Florence – Pisa – San Gimignano

: The Oltarno Wall cuts across the countryside on the north side of the Arno River and leads to Belvedere Fort in Florence

: Ponte Vecchio Bridge as seen from Piazzale Michelangelo Overlook in Florence – The Bridge was built in 1345.

: Closer view of the Ponte Vecchio Bridge

: View of Ponte Vecchio Bridge Showing the Apartments on it

: Apartments along the Arno River

: Ponte Delle Grazie Bridge

: View of the Arno River, Bridge & Large Bell Tower in the Distance

: Ponte Delle Grazie Bridge over Arno River in Florence – in the background you can see the “Duomo” (Santa Maria del Fiori), a massive Gothic Cathedral that dominates the skyline of Florence

: Street leading to Piazza della Duomo and the Cathedral & Bell Tower

: One of Florence’s Narrow Streets

: Basilica Di Santa Croce in Piazza di San Giovanni

: A narrow street in the area that surround the Duomo, Florence’s massive Gothic Cathedral

: Vendors waiting to make sure the police are not around so they can open up & sell to tourists

: The police watching for the vendors who are not allowed to sell on the streets of Florence

: A church and its bell tower in the Tuscany Valley – Florence and the Tuscany Valley has many Churches and all of them have Bell Towers

: Vineyards in the Tuscany Valley

: Picking the Grapes in the Tuscany Valley

: Ancient walls of the Piazza dei Maricoli that surrounds Pisa

: The “Meadow” inside the ancient walls of Pisa

: Leaning Tower of Pisa – the Tower is actually the Bell Tower for the Cathedral

: The Duomo (Cathedral), the Baptistery & the Church yard inside the ancient walls of the Piazza dei Miracoli

: The Baptistery for the Cathedral

: A closer view of the Cathedral and the Leaning Tower

: Close up view of the Top of the Tower next to the Cathedral

: San Gimignano & Fortress of Montestaffoli known for its many Bell Towers within the Old Fortress that overlooks the Tuscany Valley

: One of the homes in the Village of San Gimignano in the Tuscany Valley

: A narrow street dominated by the towers of San Gimignano – Torree Grossa , the highest, is on the left

: A portal leading to one the piazzas and the 13 remaining towers of San Gimignano

: Piazza del Cisterna – behind the well fountain is Torree del Diavolo (Tower of Devils)

: On the opposide side of the Cathedral in Piazza del Duomo sit the two twin towers

: The Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta in the Piazza del Duomo

: One of the smaller towers

: Tuscany Valley from the Torree Grossa

: Tuscany from Torree Grossa, the highest Bell Tower

: San Gimignano from Torree Grassa

: Smaller tower seen from Torree Grassa