Shades of blue

Sailing in Castiglione.

Pieve di San Giovanni Battista

 

I always thought that the belfry was bizarre... and in fact its upper part was built in the XX century, on top of one of the towers of the fortress.

 

The XVI century church. It seems that before being a church, the room was used as an arms depot!



The relics of William of Maleval (or William the Great), an hermit who died near Castiglione in 1157.

The castle of Castiglione

Birdwatching in the Diaccia Botrona

The bridge of casa Ximenes

Casa Ximenes and Diaccia Botrona

Casa Ximenes (XVIII century). My grandmother told me that there was a stair and each step produced a note, but there's no sign of it...




The natural reserve Diaccia Botrona, with the swamp and Casa Ximenes, as seen from Castiglione castle.









Birdwatching in Diaccia Botrona.

To the seaside

"Di là dal ponte" beaches seen from my window.





Summer in Castiglione.

Sailing.





Capezzolo e Rocchette.

View of the church from via di mezzo

The main gate of the castle

via del recinto

The fortress, the gate and the church

via della Fortezza - small details

The hospital

in via dell'Ospedale

via dell'ospedale

via della Fortezza - the geranium and the blanket

via Giatti

via della Fortezza - details

via della Fortezza

To the lighthouse

Photo: Chiara B.

The medieval fortress