Tuscany Travel Diary - Day 3: Siena

04 September 2015


Hey guys, sorry for the time gap between posts but August has been full of days at the library studying for my exams and I simply couldn't find the energy to sort through the enormous amount of photos we took. Here's a small selection of the beautiful day we spent in Siena. I very much looked forward to visiting this little town because I have great memories of running around on the Piazza del Campo with my class mates when I was a kid. I wanted to see if the shell-shaped piazza was as beautiful in reality as it had been in my mind (and it was!).

  After a short walk from the station, we arrived at Siena's grand city walls. Without any need for a map, the narrow streets led us straight to the city centre, the Piazza del Campo. From there we went to the Siena Cathedral, by the far the most impressive piece of architecture we've seen on our trip! The fun part was, there's now a behind the scenes tour which allows you to go up the higher floors of the cathedral. From the Museo dell'Opera we also got an amazing view over the city. It's very touristic but I think this tour is a must for anyone visiting Siena for the first time.

Afterwards we went for some gelato at La Vecchia Latteria, some of the best we had! You can find the little shop in a quiet street about 5 minutes from the cathedral. One last tip: don't forget to look at the view from the city before leaving its walls. Siena's historical center is situated quite high up the hills which gives you an amazing panorama over its countryside!

I'll try to get the rest of our trip online asap!
Happy September ❤❤❤


1. View over the Piazza del Campo and the Torre del Mangia - 2. Oh hi there! - 3. Refreshments on the Piazza del Campo - 4. Cute vespa - 5. Stairs to the crypt of the cathedral - 6. Taken during the cathedral tour  7. One of Siena's city walls - 8. View on the countryside from the city - 9. The Duomi di Siena & gelato from La Vecchia Latteria (Instagram)

Tuscany Travel Diary - Day 2: Pisa

09 August 2015



Honestly the only reason I wanted to go to Pisa was to eat pizza and take that obligatory 'leaning against the tower photo' but the city turned out to be more than just the Piazza dei Miracoli, which is by the way super crowded. I much more enjoyed the less touristic places like the Piazza dei Cavalieri or The Knight's Square where you'll find a statue of Cosimo de' Medici. I love anything to do with the Medici family ever since watching Da Vinci's Demons.

A little closer to the Arno, in the medieval heart of Pisa, Piazza delle Vettovaglie is situated. It's a small square with a daily food market offering many Italian specialities. And talking about specialities, just around the corner of the piazza at La Bottega del Gelato you can eat some of the city's best gelato while looking out on the Ponte di Mezzo. If you arrive in Pisa by train like we did, this will probably be the bridge you'll cross on the way to Piazza dei Miracoli.

Traveling through Tuscany by train is fairly easy (and cheap!) but it does have some disadvantages. For example, I wish we could've explored more of Pisa's countryside too. We took the bus from Pisa to Florence when we arrived in Italy and on the way we passed these magical fields full of sunflowers. Sadly you can't just hop off the bus or the train wherever you want. So I'd definitely like to do a road trip through the area in a few years as well.

Happy Sunday! ❤


1. The Leaning Tower of Pisa - 2. Pretty houses near the University of Pisa - 3. The Duomo di Pisa - 4. Pizzaaaaa - 5. The Ponte di Mezzo - 6. One of those charming narrow streets  7 & 9. Me somewhere along the Arno - 8. La Bottega del Gelato
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