Scenic & Architecture

  • Pieve di Santa Alessandro
    Pieve di Santa Alessandro
    Giogoli, Tuscany, Italy, May 7, 2014
    2014-05-07#0045
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Chapel
    Chapel
    Largely abandoned village
    San Martino Street, Certaldo, Tuscany, Italy, May 7, 2014
    2014-05-07#0138
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Stairs
    Stairs
    Abandoned House
    San Martino Street, Certaldo, Tuscany, Italy, May 7, 2014
    2014-05-07#0145
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pink House
    Pink House
    Olive trees lining the road.
    Certaldo, Tuscany, Italy, May 7, 2014
    2014-05-07#0173
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Calanchi
    Calanchi
    Erosion left these clay formations.
    Certaldo, Tuscany, Italy, May 7, 2014
    2014-05-07#0179
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Yellow House
    Yellow House
    Certaldo, Tuscany, Italy, May 7, 2014
    2014-05-07#0181
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  • Certaldo Alto
    Certaldo Alto
    Hilltop villages are typically small.
    Tuscany, Italy, May 7, 2014
    2014-05-07#0193
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Boccaccia Cafe & Bar
    Boccaccia Cafe & Bar
    We ate lunch here before photographing the village.
    Certaldo Alto, Tuscany, Italy, May 7, 2014
    2014-05-07#0204
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Houses
    Houses
    Certaldo Alto, Tuscany, Italy, May 7, 2014
    2014-05-07#0218
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Passageway
    Passageway
    Certaldo Alto, Tuscany, Italy, May 7, 2014
    2014-05-07#0227
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Wheat Field
    Wheat Field
    Certaldo Alto, Tuscany, Italy, May 7, 2014
    2014-05-07#0232
    Larry L. Jackson
  • View
    View
    Certaldo Alto, Tuscany, Italy, May 7, 2014
    2014-05-07#0234
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Vespa P125X
    Vespa P125X
    Locanda dell' Artista, San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy, May 7, 2014
    2014-05-07#0271
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Towers
    Towers
    Families built competing towers.
    San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy, May 7, 2014
    2014-05-07#0278
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Street
    Street
    San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy, May 7, 2014
    2014-05-07#0306
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sunset Towers
    Sunset Towers
    San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy, May 7, 2014
    2014-05-07#0326
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Night Lights
    Night Lights
    Blue Hour photo from a nearby Olive grove.
    San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy, May 7, 2014
    2014-05-07#0346
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Monteriggioni
    Monteriggioni
    Fortress city built in 1214-1219.
    Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014
    2014-05-08#0356
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Stairs
    Stairs
    Monteriggioni, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014
    2014-05-08#0380
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  • Paulownia tomentosa
    Paulownia tomentosa
    Foxglove Tree
    Siena, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014
    2014-05-08#0406
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  • Gelato
    Gelato
    Popular desert.
    Siena, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014
    2014-05-08#0415
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  • Street
    Street
    Siena, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014
    2014-05-08#0416
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  • Bell Tower
    Bell Tower
    Viewed through a narrow passageway.
    Siena, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014
    2014-05-08#0420
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Well
    Well
    Siena, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014
    2014-05-08#0423
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  • Painted Ceiling
    Painted Ceiling
    Siena, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014
    2014-05-08#0425
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  • Painted Ceiling
    Painted Ceiling
    Siena, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014
    2014-05-08#0432
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Painted Ceiling
    Painted Ceiling
    Siena, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014
    2014-05-08#0433
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Well
    Well
    Siena, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014
    2014-05-08#0437
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  • Siena Cathedral
    Siena Cathedral
    Siena, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014
    2014-05-08#0445
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  • Street
    Street
    Motorcycles are a very popular means of transportation and easier to find a parking spot.
    Siena, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014
    2014-05-08#0450
    Larry L. Jackson
  • La Taverna
    La Taverna
    We ate inside, wine and a pasta dish.
    Siena, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014
    2014-05-08#0454
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Romulus & Remus
    Romulus & Remus
    Brothers of legend.
    Siena, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014
    2014-05-08#0458
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  • Woman in Window
    Woman in Window
    Siena, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014
    2014-05-08#0466
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ponte della Pia
    Ponte della Pia
    An old bridge
    Rosia, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014
    2014-05-08#0504
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Slow Shutter Stream
    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
    2014-05-08#0517
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Frosini through a Window
    Frosini through a Window
    At an abandoned farm.
    Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014
    2014-05-08#0568
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Barn Ruins
    Barn Ruins
    Frosini, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014
    2014-05-08#0570
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Abbazia di San Galgano
    Abbazia di San Galgano
    A very large Abby in ruins.
    Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014
    2014-05-08#0582
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Eremo di Montesiepi
    Eremo di Montesiepi
    Photographed from Abbazia di San Galgano.
    Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014
    2014-05-08#0585
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ceiling of the Sala Capitolare
    Ceiling of the Sala Capitolare
    Abbazia di San Galgano, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014
    2014-05-08#0595
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ceiling of the Sala Capitolare
    Ceiling of the Sala Capitolare
    Abbazia di San Galgano, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014
    2014-05-08#0596
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Abside
    Abside
    Built between 1220 and 1280, the bell tower collapsed in 1786 and took the roof with it.
    Abbazia di San Galgano, Tuscany, Italy
    2014-05-08#0603
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Abside
    Abside
    Abbazia di San Galgano, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014
    2014-05-08#0604
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Window
    Window
    Abbazia di San Galgano, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014
    2014-05-08#0612
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Caretaker's Cat
    Caretaker's Cat
    Eremo di Montesiepi, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014
    2014-05-08#0620
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ceiling, Capella Circolare
    Ceiling, Capella Circolare
    Eremo di Montesiepi, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014
    2014-05-08#0622
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Vineyard
    Vineyard
    Looking forward to the wine produced.
    Corsanello, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014
    2014-05-08#0648
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Estate Road
    Estate Road
    Corsanello, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014
    2014-05-08#0655
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  • Estate Road
    Estate Road
    Corsanello, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014
    2014-05-08#0661
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sunset Sky
    Sunset Sky
    Corsanello, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014
    2014-05-08#0682
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sunset & Cupressus sempervirens
    Sunset & Cupressus sempervirens
    Sunset and Italian Cypress trees.
    Corsanello, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014
    2014-05-08#0684
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Debbie at Restaurant
    Debbie at Restaurant
    This was the only restaurant in this small town, no tourists.
    Ville di Corsano, Tuscany, Italy, May 8, 2014
    2014-05-08#0686
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pieve di Corsignano
    Pieve di Corsignano
    Pienza, Tuscany, Italy, May 9, 2014
    2014-05-09#0768
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pieve di Corsignano
    Pieve di Corsignano
    Pienza, Tuscany, Italy, May 9, 2014
    2014-05-09#0774
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pienza
    Pienza
    A large hilltop town.
    Tuscany, Italy, May 9, 2014
    2014-05-09#0790
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Street
    Street
    Since people in these towns don't have yards, laundry is hung on lines outside their windows.
    Pienza, Tuscany, Italy, May 9, 2014
    2014-05-09#0799
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tower & Street
    Tower & Street
    We visited this town the following week on the next tour.
    Pienza, Tuscany, Italy, May 9, 2014
    2014-05-09#0804
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Wine Bottles
    Wine Bottles
    Pienza, Tuscany, Italy, May 9, 2014
    2014-05-09#0805
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Restaurant
    Restaurant
    We had a very nice sandwich at this restaurant.
    Pienza, Tuscany, Italy, May 9, 2014
    2014-05-09#0811
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Basilica di Sant'Agata
    Basilica di Sant'Agata
    Asciano, Tuscany, Italy, May 9, 2014
    2014-05-09#0865
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Calanchi
    Calanchi
    Another area of eroded clay.
    near Mucigliani, Tuscany, Italy, May 9, 2014
    2014-05-09#0876
    Larry L. Jackson