Though much of our visit was plagued by rain -- including major flooding during our week in Cessole -- we still saw enough sunny days, ate enough fantastic food, and enjoyed enough spectacular architecture and scenery that we are already dreaming of our next vacation to this beautiful country.
Our story begins in Bergamo
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Check out Siena
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Devil's Bridge, was a medieval architectural wonder.
We spend our second week in Barga
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High in the hills above our rented farmhouse stood the ancient village of Sommocolonia
On a drive through the mountains above Barga, we found a fortress
We visited Lucca, which was about 45 minutes drive from our Barga farmmouse, three times that week.
Our third week we spent in Cessole, an even more rural setting in the Piemonte region of Italy.
Among the things we discovered near Cessole was an old monastery that was undergoing restoration.
Aqui Terme was the closest city.
We also visited Alba
And Savona
Ever wondered about the the facilities in Italy?
After three weeks of traveling, we were ready to go home.