Visiting Poppi was a unique experience I’m so glad I got to have. We stayed in a convent, which much of the class was not pleased about but I actually found quite refreshing. Everything was so simple. Our rooms just contained beds. There was no internet. It was a beautiful reflection on the town itself. Poppi was quiet. There were rarely more than two or three people out on the street at any given time. There were no tourists (except for us). There were only a couple restaurants and a few shops, which weren’t even open on the Sunday we arrived. A castle sat in the center of town, and across from our convent. Looking over any wall of the castle, in any direction, you could see the greenery of the Tuscan countryside going on for miles with rolling mountains in the background. The Poppi Castle was also so beautiful itself, rich with history and untold stories. Since there wasn’t a whole lot to do (with the town not being urban and rarely having internet) spending time in Poppi gave me the opportunity to enjoy every little thing I looked at: the silent alleyways, the tiny church in the center of town, the stray cats that roamed the street at night, the nuns singing hymns when we entered the convent. Poppi is the kind of town you see in movies but never think you’ll get to see in real life. Lucky for me, I did get to see it.