Wednesday, May 10, 2017 - Sometimes simple is the best
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| Monteriggioni - a small circular hamlet from medieval times with 14 towers around the town walls |
On our way to our new location today, we stopped to take a break at Monteriggioni for half an hour, while Michael found us some lemon and Fanta orange sodas. It's an interesting town - been there twice before - very small hamlet, walled circular town.
We next headed south to reach Montepulciano and our next location, the Villa Cicolina: www.villacicolina.it We are returning to stay after our visit there 12 years ago.
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| Trattoria "Pit Stop" - we took a chance on lunch at the charming (?) little spot |
We decided to grab something quick for lunch, as our dinner reservations at the Villa aren’t until 8 PM. We found a small Bar/Trattoria called “Pitstop” about 5 KM outside of Montepulciano. It is right next to a large new hospital complex, and had a dozen cars in the parking lot at 2:30 PM in the afternoon – a good sign, we thought.
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| My simple and delicious lunch - tagliocini (fatto a casa) con tartufo nero (freshly shaved black truffles) |
Indeed, it was quaint, with a grandfatherly chef who had retired from Roma. His daughter-in-law was our waitress, and her daughter was sitting at a nearby table working on her homework.
We had the daily specials – (piatti di oggi) – tagliocini con tartufo nero for me and spaghetti con le vongole for Mike. Both plates were simple and delicious – Mike had at least 2 dozen small clams the size of a nickel, sweet and tasty.
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| Mike's favorite - spaghetti with clams (le vongole) - sweet, tasty and plentiful |
Next stop, the Villa Cicolina just outside Montepulciano. Ready for our next adventure!
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| View of Montepulciano from the vineyards near Villa Cicolina |
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