Wednesday 23 July 2014

Photos - Florence, Tuscany, etc

One of my last pictures from Florence was this one of the main door of the Chiesa di Santa Trinita (Church of the Holy Trinity).  It was particularly interesting because of the carving, and also for the carving of the Medici coat of arms.

 Main door of the Chiesa di Santa Spirita.  The Medici coat of arms is on both of the middle panels.

After meeting up with Garth and leaving Florence we went to the Maremma region in southern Tuscany where we did a few day trips.  On first such trip we did a south-central Tuscany loop and along the way I took a couple of pictures.
Looking out over the Bay of Follonica towards the island of Elba on the horizon.

We visited Pitigliano which is a fortified hilltop town with links back to the Etruscans.

Pitigliano outer as seen by looking back over the town wall.  Etruscan caves are down in the valley below.