Italy

The Roannais to the Italian city of Siena by Brian Franklin

Friday, July 29th, 2011

Within a day’s steady drive away from our base in the Roannais, Rhône-Alpes you can be walking through the Piazzo de Campo in the wonderful, medieval city of Siena (spelt Sienna in English) in the heart of the Chianti region of Italy. Stunning and beautiful with medieval and ancient history oozing out of its  fascinating [...]

From the Roannais to Pasta, Parmesan, and Prosecco in Italy !

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

Once again, I have to say, it is simply easy by car to get to some beautiful parts of  France, Spain, and Italy from our base in the Roannais, Rhône-Alpes. This time, a fast auto-route with stunning, mountainous views through part of the French and Italian Alps to the north east of Lyon, straight in [...]