The Ultimate: Tuscany, Italy

about 3 years ago

When I think of Architecture and Design, one word comes to my mind right away: Italy!

I believe most of you all here open-minded people will agree that a huge portion of the world design elite comes from this beautiful country in the old beloved Europe, calling itself Italia!

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This originally has nothing to do with the "bulls and bears" term we imply now-a-days, it's just that Ferruccio Lamborghini, the founder of the company was born in Taurus and moreover, he had a thing about bullfighting! Everything happens for a reason. Another cliché, full of truth!

Anyway. Tuscany! A magical word when it comes to architecture, design, nature, travel experiences and generally what the human spirit could achieve when creative energy is the leading power. I am in love with this Italian province since the first time I've visited it. Not only because it is the birthplace of Leonardo. Vinci is a small town there but probably everywhere on our planet knows who he was! An Artist, Inventor, Architect, Lover, Explorer, the list could go on and on! That's not the main reason I fell in love with Tuscany. My unbreakable bond with it was created when I realized what Humanity could achieve if all our minds are aimed at adding more beauty into our world and be creative instead of fighting each other and simply follow our destructive impulses.

Most of the photos I am going to share with you in this post are taken in and around the city of Siena in the heart of Tuscany. I will try to show some different perspectives as well.

Tuscany, the home of the Medici family, with its unique combination of history, nature, architecture has been a source of inspiration to many artists.

Actually it is quite difficult to take a photo that isn't overwhelming with pieces of art.

The details and perfection are just amazing.

Even when I tried to follow the flight of that simple pigeon, as some unfairly call them "flying rats", look, still my frame is full of wonders on several layers:

With such heritage, the Italian design could aim only at being better and better. It is everywhere, check out the interior of this coffee shop. Light, shapes, colors, dimensions, it is all there, working its magic in perfect harmony!

Even the small street details reveal minds here work "on the same frequency". Those street lamps, located everywhere in the old city center. Yup, it cannot be just an ordinary lamp!

It is obvious that here the powerful families had be competing for centuries by demonstrating who could build an even more beautiful building, if that's even possible!

Tuscanian church architecture... unique as well!

Modern art blended in a great way along the old architectural elements. Nothing is just "a shop" here.

Just a decoration above the entrance of a residential building:

Proper scales, everywhere around:

The interior of an small medieval restaurant:

To a trained "architectural" eye the details could reveal its style and origin but for mine, well, I just sense and could tell without any doubt, this is in Tuscany!

Check out who guards those ancient columns: :D :P

There isn't such a thing like "an ordinary" house there, even in the countryside. It is obvious it took hundreds of years to the owners to plant and maintain those trees and take care of the surroundings. They hadn't spent their resources building ugly walls. They'd wanted their eyes to be treated in the perfect way possible.

Gosh, isn't that so poetic? That single cypress tree planted in a special pot growing alone in the middle of this scenery curvy dreamy field...

You could try to change my mind if you dare, but hey, this, in my humble opinion is one of the most artistical places on our planet! If not THE (di) most!