Yesterday was our day for visiting Florence. We wandered through the piazzas and streets enjoying the buildings and sculptures we passed by.

It was delightful to revisit San Marco, the 15th century Dominican monastery where Fra’ Angelico painted his beautiful, moving frescoes in the cloisters and cells. The Annunciation at the top of the first floor stairs is breathtaking in its perspective and simplicity of form.

We took the bus up to Fiesole, a hill village north of Florence, where we ate our picnic in the Piazza Mino da Fiesole,  then walked the 8 km back into Florence passing huge villas, olive groves and citrus trees.

Our day ended with a walk along the banks of the Arno in the hazy evening light.