17 Nov 2019
Gianmaria met us at our cruise ship in a big a comfortable van and took us on a tour of Pisa, San Gimignano and Volterra.
Along the way he pointed out items of interest and spoke about life in Italy now and in history. The Etruscan civilization that founded and live in the area pre-dates Greece and Rome. Very interesting.
If you have seen the Netflix series "the Medici" it was filmed in Volterra. On top of a great tour we asked him to chose places to eat lunch and Gelato. Fantastic choices.
He also recommended places we should eat the next day in Florence. These were the best meals we had in Italy. He recommended we eat a Lampredotto sandwich, a Florentine tradition. With trepidation we did eat them and they were really good. But try it before you ask what it is... Thank you Gianmaria.