Christmas in Montalcino
What a wonderful opportunity to spend our first Christmas in the hill top Tuscan town of Montalcino.
As you enter Montalcino in Piazza Cavour the garden is resplendent with a nativity scene and these three interesting characters for the children as it was the last day of school.
And the creator of the nativity scene
Very proud of his annual creation
Putting on the finishing touches to the presepi (nativity scene)
And again an interesting character collecting for charity
Before Christmas each quartiere puts on an "Auguri" dinner for the members of the quartiere to get together
Some friends from Pianello
A happy event with very good food (and vino)
Two local members
And Piero cutting up the panetone with gelato inside for desert
Montalcino was also colourful with street decorations
Piazza del Popolo
And then Christmas day with wonderful food, wine, joy and surroundings!
Even the pansies were in full bloom
And gifts delivered by friends
Brunello of course
Chief Chef in the cucina
Well, well, well...what is the apprentice chef doing slacking on the job
A beautiful table with our very own Christmas tree!
Antipasto to begin with or was that the prosecco we started with?
And even the chef gets to eat Christmas dunch (dinner/lunch)
Another Brunello?
And on the day after Christmas a lovely concert with a baritone and soprano in Chiesa San Pietro
Allora cari amici
Buon natale e Buon Capadanno
Carolyna e Alan
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