Today we rode a real point-to-point ride, across hill and dale. Lots of walled towns, but here everything is brick. No marble or stone facades.
Every town is surrounded by a thick brick wall with round towers.
Almost the first thing we saw when we got out of our village was a sign for Sacramento, not the California one though. 🙂
Later in the morning, we came around a corner and saw a Disneyland town in the distance: Corinaldo.
The towns here have been in perfect condition. Well maintained, no trash anywhere, almost too immaculate. But lovely, each one.
Two unexpected sights: a huge mural. I think that this area might be a communist or socialist stronghold. This mural makes me think of the ones I’ve seen in Russia and China.
And, at the very end of the day, I ride up into the town of Iesi and discovered an excellent exhibit of Tina Modotti’s photography. She was very active politically, using her photography to show poverty and oppression. She was involved with Edward Weston for a while and was pals with Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. Here’s one of her photos.
