Image of the Week : Florence’s Duomo

This week’s image is one of my Florence favorites. A close-up shot of the terracotta-tiled roof of the Duomo.

This shot was taken from the nearby Campanile, known as Giotto’sbell tower. Looking back, I actually can’t believe I climbed all 414 steps, huffing and puffing all the way, to get to the top! And thought I didn’t climb the Duomo, if you look really closely, you can see those that did, circling the stone ledge, right above where the roof tiles end.

I know my view from the Campanile was fabulous, I can only imagine what they were looking at from their perspective across the way on the Duomo.