Italia Oggi reports that the province of Siena offers the highest quality of life in Italy these days, moving up from the number six slot last year.
Hey, the air is fresh (not many of those pesky factories about) and the nearby Crete Senese, the clay hills covered with grain, are worth exploring. And if you have an urge to get packed into the Campo with a zillion other screaming and sweating people, you can try to get a ticket to the Palio, the famous horse race run in summer.
But if you want to travel slow without the tourist hordes, you might want to consider an off-season vacation in the countryside. It’s beautiful, especially the area south of Siena already mentioned, the Crete Senese. Go a bit further south, and you’re in Brunello territory. If you care about wine, this is the place you’ll want to be–near Montepulciano and Montalcino.
Il Poggiolo Siena Province Vacation Rental
Vacation rentals are numerous in this part of Tuscany. Il Poggiolo, shown on the left, is one of the 3 apartments in a 17th century villa, situated in the center of a garden. It’s not so far from San Gimignano, you know, the tower place.
You might be surprised to see lots of columns with a she-wolf suckling a couple of infants while you’re strolling the center of Siena. You might suddenly think you’re in Rome or something.
It turns out that Siena was founded by Senius, son of Remus, who was the brother of Romulus.
So that’s the connection. Just so you know.
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