An overlook just above Santuario di Santa Margherita da Cortona with the Tuscan landscape rolling out below. Cortona, Italy. November 2009.
Bell tower and clouds, Santuario di Santa Margherita da Cortona, Italy. This church and an ancient fortress share the highest point in the Tuscan hill town of Cortona, Italy. November 2009.
Well-worn, cobbled pathway connecting Santuario di Santa Margherita da Cortona and the hilltop fortress with the town below. Cortona, Italy. November 2009.
A shadowed overlook just off the path leading down from Santuario di Santa Margherita da Cortona November 2009.
Silhouetted sentinel; overlook near Santuario di Santa Margherita de Cortona, Italy. November 2009/
In step, but carefully, on the way down from Santuario di Santa Margherita da Cortona. Cortona, Italy. November 2009
Rock wall on the approach to Santuario di Santa Margherita de Cortona, Italy. November 2009.
A look back up the cobbled path that connects Cortona, the Tuscan hill town, with the Santuario di Santa Margherita and the walled fortress just above it. November 2009.
One way of negotiating the steep, cobblestoned byways of the upper town of Cortona, Italy. November 2009
Down, down and down from the highest point in Cortona, Italy. November 2009.
Over some rooftops; Cortona, Italy. November 2009.
Tight, premium parking for small, often three-wheeled vehicles; Cortona, Italy. November 2009
In sun and shadow, an ancient arch is the setting for a sturdy double door; Cortona, Italy. November 2009
Into the central square, Cortona, Italy November 2009
The Way Down from the Top of Cortona, Italy