After the town of Castelnuovo, the valley opens out to reveal some lovely villages and the architecture changes slightly - churches acquire domes on the top of the towers and the houses take on an alpine feel, the shutters become solid pieces of wood rather than slatted. High mountains dramatically loom over the valley and yet we are only 30 minutes drive from Barga. Today we had heavy showers and sun at the same time. I sketched this view of Sillicagnana village from the shelter of the car.
