The villages are part of the Garfagnana region of northern Tuscany, it is an area of valleys and mountains. But a word of warning - if you suffer from hay fever, don't visit in spring - the air is thick with pollen. Most of the town are medieval with Barga (no folks not Bargo) being a popular tourist spot. Great bars & ristorantes can be found in most of the towns and of course - we have tried one or two.
Montecarlo (not to be confused with the Monte-carlo casino) Once again another pretty village - each village has it's own charm but after a while - they all start to look alike.
We visited the village of Volterra - which is the Italian town in the movie "Twilight" (although it wasn't actally filmed in Volterra - it was filmed in Montepulciano) - It was a large town with lots of historical sites. It did have a vampire cult which could have been the reason why the author used the town for the book.
We found a friendly cafe for lunch
ASSISI (UMBRIA REGION)
Approaching the Basilica di San Francesco (Basilica of St Fancis) certainly was an impressive sight.
St Francis is the patron saint of animals & the ecology (my kind of person) - The structure was completed in the mid 1200's.
Rob & I saying a prayer before entering the church
town square
The best pastry shops we have seen so far - trying to choose was difficult
Wild boar is part of the local cuisine - I enjoyed a very flavoursome wild boar ragout.
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