscan countryside in its full glory! \240

Zetas stealing a shot!

Bike race !

Next stop Castelinna in Chianti cute town Centro for lunch and stroll before …more wine tasting!

On to the vineyard …

Zignarelli famous Italian movie producer vineyard in Chianti for wine tour and tasting and procurement.

From one Zignarellis cowboy movies!

Croatian oak

CORTONA ITALY,TUSCANY October 4

Etruscan Museum visit

Wooly Mammoth molars and bones

Tales from the crypt! Found in local Sodo tomb pre 1 ad

Tuscan incredible views everywhere!

Seen in the Cortona Park Tree of Life Sculptures.

No trip is complete without selfies!

Deruta pottery this the place for the most beauteous ceramics!

Everywhere you turn there is an incredible pottery shop with the resident painter.

The town benches are ceramic pottery. \240Could not tell what the bathrooms looked like — they were locked up!

Clean pretty streets…

Totally cool pottery guitars and a new old-fangled IPhone megaphone!

The Last Supper pictured in the town church with Pottery wall deco below.

Montepulciano next stop —

We missed the cooking class- thanks Leo for the app update! But they made up for it with dinner at Palazzo di Paizano with wine pairings.

Goodbye Hotel Villa Marsili we loved the stay the humongous incredible breakfast and we will be back to Cortona one day! Off to Naples!!

Map

Awaiting the seasick to \240vacate the body!

Cab ride tour co $150 euro later

Incredible lunch

Excellent restaurant in Ischea. Nebillo wine was excellent for lunch

Incredible olive oil!

Out of the pouring rain!

Adorable church where the pope visited in 2002.

Love the ceramic tiles everywhere.

The best pizza in Italy. \240Dough comprised of three types of flour rises for 100 hours (?). Toppings included boiled potatoes and straticella cheese, prosciutto and figs and parm. \240Incroyable!

So many toppings!

Book chairs… tried the rolls with sweet cream cheese and sardines …street food tour.

Porky pig place incredible ham and pork.

Suppli rice balls too!!

Local Spumante better than Prosecco!

Cici e pepi and Macchieretti ( short sleeve) and best gelato for dessert.

Savoy Hotel best spot going — rooftop bar!

Medusa

Poser, my poser…

Good luck piazza fountain peeps drinking the city water!

Spanish steps —Kelly almost got arrested lying on the steps.