Next Stop: Siena

 We made a couple of stops on our way to Siena.  First was a recently discovered Etruscan tomb named Tomb of the Quadriga Infernale.  This tomb was discovered on an annual excavation of the surrounding area and is one of the most significant discoveries of Estrucology in decades.

It was one of those experiences that could have only happened on a trip like this.  And I don’t think it would have had the same effect as it did had I taken the time to research and find such an amazing side trip.  And even if I had taken the time to try to find such a gem I probably wouldn't have been successful.  Even thought the frescoes in this tomb are the most significant archeological Etruscan find in the last 10 years, they haven't made it to mainstream tourism.

None of us were as excited as we should have been on our way there, but as we walked back to the bus through the Tuscan fields, it was all we could talk about.  We had already visited the roman monuments that we had been dreaming about for months, but so far this was the coolest thing we had seen. 

The second stop was a small Tuscan town called Sarteano.

It was all very quaint and small and charming and it made me so grateful to be out of the big city and on to our next adventure.

friendliest waiter in Sarteano.

Cat, Gerasimos, Dan

Megan, Alison, & Gaby