Here are my photos from my class field trip to Tuscany! It was so hard to narrow down the images of so many incredible places and buildings.

An example of Montpulciano's hilly streets
Olga and I explore some of Montepulciano's steep, narrow, side alleys.
View from Montepulciano of San Biagio
The apse of San Biagio
The more modest of Pienza's city gates
One of many courtyards in the complex of St. Catherine of Siena's house
The courtyard of the Basilica of San Francesco in Siena
View from our hotel room in Siena
My first visit to Siena's Duomo was at night. We got to absorb its beauty without being inundated with tourists.
Palazzo Pubblico, the town hall of Siena
Enjoying the windy day in front of Siena's Duomo
Interior of Siena's Duomo (sensory overload!)
One particularly interesting feature in the church is the gallery level that displays the sculpted heads of every pope looking down on visitors.
Here is a breath-taking and small Chigi family side chapel, which was designed by and held sculptures by Bernini.
Here is another incredible auxiliary room in the Duomo, the Piccolomini Library.
A nice pocket of light in the massive church
Olga, MaryGrace, Me, Amali, and Diana hang out on the steps behind the Duomo in Siena.
Overlook of Florence from Piazzale Michelangelo
The famous facade of Santa Maria Novella was designed by Alberti.
View from famous bridge, Ponte Vecchio, which is lined with shops. During World War II this bridge was spared while the others were destroyed.
Me outside San Lorenzo. The facade remains unfinished.
San Lorenzo was the primary church of the powerful Medici family and contains many of the family's graves. Michelangelo was commissioned to create a new sacristy to contain two specific Medici graves. The Medici Chapel is one of Michelangelo's great Mannerist designs.
Michelangelo's famous, sculptural stairs in the mannerist styled Laurentian Library within San Lorenzo.
A statue of Dante in front of Santa Croce. I also was able to see his mother home, his church, and his house.
The altar in Santa Croce
Michelangelo's Tomb in Santa Croce. The statues are personifications of painting, sculpture, and architecture mourning his death.
Palazzo Pitti, now a large museum and garden complex
The facade of Siena's Duomo
A statue depicting Brunelleschi drawing the design of the dome is placed so that he is staring up at his creation.
I made it to the top of Brunelleschi's incredible dome!