Creber Girls Adventure: A relaxing couple of days - Tavarnelle Val di Pesa and Greve in Chianti

On Wednesday and Thursday we had quiet days relaxing by the pool, going to the markets and shops, going for drives in the country to little villages and doing school work. It was another beautiful sunny hot couple of days.

We went to our local Tavarnelle Val de Pesa markets and bought some fruit and vegetables and some nice clothes. Holly got a pink dress, a peach colour singlet top, 2 headbands and a cardigan.

When we were walking back from the markets we saw this place that looked like a public toilet but when we got closer we found out that it was a water filling station where the locals foll their water bottles up for free. The water here is bore water so the council provides clean water in the town. It was really funny.

We went out for dinner to a clifftop restaurant in nearby Barbarino Val de Elsa. We had pizza, lasagne, spaghetti and bruschetta. Holly enjoyed the lasagne but she thought her mum still cooks better lasagne by far. Erin enjoyed the gelato the most.

We sat in our courtyard in the afternoon and did some english and maths including researching and composing our blogs. We did some work with Italian language and numbers.

On Thursday we went to Greve which is a town in Tuscany. It is named after the small river that runs through it. It is the main town in the Chianti wine district which stretches south of Florence to just north of Siena. It is famous for its wine production. It was a beautiful little town and pretty quiet because it is way off the main roads. We walked around the town and had an early dinner at a little restaurant. We had lasagne and spaghetti carbonara. They always give you bread and olive oil with each meal. When we got home we had a second dinner of chicken pasta. Yummmmmmm

Greve dates back to the 11th century. The main settlement occurred in the 13th and 14th centuries. The main sights we saw were the Franciscan monastery and the triangular main piazza with its little shops and statues. Buildings around the piazza include the 11th century Chiesa Santa Croce which was rebuilt in 1325 after being burned to the ground, along with the rest of the town, by the Duke of Lucca. The church was rebuilt. In the piazza there is also a monument to navigator Giovanni da Verrazzano. It was very interesting.

We also went for a drive through the hills including to Badia de Passignano Castle which is an old medieval castle still inhabited by monks. It was a very quiet place. It was also a very old place. It was built before Australia was settled. It was closed to the public so we couldn't go in but it looked amazing.