A dilapidate bell tower, not far from the world famous Leaning Tower. One of the bells is probably already fallen away...
A plaque placed on a building where Percy Bysshe Shelley lived and worked. In Italian “immagini” has a double “m”.
“Bona” is the colloquial and quite rude term for “hot”. A saint with this name, who also pretends to be the patron saint of hostesses, could only be a Livornese prank.
Obviously “Via delle Belle Donne” (Street of the Beautiful Women), is a very short alley...
Everybody knows “La Dolce Vita” (The Sweet Life). “La Dolce Vite” (The Sweet Grapevine) is one of the finest wordplays ever made by a Pisan mind on any subject.See also: Livorno Airport - Pisan Walk (2010) - Pisan Walk 1 of 2 (2011) - In Pisa (2013)
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*sigh* I am in love with the bell tower. The more in ruin it is the better for me. I once wrote a paper on Mr. Shelley...that was quite a long time ago.
Another wonderful walk VP.
Thank you for this beautiful time spend walking.
Please have a good Tuesday.
Your Pisan walks always give me a laugh. The Pisans probably had to sell the third bell for some extra money! And is Santa Bona some kind of new term for "cocktail waitress"? ;-)
The top photo is delightful, and I imagine it as the cover of an interesting novel about Italy!
These are great. I would like a little "Dolce Vita."
The bell might have fallen off the bell tower, but at least the tower is standing straight.
You have collected some real pearls.
Glad you were not under the bell when it fell.
The bell tower looks pretty, and could have been the model for a famous one on the Greek island Santorini.
The sign to the "very short alley" (ha-ha :) is great in style, and I love the color that I just call "Italian"...
and the style of the letters.
The name also sounds like music !:)
Keep walking....
2/2? When are you going back?
I like those kind of bell towers :)
Wow that first picture is breathtaking, I love this kind of angle and the tower with the bells are beautiful! ;)
Thanks for this smile on my face here!
Léia
I love the bell tower, and enoteca seems to be proper place to end the nice walk:)
Learned more about Shelley! Great photos of the bells and signs!
(Obviously! LOL) Love the decay shot on top.
'A shoty alley' for beautiful women---HEY!!!
Love the Pisan decay. LOL MB
Bella carrellata di curiosità! Ciao, Arianna
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