
Happy Monday, blog friends, today I'm stopping to tell you about my health problems and going back to tell you about a trip out of town I took last week. I'd already been to Monsummano a while ago, but I'd only seen a part of it, but last time I was able to see more of this quiet town. To get to Monsummano, we took the road toward Montecatini, where we'll be moving soon. It's a beautiful road. Before reaching Montecatini, there's a turnoff that leads to a small village called Grotta e qualcosa (unfortunately, I don't remember the name). From there, we cross a concrete bridge and find ourselves in the first part of Monsummano. Monsummano is called Montecatini with the ending "terme" because both towns are famous for their spas. Monsummano in particular has some luxurious thermal caves called Grotte Giusti, which I hope to visit someday. With all the aches and pains I'm suffering from, I could really use a day at the spa for relaxation and well-being! This town is also part of the Valdinievole, a valley extending along the border with Pistoia. In fact, as soon as you enter the town, you can see one of the mountains surrounding the valley, very evocative when surrounded by fog and even more so if it were covered in snow.
Feliz lunes, amigos del blog. Hoy les cuento mis problemas de salud y vuelvo para contarles sobre una excursión que hice la semana pasada. Ya había estado en Monsummano hace un tiempo, pero solo había visto una parte, pero la última vez pude ver más de este tranquilo pueblo. Para llegar a Monsummano, tomamos la carretera hacia Montecatini, adonde nos mudaremos pronto. Es una carretera preciosa. Antes de llegar a Montecatini, hay un desvío que lleva a un pequeño pueblo llamado Grotta e qualcosa (por desgracia, no recuerdo el nombre). Desde allí, cruzamos un puente de hormigón y nos encontramos en la primera parte de Monsummano. Monsummano se llama Montecatini con la terminación "terme" porque ambos pueblos son famosos por sus balnearios. Monsummano, en particular, tiene unas lujosas cuevas termales llamadas Grotte Giusti, que espero visitar algún día. Con todos los dolores que sufro, ¡me vendría bien un día en el spa para relajarme y sentirme bien! Este pueblo también forma parte de Valdinievole, un valle que se extiende a lo largo de la frontera con Pistoia. De hecho, nada más entrar en el pueblo, se puede ver una de las montañas que rodean el valle, muy evocadora cuando está rodeada de niebla, y aún más si está cubierta de nieve.





Like Montecatini, Monsummano is divided into two parts: one high up in the hills and one low down in the valley. So far, we've only visited the lower part, but when we move nearby, I want to visit the upper part of Monsummano, where there's a medieval village (and you know how much I love small Tuscan villages). The lower part of Monsummano is also pretty. Like the rest of the area, there are small, colorful houses—pink, red, and brown—and charming, well-maintained, and well-kept residential villas. There are also modern buildings and a few canals that crisscross the town, some natural, others a bit more unsightly, made of concrete. We took a pleasant walk despite the weather not being the best, even coming across some small green spaces that are certainly very beautiful in other seasons. Unfortunately, they were almost all impassable or muddy due to the heavy rains of recent days. Anyway, Monsummano is a quiet town surrounded by greenery and mountains, it's a place I wouldn't mind living in. I also really like the colorful houses here, especially the pinkish ones, which add a touch of color to an otherwise somewhat bland town. See you soon, blog friends!
Al igual que Montecatini, Monsummano se divide en dos partes: una en lo alto de las colinas y otra en la parte baja del valle. Hasta ahora, solo hemos visitado la parte baja, pero cuando nos acerquemos, quiero visitar la parte alta de Monsummano, donde hay un pueblo medieval (y ya saben cuánto me encantan los pequeños pueblos toscanos). La parte baja de Monsummano también es preciosa. Como el resto de la zona, hay pequeñas casas de colores (rosas, rojas y marrones) y encantadoras villas residenciales bien cuidadas. También hay edificios modernos y algunos canales que atraviesan el pueblo, algunos naturales, otros un poco más feos, de hormigón. Dimos un agradable paseo a pesar del mal tiempo, e incluso nos topamos con pequeños espacios verdes que sin duda son muy bonitos en otras estaciones. Por desgracia, estaban casi todos intransitables o embarrados debido a las fuertes lluvias de los últimos días. En fin, Monsummano es un pueblo tranquilo rodeado de vegetación y montañas; es un lugar donde no me importaría vivir. También me encantan las casas coloridas, sobre todo las rosadas, que le dan un toque de color a un pueblo que, por lo demás, sería un poco soso. ¡Nos vemos pronto, amigos del blog!








First and other pictures edited by my phone translation with deepl.
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