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Along the Strada del Vino
Date: 09/26/04
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Grapevines EVERYWHERE you look; Olive trees too!
Date: 09/26/04
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Soon to be wine! Notice that these vines are right along the road....
Date: 09/26/04
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An olive grove, just for a change from grapevines...
Date: 09/26/04
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Terraced landscaping for the vines and olive trees
Date: 09/26/04
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Two beautiful villas, grapevines, and olive groves...
Date: 09/26/04
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wandering along the Strada del Vino
Date: 09/26/04
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more olives, more grapes.
Date: 09/26/04
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a chiesa and monastery along the strada del vino
Date: 09/26/04
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A small vineyard along the Strada del Vino, including the Olive groves.
Date: 09/26/04
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a single row of the many grape vines along the route
Date: 09/26/04
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The olive groves along the terraced strada del vino
Date: 09/26/04
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A villa among olive groves
Date: 09/26/04
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The church of San Stefano along the wine road... and we thought we were hopelessly lost!
Date: 09/26/04
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The "Osteria del Vecchio Pazzo" -my favorite resturant in Tuscany!
Date: 10/03/04
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it's located at the end of a seemingly residential Via (street)
Date: 10/03/04
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The Villa Grabau was built during the first half of the 16th century, on a pre-exisistent medieval building by the powerful Diod
Date: 09/26/04
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Situated at the foot of the Colline Lucchesi, Villa Grabau is an outstanding example of neo-classical architecture, even if its
Date: 09/26/04
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The greenhouse, also known as the "Lemon House" at Villa Grabau; what an amazing room, it was mystifying in it's simpl
Date: 09/26/04
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The inside of the greenhouse. A truly fantastic reception or party could take place here with this kind of ambience... actually
Date: 09/26/04
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A narrow gated "street" in the village of Montecarlo, Lucca
Date: 09/26/04
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This ancient fortress is only open twice a year for a total of 4 days; we wandered through the castle on the last open day for t
Date: 09/26/04
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a view of the church's bell tower from La Fortezza, and me squinting into the sun overlooking the Tuscan hills and further out t
Date: 09/26/04
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Looking down at part of the fortress from the outer wall; the 21st century intrudes in form of a microwave dish
Date: 09/26/04
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A view of the church bell tower and the narrow street where we parked the car, as seen from la Fortezza
Date: 09/26/04
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The view of Tuscany from la Fortezza
Date: 09/26/04
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Looking out from Montecarlo, Lucca, Italy
Date: 09/26/04
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another view from La Fortezza
Date: 09/26/04
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it's not a huge castle by any means, but it certainly provides wonderful lookouts...
Date: 09/26/04
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The sculptured garden within the walls was beautiful and perfectly kept.
Date: 09/26/04
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