Tuscany, Italy, Europe

The massive front door of the cathedral in the centre of Florence (Firenze), Italy.

The cathedral in the centre of Florence (Firenze), Italy is so big it cannot be really well photographed as a whole. But we did admire it a lot. The cathedral facade details alone are already amazing.

The Fountain of Neptune in Florence (Firenze), Italy. We heard it had sustained a great deal of damage over the years due to vandalism and general mistreatment but underwent a major restoration completed in 2019 that restored it to its original glory.

Lovely view of the colourful buildings on Ponte Vecchio in the town of Florence (Firenze), Italy. The Ponte Vecchio or ‘Old Bridge’, that joins the centre of city with the district of Oltrarno on the south bank of the river Arno, is surely one of the great icons of Florence and one of the most famous bridges in the world.

Living on a bridge like the Ponte Vecchio in Florence (Firenze), Italy must be really special. Although, truth be told, most houses are actually goldsmith shops. Shopkeepers altered the original structure by taking away the old battlements, adding windows, and building upwards and backwards out over the river, supporting the new rooms on wooden props called sporti. The shops attract a lot of tourists and it makes crossing the bridge in between all the shops pretty chaotic.

A nice close-up view of the colourful houses built on the Ponte Vecchio in the town of Florence (Firenze), Italy. It really looks pretty but with the mass tourism on that bridge I am glad I don't have to live there.

The famous leaning Tower of Pisa that this lovely town in Tuscany, Italy is known for. We had been here before but this time we entered the site from a less used direction which gave much better views.

Great close-up view of the leaning tower of Pisa, a lovely town in Tuscany, Italy. Amazing it still hasn't fallen over and continues to defy gravity.

Beautiful view of the cathedral and its bell tower in the town of Pisa, Italy. It is easy to see how crooked the tower really is. We loved exploring the area around the leaning tower and were pretty happy it wasn't all that crowded.