We try to drive through the beautiful hills of Tuscany each time we come to Italy. There is a road south of Siena that takes you through Asciano and on to Montalcino and Pienza. It is stunning even on a slightly hazy early spring day.
We stopped at a lookout point and found this sign.
It was erected last year by the residents of Asciano to remember the death of 20 people and the injury of 5 in 1944 when the bus they were travelling in was bombed. 13 were from Asciano. It happened on Easter Monday in this beautiful place…what a terrible waste. Imagine the devastation to lose all those people from one small village.
Today, 25th April, is Liberation Day in Italy and Anzac Day in Australia. It is a day when people remember the horror that is war…a time to celebrate to lives of the men and women who fought for freedom and hope that we don’t have to live through another one.