For centuries travelers of all walks of life have traveled to Rome, the Eternal City. They travel with the saying “All roads lead to Rome” in their virtual luggage.
We start this blog with a video depicting our journey from Siena to Rome. From the olive groves and vineyards of Tuscany through the mountains of Umbria to the Eternal City.
In this blog we also share a selection of beautiful images of the two historic cities and the landscapes in the open-air museum called Italy.
This is the route we drove:
Siena and surroundings
We experience Tuscany in the fall. It is October, the summer is over and the harvests are being or have been brought in. Most of the vines are bare, but the olive trees bear plenty, they are only picked from November until well into spring.
We camp near Siena at Agriturismo Il Sambuco , in the olive grove with a view over the area.
We take the bus into town, which stops a few hundred meters from the campsite.
Siena is familiar territory for Sonja, she learned Italian here in 2009.
The city welcomes us with beautiful autumn weather, we enjoy the historical places and buildings.
Umbria
We have an appointment with Ivette and Luc in Bevagna. Luc is a friend of Sonja and they haven’t seen each other for about 40 years, exciting.
In gespannen verwachting rijden we door Umbrië, het landschap is wat rauwer dan in Toscane, met hogere toppen en diepere dalen. De wijn- en olijfgaarden staan er goed bij, een goede oogst dit jaar!
Seeing Luc again and getting to know Ivette is nice. We catch up on the past and present, get old cows out of the ditch and share our dreams for the future. We drink a glass or something and eat together, in short, we have it good.
After this pleasant re-acquaintance, we set out for the Eternal City through sunny Umbria.
Rome
For centuries, the Eternal City has been a destination for pilgrims and travellers, gladiators and centurions, nuns and priests, in short, visitors of all kinds. Every traveler knows that all roads lead to Rome. But you have to experience for yourself that the city is so rich in history.
We were previously in this city in May 2010, with our friends Petra and Willem. We then extensively visited the city from our hotel room near the Spanish Steps.
Now we camp outside the city at Hu Open Air camping Fabulous Village, a large park with many holiday homes and permanent tents and an area for campers and our own tents. We reach the city by bus and metro, buses 70 and 709 stop about 300 meters from the campsite.
This time we are going to the city for two days. According to Sonja’s pedometer, we walk 21 and 15 kilometers and are very tired after these two intensive days.
But what was it worth: the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, the Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon, the Spanish Steps and of course the Vatican. And the weather is still cooperating, the predicted rain has never happened and the terraces are inviting. In short, we enjoy.
