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Pitigliano, Tuscany

the houses of Pitigliano seem to grow right out of the sheer tufa cliffs on which they sit

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Jean D29-Mar-2013 20:49
WOW! An excellent scene with super rock engineering to build all these homes.
zyziza04-Aug-2010 13:19
incredible old and modest architecture
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Alain Boussac28-Jul-2010 16:25
Fascinating old houses as appearing from rocks. You captured them superbly. V.
Chris Spracklen06-Jul-2010 16:26
"The wise man built his house upon a rock."!
Fantastic location and superb photo, as ever, David. (V)
Raphael_E01-Jul-2010 10:13
Absolument magnifique !! BV.
an nguyen29-Jun-2010 03:08
Glorious photo.
Yiannis Pavlis28-Jun-2010 14:08
I absolutely love this photo.Great architecture.V
Carol How28-Jun-2010 03:50
Amazing, have not seen these before.
Steve Morris27-Jun-2010 10:04
Sheer delight David - amazing vista!BV
Paco López27-Jun-2010 05:13
Wonderful place and shot!! V!
borisalex27-Jun-2010 04:56
Amazing village built on rocks! Very well seen and great shot! V.
lou_rozensteins27-Jun-2010 00:59
Looks like a fascinating place! No space wasted in there. Well done.
Pete Hemington26-Jun-2010 23:32
Super location, it's almost like they have been hollowed out of the rock rather than built on the rock.
Patricia Kay26-Jun-2010 21:22
Amazing buildings in your beautiful image David...BV
Colin Storey26-Jun-2010 20:50
Wow, what a fantastic looking place and a wonderful capture of it. v
Máire Uí Mhaicín26-Jun-2010 20:28
Beautiful image. You wouldn't want to sleepwalk out the back door in any of them.
Giancarlo Guzzardi26-Jun-2010 19:53
very suggestive view and splendid old architecture
FrankB26-Jun-2010 19:23
only the ancients!....V
marie-jose wolff26-Jun-2010 18:40
picturesque town perched on a rocky outcrop, very charming! V
Marisa Livet26-Jun-2010 17:12
Perfect!
bill friedlander26-Jun-2010 16:42
Love these old Italian towns. Lots of character and very picturesque. You captured this one beautifully. V
veraferia26-Jun-2010 16:14
Delightful view...enchanting stone houses!
Stephanie26-Jun-2010 15:57
Small town living ~ nothing like it!
Superb capture of this charming village! V
Walter Otto Koenig26-Jun-2010 15:25
Great shot of this fascinating architecture. It does look like they're growing out of the cliff. Lots of interesting details in this image. "V"
Jim Coffman26-Jun-2010 15:07
This is a beautiful capture,David! I would not trade them life styles. V
Phillip Normanton26-Jun-2010 14:20
Love the drainpipes! Wouldn't like to live in that one at the bottom though :o)
Gerard Koehl26-Jun-2010 13:55
Magnifique village typique. V
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