Sue Baker enjoyed sharing Tuscany with her kids when they were teenagers. They’ve grown up since, and Sue has very recently become a grandma. We hope she’ll get to take her grandson to Italy some day. In the meantime, Sue’s observations remain relevant today. I have always loved to see my children in awe…
1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTours. Recently we took two UnTours. The first was in October 2012, when we returned to Quebec City where we had spent our honeymoon 50 years ago. It was as delightful as we remembered it. Definitely deserves a return visit. It’s a great UnTours North…
1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. My last UnTour was to Alsace and Tuscany. Alsace was beautiful and we loved the little villages. Tuscany is simply amazing. 2. Why did you choose to go there? I chose Alsace as I had never been to that region of France. I chose…
Of course I am partial after 15 years of working on UnTours’ Italian team, but Le Chiuse is one of my favorite spots in all of Europe, not just Tuscany. I love the setting and scenery, love the character and age of the stone buildings, love the family who owns and nurtures it. I’ve watched…
1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour? Our most recent UnTour trip was to Tuscany. We spent two weeks in an apartment at the beautiful Le Chiuse vineyard near Montalcino. It was so informative to see first hand the operation of a multi-generational family-owned vineyard. We took numerous day trips in…
This is a favorite of ours and seemed worth revisiting as the first of two Palio days approaches in Siena on July 2. This historic horse race is a critical part of Siena’s culture, and a favorite spectacle for visitors to the Tuscan UnTour. All photos by Andrea Cancelliere. I arrive on the back of…
1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. In the fall of 2012, we took a 3-week UnTour in Italy: one week at the Poggiarellino wine farm in Tuscany, one at an olive farm in Umbria, and a third in Rome, where our apartment (Zingari) was close to the Colosseum. We had…
1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. My wife, Margaret, and I spent a glorious and unhurried week in Tuscany staying in an apartment on a farm with views of the rolling countryside dotted with terracotta roofed homes, olive orchards, and vineyards with carpets of wild mustard and red poppies. We…
1. Tell us a little bit about your most recent UnTour. We arranged a visit to Bettona, Umbria, in Italy for one week and then to Vienna for the second week. We needed to make our own air arrangements but it was easy enough to do. We loved being in the hilltop village with access…