Italy Photo Tour Blog September 22, 2014
September 22, 2014 at 7:21 PM
September 22nd 2014 Siena, Italy
We are now in beautiful Tuscany, and our first location to experience and photograph was the Siena. Declared by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 2008 it is one of the nation’s most visited locations. Siena is famous for its cuisine, art, museums, medieval city scape and the Palio, a horse race that is held twice a year.
Every corner was a photo opportunity and after the group enjoyed a lunch of many local fares we spent the afternoon exploring the town. From Siena, we carried on to the walled city of Lucca which we will be calling home for the next 5 days. We will then be visiting and photographing different towns and villages of Tuscany each day. Our location tomorrow will be the five seaside villages of Cinque Terra.
Enjoy tonights selection of images, I’ve included a few more from Rome and a few supplied by some of our photographers that are on tour with us.
One more of the Memorial in Rome at night captured by Bill Hall
Can anyone identify this character .... image by Brian Boyd
Brian and Claudia enjoying a cappuccino in Piazza Nova in Rome, image by Brian Boyd
Trevi Fountain, unfortunately it is undergoing some restorations. But still worth the visit.
Fountain of the four rivers by Michael Angelo in Piazza Nova.
Piazza Nova in Rome
A tapestry depicting the killing of Julius Cesar, in one of the galleries at the Vatican.
One of our first views of the rolling hills as we entered into Tuscany
This little village called Pieve was our first stop.
Another one in the village of Pieve, by Bill Hall
Wash day is Siena
Every street made for an interesting backdrop, Siena
A little girl in the Palio Piazza
Pigeons having a drink at the fountain in the square
Photographer over the wall, check out the pigeon on the lap of the statue
Flash mob of puppets, Siena
Gail and Sandra taking a break after walking up some of the steep hills in the village
Elly and Dolores, who’s resting beside you?
Siena Cathedral, what a beautiful church
Inside the Siena Cathedral
The final shot for today was the massive alter in the Cathedral
That’s it for this evenings post and report from Italy. Good night from all the Trekkers in Lucca, Italy.