Team 96 Italian Job 2017

The stress of the last few days caught up with us today - we didn’t wake until 8.40am and we were due off at 9.12am – we nearly ended up as DNQ. Another beautiful day of clear blue skies and bright sunshine as we travelled into the hills of Emiglia Romagna for a drive to Brisighella with a visit to a local Wine and Olive Oil Co-Operative. The plonk quality wine was on sale as if on a petrol forecourt, with pumps offering a variety of wines at Euro 1.50 a litre. We also had a talk on Olive Oil production and had tastings – Super quality Extra Virgin Olive Oil for Euro 22.00 for a 75cl bottle !! We then went into Brisighella for a super 3 course lunch. After lunch we headed to Faenza and their beautiful square in the Town Centre to visit a display of local Ceramics. We had an address from the Town Mayor, and a representative of the local Classic Car Club who had arranged for a number of his members to bring along their classic cars – ranging from a Ferrari Testarossa to an ancient 1920’s Fiat.

 

A really brilliant day with super driving and some delightful medieval Italian Towns. Inevitably we are visiting some very impressive Churches in these Towns so David can check out their Organs !!