Checking into Tuscany | Scappare Travel Club

Amy Chambers checks into the same Montepulciano apartment every year - the key in the flower pot, the bells of San Biagio, and the sounds of the Val d'Orcia.

Frequently asked questions

Where does the Scappare Travel Club founder usually stay in Tuscany?

Amy Chambers, founder of Scappare Travel Club, usually stays in Montepulciano or Pienza when she is in Tuscany. In Checking into Tuscany, she shares the experience of returning to Montepulciano.

Why does Amy keep returning to Montepulciano?

For Amy Chambers of Scappare Travel Club, Montepulciano feels like a home away from home. She attended the Italian language school Il Sasso in Montepulciano for many years and still does, and now Scappare Travel Club brings groups to the same school for language immersion trips. Years of return visits have made its familiar doors, neighborhood routines, views of the Val d'Orcia, and the bells of San Biagio part of her life. The article describes those personal connections, not a checklist of sights.

What does everyday life in Tuscany sound like in this article?

Amy Chambers of Scappare Travel Club describes the bells of San Biagio ringing on the hour and half hour, roosters, birds, tractors, and olive-harvesting equipment in the valley below. Conversations along the street and the sound of a vintage Fiat 500 are part of the familiar rhythm she recognizes each time she returns to Montepulciano.

By Amy Chambers, Scappare Travel Club.