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Shopping in Pienza was a Pleasant Surprise

April 14, 2013 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Pienza Shopping

There’s More to Pienza Shopping than Just Pecorino Cheese: Pienza, we were told, is famous for its pecorino cheese, but apart from this cheesy bit of intelligence, we had no expectations of doing any shopping when we paid a visit to this Tuscan hill town. We arrived at 9:30 in the morning and the place […]

Filed Under: Shopping Tagged With: pecorino cheese, shopping in pienza, shopping in tuscany, things to buy in pienza, tuscan wine

Getting Advice on Brunello di Montalcino Wines in Siena

April 2, 2013 By Helen Page 4 Comments

Tuscan Wines in Siena

At Cantina del Brunello in Siena We Got Great Advice on Brunello Wines: On our walk back to Piazza San Domenico, where our coach was waiting, we came across a wine cellar that had a large selection of what looked like quality wines. It was the ‘Brunello’ in name of the shop – Cantina del […]

Filed Under: Shopping Tagged With: brunello, brunello di montalcino, italian red wine, siena wine, tuscan wine, what to buy in siena

Shopping in San Gimignano

February 28, 2013 By Helen Page 9 Comments

San Gimignano pottery

For Those Looking to Shop in San Gimignano, there is Plenty to Buy Here: San Gimignano is not known as a shopping destination, but for those who love to shop, there are plenty of things you can buy here. In this town there are many shops selling handicraft such as ceramics and woodcraft, embroidery, leather […]

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