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Italy: Barga, Filecchio (Tuscany)

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A view of the colorful hilltop village of Barga in Tuscany.
The colorful, walled, hilltop village of Barga in northern Tuscany.
The grand gates, driveway and entrance to the Villa Moorings in Barga, Italy.
The grand entranceway to the Villa Moorings in Barga, Italy.
A mother and son embrace outside the grand Villa Moorings hotel in Barga, Italy.
My wife, Trish, with our son, Gabriel, outside the Villa Moorings.
A view of the golden Villa Moorings building in Barga, Italy.
A huge blueish mountain hovers over a red rooftop as the sun goes down in Barga, Italy.
The views from the roof terrace of the Villa Moorings are spectacular.
Seven family members pose on a quiet street in a small Italian hilltop village.
My Italian family in the tiny Tuscan village of Filecchio, which is north of Lucca and south of Barga.
Blue mountains hover above a green field in Filecchio, Italy.
The mountain views from Filecchio are stunning.
Two women stand in a garden in rural Filecchio, Italy.
My cousins Evalda (left) and Anna live in the small village of Filecchio, Italy.
An ancient home in the small Tuscan village of Filecchio in Italy.
My cousin Anna’s home in Filecchio.
Blue mountains tower over some colorful buildings in Barga, Italy.
A man stands next to his pizza oven in Italy.
My cousin Evalda’s husband, Emilio is proud of the pizza oven he built.
Four people pose in front of a mountain view in Barga, Italy.
Our friends Katie and Carol met us at the Villa Moorings to attend my nephew’s wedding in Barga.
A breakfast spread of cakes, pastries, and cereals at the Villa Moorings in Barga, Italy.
The breakfast spread in the Villa Moorings is overwhelming.
Three people stand in front of an ancient stone building in Filecchio, Italy.
Trish, Gabriel and Jess wait on a narrow street in Filecchio.
The Collegiate Church of San Cristoforo in Barga, Italy dates back to the 11th century.
My nephew, Michael and his bride Lauren, got married at the Collegiate Church of San Cristoforo at the top of the hill in Barga.
Narrow Italian Cypress trees frame a night view in Barga, Italy.
The outskirts of the wall city of Barga with the mountains in the background in Italy.
An orange sun sets behind dark blue mountains in Barga, Italy.
A closeup of a red tiled roof in Barga, Italy creates an interesting pattern.