Our last day in Tuscany was a trip through the wine community of Montalcino and then a wondrous afternoon atop Pienza, a Renaissance community built by Pius II. Here are some pictures:
Here’s Montalcino atop its own Tuscan hill:

A vineyard down the hillside from Montalcino:

From Pienza, a nice shot of the Tuscan hills:

Tuscan cheese, and I wish I could include the “fragrance”!

Our last two days were up near Switzerland, in Stresa. Here is dinner at “di Amici’s”:

We crossed the Swiss border and visited Ascona — a lovely setting: