Autumnal weekend in Tuscany
Always a fantastic area to visit, a combination of fewer visitors and autumn colours makes this time of year perfect for a quick visit to Tuscany, as ever camera at hand. It also makes the sunrise starts a little more civilised as there’s no need to get up in the middle of the night. On previous visits I’d decided to get out to the vineyards near San Gimignano for sunrise, and to make sure tripod, filters and cable release were all ready in the camera bag.
Off next to Volterra, a favourite hill-town, and lucky to find an autumnal food festival on the go, or least the new crop of olive oil. Cheeses, meats, truffles, olive oils and chocolates all had to be tasted, before heading of to Volterra’s bra bar for a plate of local ham and cheese washed down by a very pleasant local San Gervasio wine – very pleasant!
A trip to Lucca didn’t quite work as there was an enormous festival on, so couldn’t get near the centre, and headed off to Vaireggio for a quick meal and some people-watching as that’s what the place seems designed for. One more early start had me heading towards Cascaino Terme only to detour off into the hills – which vineyard to photograph? Opted for one near Soiana, but there were plenty of options.
Two final stops on the short visit were San Miniato where I was taken by the sidelight through the brick columns and the two contrasting figures, occupied in completely different ways! Finally en route to the airport we stopped at the beach at Marina di Pisa for a picnic and a last quick taste of the local wine. If you are reading and can recommend a good restaurant in Marina di Pisa do please let me know….
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