Toscana

Early Thursday morning, BCSP headed off into the Tuscan hills for a 2 day holiday organized by the program. We stopped at Monteriggioni, Siena, Sant'Anna in Camprena, Pienza, Montelcino, and Sant Antimo. It was a busy two days, full of friends, laughter, and sun.

In Siena, we had a tour and got to the Duomo and learned all about the culture of the Palio of Siena which takes place two times a year, once  July2nd  and again August 16th .

Thursday night we stayed in an old monastery that is now an Agriturismo. The grounds were beautiful, we watched the sunset, and ate a delicious traditional Tuscan meal.

Friday morning we stopped at Pienza and we're excited to see the trapazoidial piazza which influenced Renaissance urban design. We continued on to Montelcino, where we stopped to pick up lunch for our 8 kilometer hike, but we're surprised with a grocery store strike. 

Continuing on through the beautiful country side we stopped at a contadina to see and learn how they make the famous Brunello wine. We got to taste test two different wines, bask in the sun, and relax before we continued on the hike to Sant Antimo.