After regaining some energy in the hot springs we drove North on winding mountain roads. The sights were beautiful, several hill towns here and there, but no time to stop and check them up…
We had to find our next place of stay. It was 7 km from San Quirico d’Orcia – a nice town with nice parks and of course-ￂﾠ churches:ￂﾠￂﾠ 
But the main attraction for us was when we noticed their covers of utility panels. Each of them had a different picture of mice-ￂﾠ oh those Italians, they make even such details aesthetic!ￂﾠ 
There we bought food for the next 2 nights we were staying in the middle of nowhere-ￂﾠ in a Pogio – like an estate surrounded by fields and watched the sunset.
To tell the truth – those 7 km to the estate were not my favorite, the road was not good at all. It is just for farmers and smart business people who turn the old estate into an exotic Inn:
We had a 2 story apartment with a kitchen an all. The other apartments were even bigger making the Poglio fit for family reunions and parties. The owner lives in Pienza, he comes occasionally, for with this big wave of emigrants from Eastern Europe it is so easy to have a lady who comes to let you in, to instruct and then do your room after you leave.ￂﾠ 
The is the road we drove…With farming fields and a single tree here and there:
Next day – to Pienza and Montepulciano.