Spain – Days 7, 8 & 9:  Ambasmestas to Sergovia to Madrid
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Spain – Days 7, 8 & 9: Ambasmestas to Sergovia to Madrid

After our single night stay in Ambasmestas we began our drive to our next destination, Sergovia, Spain. This leg of our journey took us through an agricultural area of Spain, with large fields of grain and herds of sheep. Among the nearly flat fields were rocky mounds and atop one of these, near Mota del Marques…

Earl Moore Photography
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Tuscany: Castello di Brolio

We had scheduled a tour of the Castello di Brolio and then nearby dinner for our last evening in Tuscany. However due to a late start and a longer drive then anticipated we missed joining the tour group. “The impressive Castello di Brolio dominates the southern Chianti Classico countryside and has done so for over ten centuries.

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Venice to Florence, Italy, stops along the drive

The drive from Venice, Italy, to Florence, Italy was our first real introduction to the rural Italian.  When we had drove from Milan to Venice it was late evening via toll highways which offered few views of the areas were were passing through.  For our drive to Florence we selected secondary roads to enjoy some of the flavors of smaller Italian towns and countryside.