Angela
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Rick Steves visits the Etruscans in Volterra, stays in an agriturismo near Pienza, goes on a truffle hunt and visits a winery in Montepulciano...Along the way he eats a lot of good food, and gets introduced to the "Slow Food" Movement.
You'll also get a chance to see real, live, Tuscans.
As to Volterra, he takes you not only to the museum but to an Etruscan tomb. Amazing that such a priceless ancient tomb is left to the care of the farming family that found it on their land. It's moldering away, but what can you do? Every time someone puts a shovel in the earth some ancient artifact pops out.
You'll also get a chance to see real, live, Tuscans.
As to Volterra, he takes you not only to the museum but to an Etruscan tomb. Amazing that such a priceless ancient tomb is left to the care of the farming family that found it on their land. It's moldering away, but what can you do? Every time someone puts a shovel in the earth some ancient artifact pops out.