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Amorielli Vol. 1 · No. 09 · September 2025 Portfolio p. 23

Portfolio · Vol. 1 · No. 09 · September 2025

Tuscany in pictures

7 photographs from the cover story, Where to Stay in Tuscany, printed large. Photographs by kuhnmi, The original uploader was Type17 at English Wi…, dog4aday, Eric Kilby, Helena, Anna.Massini, Einaz80, from Wikimedia Commons under the licences credited on each image.

A cypress-lined gravel road climbing through the hills of the Val d'Orcia in southern Tuscany — The cypress-lined roads of the Val d'Orcia, a UNESCO landscape south of Siena, are the view most people carry of rural Tuscany.

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The hill town of Montalcino in Tuscany, its stone houses and fortress rising above the vineyards — Montalcino sits under a 14th-century fortress and gives its name to Brunello, the region's most serious red.

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Rows of vines on a Chianti hillside in Tuscany with a stone farmhouse beyond — Chianti Classico, sealed with its black rooster, comes from the vineyard hills strung between Florence and Siena.

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The Renaissance town of Pienza on a ridge in the Val d'Orcia, with the valley behind — Pienza was rebuilt in the 15th century as a model Renaissance town; today it is known equally for its pecorino cheese.

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A hilltop town with a prominent tower, surrounded by golden fields with hay bales and green trees under a cloudy sky. A road is in the foreground. — Pienza, an ideal Renaissance town, is seen on a hilltop across golden harvested fields dotted with hay bales, under a partly cloudy sky.

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A vaulted ceiling constructed from reddish-brown bricks, with an ornate, dark metal chandelier featuring multiple illuminated bulbs hanging from its centre. — The reader is looking at the vaulted brick ceiling within the Fortezza di Montalcino, as shown in the file 'Montalcino - Fortezza di Montalcino - Soffitto a volta in mattoncini.jpg'.

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Light blue thermal pools are visible, bordered by white rock formations and a dirt path, with sparse vegetation on the banks under a cloudy sky. — The reader is looking at the light blue waters of the natural thermal baths in Bagno Vignoni, Siena, Tuscany, Italy, surrounded by white rock formations.

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