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Cozzano, Umbria

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:58 +0000

For the first part of our month in Italy we were staying in a friend's lovely house in the tiny hamlet of Cozzano. This was their patio in the early morning.

Pug, Cortona, Tuscany

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:53 +0000

These dogs are very popular in Italy. This old chap was resting in one of the few sunny spots in a dark street in Cortona.

Saint Patrick's Well, Orvieto, Umbria

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:48 +0000

You might be wondering what you are looking at here. This was taken from the bottom of the remarkable double helix of Saint Patrick's Well in Oriveto. The camera had been on the ground taking a long exposure when circumstances forced me to pick it up before the shutter had closed. A happy accident!

Orvieto, Umbria

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:42 +0000

Orvieto is ringed by cliffs as this shot shows. The vineyard below was maybe involved in the lovely wine we had been drinking in the piazza at lunchtime.

Via Italia, Arezzo, Tuscany

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:40 +0000

This had clearly happened in the near past when we found it. Many locals were standing around discussing it. A couple of hours later we saw it being removed.

Cypress Avenue, La Foce, Tuscany

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:29 +0000

Iris Origo created the gardens at La Foce and had this beautiful avenue of cypresses planted across the valley from the villa.

Piazza Grande, Panicale, Umbria

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:23 +0000

A lovely little scene on a doorstep in the main Piazza in Panicale, a lesser known hill town near Lake Trasimeno.

Via Virgilio Ceppari, Panicale, Umbria

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:20 +0000

A side street in Panicale. I loved the colour and the light.

Duomo ceiling, Siena, Tuscany

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:10 +0000

This is heaven, Bernini's hexagonal dome, high in the dark ceiling of the Duomo in Siena.

Duomo, Siena, Tuscany

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:05 +0000

The Duomo in Siena is the most interesting cathedral I have ever visited. It is quirky, with surprises in every corner, and packed with famous pieces by Michelangelo, Fonatello, Bernini and Pisano. I could spend days there.