Before travelling to Poppi, one of my classmates and I were assigned the presentation to the rest of the classes on various aspects of the city; so I had a small idea of where we would be travelling the following day. However, I...
Nestled in between the Apennine Mountains in Tuscany, there’s a quiet little town known as Poppi. One of the distinctive features of this hidden treasure is the medieval castle that towers over the town from the top of the hill. Poppi was a...
Visiting Poppi was a unique experience I'm so glad I got to have. We stayed in a convent, which much of the class was not pleased about but I actually found quite refreshing. Everything was so simple. Our rooms just contained beds. There...
Yesterday evening we made it to Bologna; the rain and dark skies made the city seem the least lively of everywhere that we have been so far but luckily the sun came out with bright blue skies today. Our first and only...
When visiting Italy, it is very easy to simply visit the big staple cities such as Rome, Florence, and Venice, with lots of people and big arrows basically saying "tourists go here," but through limiting oneself to big cities, people often lose the...
Getting to visit Poppi was a real eye opener; with all of the hustle and bustle of cities, I had nearly forgotten that there are much quieter places in Italy. This quaint village is located in the Province of Arezzo, and it's been...