A Walk in Tuscany

Hello, Dear Friends! In my last post I promised to take you on 

a little walk around the village of Montici in the 

beautiful region of Tuscany. 

Come along with me and we will explore this charming place 

on a beautiful, late summer morning. 

The magical sound of church bells begins the day. 

A map of the village hung on a wall. 

Some of the villas were shut up for the season already. 

We had to duck into doorways to let vehicles pass in some places. 

I found one that was just my size! 

My son and grandson. 

Pretty pots of flowers tucked everywhere. 

Well-worn stairs

We had to wait several days to find this little shop open. 

I bought a few small gifts and souvenirs, 

hand-painted wine stoppers, and a pretty tablecloth here. 

Table linens, scarfs, and small kitchen or bar-ware items

 are always on my list to buy as lovely and useful souvenirs 

of my travels. Small artwork and regional cookbooks are on the list, too. 

All so easy to pack and don't take up much space. 

A friendly cat came to greet us. 

Many of the villas had these thick, rough doors 

tucked into a separate entrance. 

I found out that they were old stable doors! 

Of course! People needed some place to park the donkey

and keep chickens and pigs! 

The village had everything to sustain itself

in days gone by.  

A place to tie up your cart? 

Everything was so neat and clean. 

This one was well-loved. 

Beautiful doors and hand-worked lace curtains. 

A little pass-through window. 

I saw an episode of Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy, and 

he explained these little windows as a place 

where you can buy a glass of wine! 

You just tap on the window

to see if they are open for business! 

A nice photo of son, Gabe. 

We were there to celebrate his 40th birthday. 

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Interesting lichens and a drip pool that must have taken 

many, many years to form. 

Beautiful lace panels. 

Old stable doors and window. 

This looks like some type of official entrance, maybe. 

This villa was so charming, with arched doorways, 

rooftop garden and stone bench. 

It was nestled into a nice courtyard, too. 

Many family residences have their own unique medallion. 

A very medieval-looking doorway! 

Um...I won't say it. Lol! 

Romeo, Romeo, where art thou, Romeo?

Gabe's dear MIL, Jayne, checking out the flowers. 

Church doors. 

A tiny church. 

My DIL, Jen tries to reassure a scared kitten. 

A tiny heart puddle. 

Ramblin' Man under an olive tree. 

Thank you for coming along with me, Dear Friends! 

I hope you enjoyed our stroll through Montici! 

xx

Next time we will prepare an authentic Italian meal together. 

I hope you will join me! 

xx