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On our last day we drove from Casole d'Elsa down the to the Mediterranean coast, and south all the way to Rome. Our rental was a Fiat 500L - like a swollen Fiat Bambina. I had pictured myself in something flasher - like Kevin and Linda's BMW - but actually it went well. |
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We detoured slightly off the motorway to visit Talamone for lunch, coming across a busy bay full of kite-surfers and windsurfers on the way. It was nice and windy. Talamone is a small town on a headland (that's it in the distance there) with a good view up and down the coast. After lunch we carried on south to Castello di San Severa, a fortress on the edge of the beach which is now a tourist attraction - but sadly closed on Sundays! |
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There were quite a few vaguely mystified looking people wandering about, no doubt also wondering why the fort would be closed. It was obviously too quiet for this tourist shopkeeper, who was deeply asleep at his post: |
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Here we found the beach full of sun-bathing Italians - probably Romans, given how near we were to Rome. Very few were braving the chilly water although it was quite hot in the sun. Sue satisfied a long-held desire to dip her toe in the Med. |
