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Tuscan Rain


Posted on Jul 4, 2019

This is one of my earliest travel essays, written during a memorable fortnight in 2005 when my friends and I shared a villa in a family-owned vineyard, an agriturismo, near the  small Tuscan town of Greve. Tuscany is known for its picturesque landscapes, quaint villages and world-class cities, which are bastions of art and architecture. Many of us dream of spending summers “under the Tuscan sun”.  But on days when the weather is less than ideal, summer rain can be surprisingly satisfying…

Tuscan Rain. August 2005

I like the rain. My first and last days in Tuscany were rain-filled. I liked curling up under my blanket on my first night in Greve, listening to the rain as it battered the villa and to the wind as it swatted the doors and windows. 

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