Badia di Passignano. Chianti Region, Italy. August 25, 2016. © Copyright 2016 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.
Vineyards near the Badia di Passignano abbey
A few days ago we briefly left the mountainous country where we’ve been staying in the Chianti region of Italy and we made the drive down to Siena. (Siena is a marvelous place, and I hope to post photographs and some text about that visit later on.) We went there on paved country roads that passed through lots of rural areas, but we decided to head back north by way for the “freeway.” That being a bit too California-like, we left the main road and headed east into the hills.
Eventually the route arrived at open terrain and narrowed — the road passed between old stone walls here — and approached this remarkably-situationed old abbey, sitting along on a shallow ridge and surrounded by vineyards. The late afternoon sun and atmosphere produced a bit of haze as I photographed across the vineyards and back toward the structure.
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” is available from Heyday Books and Amazon.
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