Trulli overload in Alberobello. Not only beautiful and unique, but cozy as well. We were fortunate to stay in a trullo in Alberobello

Night falls on this tiny fishing village in Puglia

Autumn in Lucca.

A man graciously tends to the candles in Santa Maria Novella.

A cat runs across rooftops under the moon in Piazza Santo Spirito, Florence.

Each day of my 2 week stay in bella Lucca in Sept 2018 I wandered past his strada. The yellow walls and yellow car.
So Italian. So Lucca. Che bella!

Trajan's column in Rome from below street level on a special night visit

I took this photo while exploring Florence and making my way to Ponte Vecchio. I thought it captured a small glimpse of Italian life.

I met this kind man while walking the streets of Gallipoli. He offered me a really spicy pepper, proceeded to find laugh and then he provided me with a delicious fig. This was a fun exchange with a local while I struggled through with poor Italian.