Alright so I have 1 week left in Italy - so sad- and my mission is to see every castle, church and hilltop village within a 20 km radius of our house. Todays photo is of the Tower of Montarrenti which is on the opposite hill to the castle of Spannochia featured in a previous post. This hill top has been occupied since the 7th century and the tower dates from roughly the same time as Luigi's castle (13th century). Both benefited from the use of a number of watermills that are dotted along the rivers.
The Natural reserve where we live is called the Alto Merse or high Merse named after all the watercourses that feed into the nearby river Merse. The dominant tree here is an oak tree. More and more flowers are coming out and Hugh and I are finding at least 2 new species of orchid every day. This brings us much joy. Unfortunately Hugh is allergic to Mediterranean eccosytems and is sneezing a lot. Poor possum. Better go - having a Campari and soda moment with Luigi.
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