The Best of Tuscany Part 4: Chianti, Arezzo and Cortona

From Siena, we spent almost two hours driving through the scenic SR222 route. it's basically a road that traverses the whole of Chianti from Siena to Firenze. If you look it up on Google, or click the link I have here, you will see that it is quite famous for the scenery.

Driving along the famous SR222 -- the scenic route that cuts across the Chianti Region between Siena and Firenze

From Chianti, we actually headed back to Siena for one last night. And the next day, we drove to Cortona. one of the best parts of our Tuscan trip was staying at this lovely hotel in Cortona called Relais Borgo San Pietro.

A beautiful place to have an apéro -- my favorite prosecco and hubby's Spritz

We also took an afternoon to visited Arezzo because i've always wanted to visit this chapel which is the setting for the movie, The English Patient. remember that romantic scene with Juliette Binoche? i was quite surprised to find the Basilica di San Francesco quite small. It was charming, nevertheless.

The last part of my Tuscany Trip takes us to The Chianti Region, Arezzo and Cortona. These posts can now be found by clicking on the links that take you to my travel site, escapecapades.com.