Category Archives: Motorcycle rides

The last day was a shorter day, to return to the motorcycle rental shop by 3pm closing time. (COVID hours) Anghiari, with a small castle straight out of a fairy tale. After this, our final stop, Adrian’s bike wouldn’t start. … Continue reading →

Today’s itinerary was Todi, Assisi, Gubbio, Cortona. Assisi was fine, but not being Catholic, St. Francis isn’t particularly relevant to me. I knew nothing about him except he was a monk, he was a saint, he founded the Franciscan order, … Continue reading →

Today we rode through southern Tuscany, a little bit of Lazio, and into Umbria. We visited four towns built upon isolated hills, natural fortresses defended by with sheer walls of rock. First was Pitigliano, where we slept last night. It’s … Continue reading →

First day. We escaped out from under the storms in Firenze with an autostrada sprint south past Siena. Through meandering roads and small towns we reached our Airbnb in Pitigliano. Map to come in the future when I figure out … Continue reading →