Cycling inTuscany is intoxicating at any time of year, but springtime is especially enticing. Covering so much territory while breathing in the perfume of spring flowers and watching the Tuscan earth bursting with such energy is a heady experience. Today, guiding a bike tour, these were just a few of the Tuscan treasures that we saw along the road...
Wild, elegant iris flanking the roads. Beholding them in their natural environment is a gift!
Sangiovese grapes just starting to pop from the vines....new life is so invigorating to see! What does this year's harvest have in store?
We were only 2k into our ride when we were greeted by a small flock of sheep! Pecorino in the making!
And oh! The olive trees are frizzante with bubbly baby olives growing from their leaves...
Stupefied by the allure of spring popping around us, we had to take a pause and headed to Le Corti winery for a fabulous lunch, wine/olive oil tasting and a tour of the wine cellars and olive press...
After which we saw Massimo picking the most luscious bing cherries from his enormous front yard tree in Chiesanuova! As we gazed in awe from the road, he invited us in through the front gate, climbed up the ladder and brought us a basket full of cherries. He wouldn't let me leave without giving me his telephone number, so cute! I pass by this house several times a week and never noticed the tree, because it was never so ripe with fruit. Massimo and I are now friends for life!
Artichokes budding like roses!
Happy clients! See the sheep in the background?
Peaches in the foreground, Florence in the distance
Another sensational day on the road. I will never tire of this!
