From Montepulciano it was time to head to Corniglia. One hiccup: we'd been advised that a land slip had closed the road in from La Spezia. So the options were to catch the train, or loop around from the north. We (maybe stupidly) decided to drive.
We headed towards San Gimignano where my sister had insisted we stop for 'the best gelato in the world'. I joked that perhaps the shop had a sign stating such above the door, otherwise how would you know which gelato shop it was. Joke was on me.
It's another lovely town and while we had a quick look around, we didn't explore all of it as we had a difficult drive ahead of us.
All I can say about the drive down into Corniglia is that it isn't something I'd want to do again in a hurry. It's a narrow windy road, with no room for more than one car in most spots. You crawl around bends hoping someone isn't coming flying the other way, and occasionally have to reverse to a rare wider spot so you can let someone else squeeze past you. Even worse if it happens to be a truck or mini van. The last part of the drive took an hour from the highway to town.
Fortunately when we arrived we were able to nab a loading spot in the square while we waited for our Airbnb host (actually her English speaking friend), who showed us to the apartment, then sent TomVexille off to park in their private covered car park. The apartment was small but immaculate, much better than it had looked online. And with a fantastic view and a rooftop terrace.
When are you free in MEL next?
