- Palazzo Vecchio del Podestà
A lantern in the entrance hall of the old town hall. It was super hot and sunny, so vaulted entrances like this are a fine invention. Rebuilt in 1239 and enlarged in 1337. - Rubber ducklings!
Now this is a lot of rubber ducks! - Il Castello di Perchia
Our hotel was actually a castle, dating back to the 14th century. - Il Castello di Perchia
A wonderfully renovated castle. We were the only guests in the whole castle ;-) - Local art
- Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta
Frescoes (1477) - Spoleto underground
Spoleto has an interesting (and very practical) underground. - Spring in Umbria
- Spring in Umbria
- Spring in Umbria
- Monte Pradafitta
I may be wrong, but my guess would be wild orchids. A lot of them. - Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta
Old Testament by Bartolo di Fredi (~1360). - Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta
New Testament by Barna da Siena and/or Lippo Memmi (~1345). - Basilica Cateriniana San Domenico
There were several flags in the church, including this one with an angry-looking fish. Actually, the flags represent different districts (contrada) of Siena. This one represents Onda, a district of carpenters. And that is a dolphin. - Siena souvenirs
Unfortunately they didn't have the right size ;-) - Siena Cathedral
Detail of Pinturicchio's Mount of Wisdom (1505): Crates of Thebes who is throwing jewels into the sea. - Siena Cathedral
The divine interior of the Cathedral. - Siena Cathedral
Floors in the Piccolomini Library. - Eroica bike race
It kind of looked ... familiar ;-) - Eroica bike race
Plenty of retro knitted jerseys. - Palazzo Vecchio
Officially, such decorations are called grotesque. - Palazzo Vecchio
Grotesque or not, I like them a lot. - Ponte Vecchio
THE brige across Arno. Built/destroyed several times. This one is from 1345 and still holds. Butchers used to have their shops here, but were replaced with goldsmiths because of the smell. - Sunset
A wonderful sunset on the way back home. - Monte Capanne
Early morning start towards Monte Capanne. The bird-cages did not run yet. - Hermitage of San Cerbone
Saint Cerbone moved here in the 6th century, this church is from the 15th century. There is a lovely pique-nique area behind the church. - Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore
- Levico Terme
Some artificial flowers in the town centre. - Sweets in Levico Terme
Some delicious sweets from a local patisserie.