A Grand Retirement Adventure by Alan Blake: Part 3
We flew out of GSP, a small and friendly airport with easy check-in. In order to fly to Italy in the age of COVID-19, we were required to take a rapid COVID test within 24 hours of departure. Delta...
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Arriving in Italy and making our way to our apartment involved getting to the train station, walking to the hotel, and staying overnight. We had heavy bags and the weather was very cold, so we...
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If staying on a long-term visa, as permisso da soggiorno must be completed within eight business days of arrival. The kit is obtained from the post office. The Italian postal service offers services in...
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We have been in Montepulciano for three weeks. Due to COVID and cooler weather, we go out sparingly. We go to the supermercato and some other stores for food. We have tried two pizza places for “fast...
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A Grand Retirement Adventure by Alan Blake: Part 7
The winter is definitely the off season in Tuscany. The streets in the small towns often have few people, except on weekends and holidays. Many of the restaurants and stores in Montepulciano are...
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Odd observations: If you are coming to Italy, be sure to have a credit card that does not charge for foreign transaction fees. Several competing companies have such cards and, in the long run, can...
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A Grand Retirement Adventure by Alan Blake: Part 9
In the height of Montepulciano is the Duomo (cathedral). The diocese consists of Montepulciano, Chiusi, Pienza and surrounding small towns. There is also a cathedral in Chiusi (see part 7), and both...
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Streets, roads and highways in Italy can be an adventure. Outside major cities, and even in parts of those cities, many streets have no sidewalks, or the sidewalk has become a parking lot or a...
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A Grand Retirement Adventure by Alan Blake: Part 11
Tuscany has many hill towns. Such towns invite day trips for exploring and wandering, with unexpected bits of history, art, and culture. Have good walking shoes and anticipate walking up and down...
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A Grand Retirement Adventure by Alan Blake: Part 12
Assisi, in Umbria, is a hill town of great note. From Montepulciano, an hour drive makes a great daytrip. The Basilicas of Saint Francis (San Francesco) and Saint Clare (Santa Chiara) are located...
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