Living/dining room w/south bay Living/dining room opposite Fresco living/dining room Baldo My cucina My cucina opposite Island Kenwood Funky sink/stove Living room out to terrace Terrace looking south Terrace looking back to kitchen Master bedroom/closet door Master bedroom looking south Master bath Master bath Guest room Guest room Family bathroom Family bathroom Larry’s office Larry’s...
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The Gradara Fortress. Gradara wall crenellations. The guard walkway. Along the town wall. Town wall from the inner street. Gradara Town Gate from inside outer wall. Toward the Inner Gate Inner Gate to the Main Fortress. Gradara Fortress Moat and Wall. Gradara Fortress Drawbridge. The Fortress ‘Keep.’ The Fortress Well. A Giovanni Sforza statement! The Central Stairway. A main private living area. Note the wall thickness. A view of the second drawbridge into the tower area. An upper level of the ‘Keep.’ The fortress chapel. The townsfolk and nobles. The guard on watch patrol. Troubadours. Lovely voice in the afternoon. Allora! What News! Ladies in waiting. ‘Idol’ Finalists – 1445. An encampment. Crafts person preparing pigments. The workshop. The decorators of sword and knife sheaths. Under the spreading castana tree the village smithy stood. A trusty sword blade takes shape. The book binder at her craft. The flag throwers in action. Total coordination. Livestock for delivery. Want to test your mental...
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Entering Piazza Arringo Drums and Clarions Waiting Backstage Refreshment from the Fountain Out of Central Casting The Offering of the Candles Parade Head of the Joust Enjoy the Pageantry Child Ready to Present Candle Mayor and Magistrates Greet Bishop Knights & Horses are Blessed Yes, a Real Falcon Authentically Over the Top On...
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Piazza del Popolo – People’s Square Palazzo di Capitani Interior Discussion of the affairs of the day The cool of evening means socializing Eat and Greet in the Cool Evening The Night is Young 15th Cent. Loggia – Merchants Meeting At Night Cathedral of St Emidio- Piazza Arringo- Bishop’s Palance and Seat of Governmnet Sea Horse Fountain Fortress Maletesta – Ascoli Fortress Guarding the Eastern Approach Fortress Bridge The ‘Leaning Tower’ of Ascoli Porta Romana – Roman Gate and Wall Communal Laundry Another Communal Laundry Pre-Laundromat Roman Gate and Bridge – ‘Solesta’ Roman Brdge – 1st Cent CE ‘New Bridge’ – 1079 CE Ascoli Skyline Skyline with Towers Tronto River Valley Walkway Tower...
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