Italy, Tuscany, Val D'Orcia, Cathedral of San Salvatore.

Italy, Tuscany, Montepulciano, Palazzo Comunale, Town Hall.

Italy, Tuscany, Val D'Orcia, Pienza, View of surrounding Tuscan countryside from its walls with cypress trees olive groves and wheatfields.

Italy, Tuscany, Montepulciano, View over the town and Franciscan Church from tower of Palazzo Comunale or Town Hall.

Italy, Tuscany, Montepulciano, View over the rooftops of the town towards distant hills from the tower of Palazzo Comunale or Town Hall.

Italy, Tuscany, Montepulciano, Tempio di San Biagio Church. High Renaissance church with domed roof surrounded by lush green trees and olive groves.

Italy, Tuscany, Montepulciano, Palazzo Nobili Tarugi.

Italy, Rome, The Colosseum amphitheatre built by Emperor Vespasian in AD 80 with the interior thronged with tourists.

Italy, Tuscany, Montepulciano, Tempio di San Biagio Church. High Renaissance church with domed roof.

Italy, Rome, The Colosseum amphitheatre built by Emperor Vespasian in AD 80 with the interior thronged with tourists.

Italy, Rome, View from the terrace of the Vittorio Emanuele 2nd Monument.

Italy, Rome, View of the Roman Forum from Capitoline Hill with ruins of the Arch of Septimus Severus and the Temple of Saturn prominent.