Monday Morning at the agriturismo Podere San Lorenzo near Volterra, Italy
On Monday morning, I got up and wandered around taking some photos. Here are a few photos of the grounds of the Podere San Lorenzo.
A misty morning view of the Tuscan countryside.
A view of the garden with their little truck
heading down to somewhere to be discovered later.
Another photo of the garden.
Some flowers and some of the olive trees.
These two photos are looking from where the welcome sign is, toward the building.
You can see a portion of the garden on the right
and another view of the misty morning countryside.
Move views of the grounds of the Podere San Lorenzo.
Looking back up the driveway toward the road.
Breakfast in the Franciscan Chapel at Podere San Lorenzo
Then it was time for breakfast. The breakfast was included in the price of the room.
This photo shows the inside of what used to be the chapel. This is where we had breakfast, and where we took the cooking classes.
A close-up of the shrine above the doorway.
In these photos below, look closely at the sides of the windows. You can see what is left of frescos that were painted there.
A plaque that was inbedded in the wall when the place was renovated.
A key near the door.
I took these photos below of the interesting looking lock that was on the doors of the chapel.
This is a cupboard that was near the door that leads to the kitchen. On the table to the left you can see a tart that was part of the breakfast Monday morning. Much of what was on the breakfast buffet was store-bought, like the tart. They made capucino if you wanted it, and in addition to the buffet style breakfast, we were offered eggs, which were scrambled very nicely.
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