Chris and Lene on Tour

After leaving Bolgheri we continued along the coast of the Ligurian Sea until we reached Genova. First of all, we would find one of the best, and most genuine, Pesto Genovese. After some investigation, we figured out that we could buy this by Il Trofiaio at Piazzale Bligny in the northern part of Genova. And yes, it was a fabulous pesto. At Il Trofiaio they…

We are now getting closer to the coast of the Ligurian Sea. Here we visit La Maremmana. It is a buffalo farm where they use the milk from the buffalos to make the mozzarella di bufala, buffalo mozzarella, and other cheeses as well as butter and milk. We arrived in the morning because we wanted to see how the real mozzarella di bufala is made.…

After leaving Agriturismo Piombaia by Montalcino we drove to Siena, one of the most important medieval cities in Tuscany. Not far from the city centre, there is a big parking area for campers, and in short walking distance from the parking the bus to Siena takes off. The historic centre of Siena is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is also full of beautiful old…

  After leaving the winery, Fattoria Casa Sola, we headed for Pienza, still in Tuscany. Pienza is more or less mostly known for the cheese, Pecorino de Pienza, although Pecorino can come from many other regions. The traditional, made from sheep’s milk, Pecorino di Pienza is made through a special process where the ageing takes place in wooden barriques for at least 90 days. The…

The next stop on our tour was planned to be San Gimignano. It turned out to be impossible to find a place for parking the camper. After a couple of rounds, we drove to a camper parking lot by Santa Lucia, just over 2 kilometres from San Gimignano. From there we could go by bus directly to the gate of the old town. The local…

    After leaving Radda we drove to the winery Castelvecchi, with the full name Premiata Fattoria di Castelvecchi in Chianti. A beautiful place in the highest hills of Radda in Chianti. Here we had booked a guided tour of the old, old winery and of course a wine tasting. The cellar is a mix of modern equipment very old and beautiful original barrels from…

  Our next visit on our “Grand Tour di Italia”, we had searched for something special, something very Italian. We ended up with the most interesting pasta production in the little town of Strada In Chianti. The pasta producer, Pastificio Artigiano Fabbri, where pasta has been made by the same family (5 generations), at the same square, in the same way, since 1893. Yes, for…

After visiting the three Acetaias, we left Modena after lunch. We had, what turned out to be a longer than expected, a long drive to our next destination. And the first three places where we had expected to stay for the night, were either noisy, had a too-narrow entrance, or were fully occupied. But then, by using the CamperContact app, we found a nice parking…