Friday, July 4, 2014

Tuscan delights




It's now time to sample some Tuscan delights with a stay near Siena. The estate we are staying at is a small farm with wheat and olive trees. This is the view from the terrace. Very typical Tuscany.


This is a shot of the interior of the Sienese Duomo. The famous Duomo looks gothic in parts and Romanesque in other parts. It took 500 years to get to the final state of incompletion. The decorations on the floor panels (marble galore) and paintings are Renaissance as they probably were commissioned later. The black and white strips are most distinctive.