Featured photos taken in Italy

Loro Ciuffenna, Tuscany

The village of Loro Ciuffenna in Tuscany.

Date: 27 August 2007
Photographer: david.byne: gallery
Location: Loro Ciuffenna, Italy: gallery
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Pienza

Date: 25 August 2007
Photographer: martuky18: gallery
Location: Pienza, Italy: gallery
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Door in Loro

Date: 25 August 2007
Photographer: matt_byne: gallery
Location: Italy: gallery
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The old walls of Pienza

Pienza is a classic example of a mediaeval town in Italy.

Date: 25 August 2007
Photographer: david.byne: gallery
Location: Pienza, Italy: gallery
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Tuscan scenery from Pienza

View of the Tuscan Hills from the City walls of Pienza - 2

Date: 25 August 2007
Photographer: david.byne: gallery
Location: Pienza, Italy: gallery
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Pienza, part of the Chianti region of Tuscany.

Wine (and wine bottles) are a feature of Italian life.

Date: 25 August 2007
Photographer: david.byne: gallery
Location: Pienza, Italy: gallery
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Montepulciano flying its colours

More flag flying in the town of Montepulciano, famous for its wine.

Date: 25 August 2007
Photographer: david.byne: gallery
Location: Montepulciano, Italy: gallery
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Wet Cafe Tables in Cortona, Tuscany

The heavens opened whilst in Cortona and the tourists took refuge in the bars, shops and restaurants.

Date: 23 August 2007
Photographer: david.byne: gallery
Location: Cortona, Italy: gallery
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Lake Trasimeno, Tuscany

The distant mountains are divided from the land and lake by a ribbon of low cloud while a bird flies South.

Date: 23 August 2007
Photographer: david.byne: gallery
Location: Loro Ciuffenna, Italy: gallery
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Cortona

Cortona, a lovely hillside Tuscan town and setting for the movie "Under the Tuscan Sun".

Date: 23 August 2007
Photographer: david.byne: gallery
Location: Cortona, Italy: gallery
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The River Arno at Pisa

The weather on this day at Pisa was almost perfect for photography.

Date: 22 August 2007
Photographer: david.byne: gallery
Location: Pisa, Italy: gallery
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The leaning Tower of Pisa (Detail)

Sometimes, visitors to the Tower concentrate so much on the fact that it's leaning and miss the detail in the architecture.

Date: 22 August 2007
Photographer: david.byne: gallery
Location: Pisa, Italy: gallery
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Wisdom changes hands in Lucca

This interesting-looking old man, a resident of Lucca, appears to have captivated this couple with his conversation.

Date: 22 August 2007
Photographer: david.byne: gallery
Location: Lucca, Italy: gallery
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Wash day in Lucca

A building in the central 'circle' of Lucca forms a colourful backdrop for drying clothes.

Date: 22 August 2007
Photographer: david.byne: gallery
Location: Lucca, Italy: gallery
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Handbags in Florence Market.

The undercover market in Florence is a mass of colour - even on a grey, rainy day!

Date: 20 August 2007
Photographer: david.byne: gallery
Location: Florence, Italy: gallery
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View from the Duomo, Florence

The views of Florence were a reward for climbing the 463 steps to the top of the Duomo.

Date: 20 August 2007
Photographer: david.byne: gallery
Location: Florence, Italy: gallery
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Assisi was hit by the devastating twin earthquakes that shook Umbria in 1997, but the recovery and restoration have been remarkable, although much remains to be done. Massive damage was caused to many historical sites, but the major attraction, the Basilica di San Francesco, reopened less than two years later.