Bologna's San Petronio Basilica
Unfinished even though construction began in 1390!
Leaning towers of... Bologna?
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Bologna
Bolognese street art
Like Bristol, many businesses have decorated shutters, which can be admired on a Sunday.
Scalinata Del Pincio
Entrance to Montagnola Park, Bologna
Torre Guinigi
A tree-topped tower in Lucca
Torre Guinigi staircase
I rate this high for fear-factor!
Views of Lucca
Views of Lucca
Earlier storms where still rolling across the hills
Views of Lucca
Piazza dell'Anfiteatro
Views of Lucca
Views of Lucca
Views of Lucca
Street art in Lucca
I spotted pieces in the same style in several of the cities we visited
Street art in Lucca
The road to Campo Lungo
Our villa was definitely remote!
Villa Campo Lungo
Our base for the week
Nearest neighbours
Visitors
Also, one morning, wild boar.
View down into Vicopisano
Sunrise over Vicopisano
Hiking route to Vicopisano
Vicopisano
Vicopisano
Vicopisano
Torre di Pisa
and its famous lean
Torre di Pisa
Torre di Pisa
Cattedrale di Pisa
Cattedrale di Pisa
Cattedrale di Pisa
University buildings?
Pisa, at any rate
Tuttomondo
Mural by Keith Haring in Pisa
Dipartimento Di Biologia, Universita Di Pisa
In the botanical gardens
Orto e Museo Botanico
Mismatched buildings
On the Arno, Pisa
Building or speculaas biscuit?
Villa Garzoni, Collodi
We encountered more cats than people
Part way up to Collodi Castello
Collodi
Collodi
Collodi
Collodi
Collodi
Collodi Castello
Collodi Castello
Collodi
Collodi
Villa from the gardens
Giardino Garzoni
Giardino Garzoni
Giardino Garzoni
Tilework detail
Giardino Garzoni
Giardino Garzoni
Giardino Garzoni
Collodi
Giardino Garzoni
Casa delle Farfalle
Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
Florence
Cathedral crowds
Impossible line for summer heat!
Cathedral details
Cathedral details
Cathedral details
Florence
Ponte Vecchio
Florence
Ponte Vecchio
Florence
A misty start
(to what turned out to be a very vertical hike)
Recovering from forest fires
Brightening up
Clearer skies
Our hiking target
Rocca della Verruca
Above the clouds
Above the clouds
Rocca della Verruca
Views back from the ruins
View towards Pisa