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A little girl laughing with her mom on the streets of Firenze
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
An old villa in a garden outside of Rome
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
The street below the Piazzale degli Uffizi as well as many streets outside the main historical sites of Firenze are full of street artists who create their drawings or paintings right there on the sidewalk.
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
A flower hidden within the thorns in Boboli Gardens
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Being a tourist in Firenze can be tiring and finding a good place to sit outside when the weather is nice can be even harder. This tourist from England found a perch atop a pillar in Piazza Santa Croce
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Chianti, Italia is the region of Tuscany outside of Firenze and is full of vineyards and original castles that go back generations.
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
A vendor at Mercado di Sant'Ambrogio smiling with customers
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
The winter in Firenze, Italia is full of restoration and renovations because it is the off season for tourism. 
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Among the hustle of Piazza della Singoria, a local street artist takes an afternoon nap while the Tuscan sun warms him. 
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Biblioteca delle Oblate is a public library in Firenze that clearly shows the juxtaposition of modern society living within the history of Italia.
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
The unwavering love of a dog is clear as they stand watch over their owner as she relaxes on the steps of Santa Croce with her book.
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
This man spends his days drawing portraits of people on the street, never taking time to admire his own profile.
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Manarola is one of the five colorful costal villages that make up Cinque Terre, Italia. Cinque Terre is known for the colorful homes and terraced farming and vineyards
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Vittoriano in the center of Rome
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
La Piazza del Duomo, Siena is full of narrow streets and intricate designs in the  architectire. It is a smaller city that is harder to get to so there are fewer  tourists, but the  Duomo holds one of a kind artwork and  interior detail.
        
      
     
    
      
       
        
          
Off the coast of Livorno