The convent was just what a convent should be, quiet, non tourist and peaceful. We wandered the site having trouble coming to terms with the fact that it was erected circa. 1211 and also housed St Francis of Assisi.
Next, heading back down the hill and passing the town of Cortona for another day, we stopped in at Camucia. The town was having their once a year event, where the streets are all closed and mostly clothes are sold from vans. There would have been at least 200 vans selling clothes, kitchen utensils, bags and scarves in the streets.
We did however, manage to find the local butcher setup with beer and porchetta pane (roast pork rolls)
We spent the afternoon relaxing back at LaMaesta and having a swim in the pool.
Later in the day we went for a quick drive to Monte San Savino, a hill town close by, but didn't realise that most businesses would be closed when we were there at 3pm. Without much to do or see we had an expresso at the bar for 1 euro each.
The evening was spent with the other guests of LaMaesta, where we had many laughs and ate our way through the delicious meal prepared by Colleen and the cooking class students Lou and Di.
Tomorrow, What will we see in Siena?
We stayed at convents for the whole month that I was in Italy. They were fantastic.All were really old with lots of history,and cheap as.
ReplyDeleteLove the pork rolls too.Cheers.
We stayed at convents for the whole month that I was in Italy. They were fantastic.All were really old with lots of history,and cheap as.
ReplyDeleteLove the pork rolls too.Cheers.