We spent a wonderful day exploring some of the medieval villages in the region, falling in love with the Tuscan countryside in the process. All except one little WB who was less impressed and saw little point in climbing around cobbled streets and churches, no matter how beautiful they may be. After some negotiations and gelato bribes we successfully completed our tour and arrived in the coastal town of San Vincenzo for the evening.

We had the most incredible luck to find a parking space, dinner and a circus festival, in that order. The town was full of clowns and street performers. We can recommend dining by the sea while the sun sets, then watching a passionate tightrope tango.

Two sleepy boys could manage no more and we left around 11pm while all around us it felt as though the party had just begun. Children younger than ours were busker-watching and enjoying Gelato cones. How on earth do the Italians do it?