Our time is Tuscany is coming to a close, with one final day of walking, eating and drinking the local wine. Then we travel for about an hour with our fantastic drivers, Carlo and Marco, to spend the afternoon in beautiful Sienna then onto Florence where we enjoy 2 nights.
Florence is full of art and history, everywhere you look, the buildings, the streets, the bridges are full of beautiful sculptures, paintings and frescoes from the Renaissance times and earlier. The highlight for me was seeing the real statue of Michelangelo's David in the Museum as well as the Duoma Cathedral; spectacular.
It was then time for us to part company as some of the girls travelled to Rome, while another 9 of us took the optional 3 day add-on to Cinque 
Terre. The sea and the cliffs are stunning in their raw beauty and even more so with the 5 villages clinging to the cliffs along the rugged coastline. This part of Italy was accessed by water only right up until 1970. These 5 coastal villages are joined together by a stunning cliff walkway, though today there is also a train joining them.
This is a wonderful way to end our journey and say arrivederci.
- signing off from Marika, Women's Own Adventure
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