Scenic & Architecture

Pieve di Santa Alessandro

Giogoli, Tuscany, Italy, May 7, 2014

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Chapel

Largely abandoned village

San Martino Street, Certaldo, Tuscany, Italy, May 7, 2014

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Stairs

Abandoned House

San Martino Street, Certaldo, Tuscany, Italy, May 7, 2014

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Pink House

Olive trees lining the road.

Certaldo, Tuscany, Italy, May 7, 2014

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Calanchi

Erosion left these clay formations.

Certaldo, Tuscany, Italy, May 7, 2014

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Yellow House

Certaldo, Tuscany, Italy, May 7, 2014

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Certaldo Alto

Hilltop villages are typically small.

Tuscany, Italy, May 7, 2014

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Boccaccia Cafe & Bar

We ate lunch here before photographing the village.

Certaldo Alto, Tuscany, Italy, May 7, 2014

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Houses

Certaldo Alto, Tuscany, Italy, May 7, 2014

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Passageway

Certaldo Alto, Tuscany, Italy, May 7, 2014

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Wheat Field

Certaldo Alto, Tuscany, Italy, May 7, 2014

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View

Certaldo Alto, Tuscany, Italy, May 7, 2014

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Vespa P125X

Locanda dell' Artista, San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy, May 7, 2014

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Towers

Families built competing towers.

San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy, May 7, 2014

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Street

San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy, May 7, 2014

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Sunset Towers

San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy, May 7, 2014

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Night Lights

Blue Hour photo from a nearby Olive grove.

San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy, May 7, 2014

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Monteriggioni

Fortress city built in 1214-1219.

Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014

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Stairs

Monteriggioni, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014

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Paulownia tomentosa

Foxglove Tree

Siena, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014

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Gelato

Popular desert.

Siena, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014

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Street

Siena, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014

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Bell Tower

Viewed through a narrow passageway.

Siena, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014

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Well

Siena, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014

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Painted Ceiling

Siena, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014

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Painted Ceiling

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Painted Ceiling

Siena, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014

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Well

Siena, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014

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Siena Cathedral

Siena, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014

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Street

Motorcycles are a very popular means of transportation and easier to find a parking spot.

Siena, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014

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La Taverna

We ate inside, wine and a pasta dish.

Siena, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014

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Romulus & Remus

Brothers of legend.

Siena, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014

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Woman in Window

Siena, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014

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Ponte della Pia

An old bridge

Rosia, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014

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Slow Shutter Stream

I put the camera on a rock to steady it for this photo.

Ponte della Pia, Rosia, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014

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Frosini through a Window

At an abandoned farm.

Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014

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Barn Ruins

Frosini, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014

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Abbazia di San Galgano

A very large Abby in ruins.

Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014

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Eremo di Montesiepi

Photographed from Abbazia di San Galgano.

Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014

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Ceiling of the Sala Capitolare

Abbazia di San Galgano, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014

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Ceiling of the Sala Capitolare

Abbazia di San Galgano, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014

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Abside

Built between 1220 and 1280, the bell tower collapsed in 1786 and took the roof with it.

Abbazia di San Galgano, Tuscany, Italy

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Abside

Abbazia di San Galgano, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014

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Window

Abbazia di San Galgano, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014

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Caretaker's Cat

Eremo di Montesiepi, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014

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Ceiling, Capella Circolare

Eremo di Montesiepi, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014

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Vineyard

Looking forward to the wine produced.

Corsanello, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014

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Estate Road

Corsanello, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014

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Estate Road

Corsanello, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014

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Sunset Sky

Corsanello, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014

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Sunset & Cupressus sempervirens

Sunset and Italian Cypress trees.

Corsanello, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014

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Debbie at Restaurant

This was the only restaurant in this small town, no tourists.

Ville di Corsano, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014

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Pieve di Corsignano

Pienza, Tuscany, Italy, May 9, 2014

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Pieve di Corsignano

Pienza, Tuscany, Italy, May 9, 2014

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Pienza

A large hilltop town.

Tuscany, Italy, May 9, 2014

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Street

Since people in these towns don't have yards, laundry is hung on lines outside their windows.

Pienza, Tuscany, Italy, May 9, 2014

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Tower & Street

We visited this town the following week on the next tour.

Pienza, Tuscany, Italy, May 9, 2014

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Wine Bottles

Pienza, Tuscany, Italy, May 9, 2014

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Restaurant

We had a very nice sandwich at this restaurant.

Pienza, Tuscany, Italy, May 9, 2014

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Basilica di Sant'Agata

Asciano, Tuscany, Italy, May 9, 2014

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Calanchi

Another area of eroded clay.

near Mucigliani, Tuscany, Italy, May 9, 2014

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