If you are staying in Tuscany, you cannot miss Pienza.
The town is famous for its Pecorino cheese, its beautiful church that also played a role in the film "The English Patient" and its many small streets.
The photo was taken from the walled street (Via del Casello) and shows us the spire of the cathedral, the Duomo di Pienza, built in the Renaissance style.
The many swallows flying around the tower make it even more beautiful, to emphasise the ancient character of the city I left out some colours in post-processing.
My name is Jaap Bosma, involved in photography for more than 50 years.
Over the years, I have collected a lot of beautiful prints on my hard disk from which I have made nice photo books via the Blurb website (type in Jaap Bosma and you can view them)..
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