One of the coolest things about Italy is that there are ruins scattered everywhere around the countryside, not just in the famous places. We were driving along a minor country road the other day and spotted the silhouette of tower on the hilltop. As we were wondering about it I saw a small direction sign pointing to "Il torre XV" so we followed it up some hills to a small village built around a triangular 15th Century tower.
We know nothing about it except that towers and fortresses were built all over the country to protect kingdoms during the time Italy was a mass of fortified cities. This one is remarkably well preserved.
Here you can see the contemporary hamlet built around it.
And here's what we saw from the bottom.
I imagine from the top you could see all the way to the Adriatic if you looked to the east.
How exciting driving down a road and you get to see this beautiful tower. What a great surprise.
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Such a view! But the thing that grabbed my attention was the puffy little clouds seeming to float very low over the landscape. Your trip has been full of such beauty.
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