Southern Tuscany

[simato73]

I have recently been 10 days on holidays.
Lots of sunshine, hot weather, a home 50 metres from the beach, nice fish restaurants at dinner and no television, no internet, no mobile phones. Pure bliss.
It has been a very relaxed, static beach holiday without much driving around etc. but I did manage a few outings and still took many pictures - just most of them of my dauchter on the beach, so not interesting here (btw the Nikon 1 AW1 is perfect on the beach!).

We stayed in Castiglione della Pescaia, and it is from this that I will begin, since it is an interesting place. Nothing major, but it does have a small port and very clean beaches, overlooked by a castle on a small hill, with narrow, pretty cobbled roads. The walled village is quiet and has a few nice restaurants (the majority are down in the new town, near the port).
Next, some evening shots from within the town walls:

 

[Frank Fremerey]

I love Italy.
I love Tuscany.
Your shots bring back memories.

The first shot. I feel I can smell the scene.

Thank You.

[simato73]

I love Italy.
I love Tuscany.
Your shots bring back memories.

The first shot. I feel I can smell the scene.

Thank You.

Thank you, Tuscany is my home, I am glad you like it.
Why not go back?
I would heartily recommend Castiglione Della Pescaia for a family seaside holiday, especially during quieter times , like June and September.

[basker]

Thank you for the beautifully illustrated tour. XT19374 gives me an extra smile when the light through the shuttered window flickers during scrolling.

Sam

[simato73]

This was mainly a seaside family holiday.
Much of the day revolved around taking my daughter to the beach.
But when she was resting I would hit out on my own for some swimming with fins, snorkel and the AW1. I have to say that this camera felt like the perfect camera for this type of holiday. Here are some images taken while snorkeling; the hit rate is abysmally low, but better than my previous attempts with the RX100 in an underwater case.

1. and 2. : Inside the sea cave
3. The castle on Punta Rocchette from out at sea
4. Sea urchin

[Jakov Minić]

Simone, 3. The castle on Punta Rocchette from out at sea is simply phenomenal!!!

[simato73]

Simone, 3. The castle on Punta Rocchette from out at sea is simply phenomenal!!!

Thank you Jakov.
I stayed there bobbing in the big waves coming from the open sea for quite while, waiting to get this image, and it took many images in several fast bursts.

[Frank Fremerey]

Oh, that brings back memories: http://fotokontext.de/frank/meer2002_sardegna.html

[Akira]

Simone, thanks for sharing these envious images. 

I love the last one from the first batch for the pleasant light painting.  And I totally agree with Jakov about the second batch.  The image is literally other-worldly.

[simato73]

Simone, thanks for sharing these envious images. 

I love the last one from the first batch for the pleasant light painting.  And I totally agree with Jakov about the second batch.  The image is literally other-worldly.

Thank you Akira, that image is one of my favourites from the holiday.

[John Geerts]

I can imagine. It's a great shot !

[Thomas Stellwag]

Simone, 3. The castle on Punta Rocchette from out at sea is simply phenomenal!!!

+1

[armando_m]

Terrific series !

[elsa hoffmann]

it's funny - I can almost feel I was there too - so your series is very interesting to me. I like them a lot.

[simato73]

John, Thomas, Armando and Elsa, thank you for the comments.
I am pleasantly surprised at the general positive response to the castle shot.
That is probably going to be the highlight of this thread, but I will try to see in the next days if I can find other interesting images to share.