In the Tuscany Hills, part 3

I'm once again joining Gill of Gibby Frogett Craftations this month's host at Art Journal Journey where her theme is Anything With Eyes.  Further, I'm joining More Mixed Media again with their monthly theme that includes something bright.  And because Try it on Tuesday's fortnightly theme is Wish You Were Here, I'm joining their challenge, too.

We are once again headed to the Tuscany hills.   This will be our fifth trip to Tuscany.  We have been to the coast, then we went inland where we visited the countryside and farms, and a few days ago, we visited the hills when we went to Sienna, a World Heritage City.  Yesterday we visited Montepulciano, also in the Tuscan hills.

Today we are still in the hills, but are visiting three separate towns that are all near Sienna.

Our first stop is Orvieto.

This Tuscan town sits high atop a rocky perch. 

Apparently, getting to the top where Orvieto sits is half the fun.  You have your choice of ascending by escalator or cable car. The strategically built town is free of modern-day traffic, which means there are no cars anywhere in Orvieto.

The entire town is filled with narrow streets, beautiful churches, a historic palace, and a maze of tunnels and caves, which includes an underground lifestyle.

Yes, we are visiting the hill towns in Tuscany today.

Our next stop is Cortona which is just a few miles from Sienna.  The city is enclosed by stone walls high on top of a Tuscan hill.   This hilltop town offers a panorama view of the entire countryside. 

Here I have shown the Piazza della Repubblica in Cortona.  Unfortunately, I typed Cortana in the text and delta instead of della.  Piazza della Repubblica is the main square and dates back to the Roman age.

In case you can't read it, or need to interpret:

Visit the tight-knit alleyways snaking out from its center of Piazza della Repubblica.  Don't forget to visit the 13th century town hall and the imposing cathedral.

For those who love literature, this is the town made famous by the novel Under the Tuscan Sun written by Frances Mayes.  Mayes still lives in Cortona throughout the year.

Only a few miles from both Sienna and Cortona is Assisi, a medieval jewel.  This includes the stunning UNESCO World Heritage Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi which was completed in 1253. 

The basilica, visible for miles, is built into the side of a hill and comprises two churches and a crypt where the remains of St. Francis of Assisi are interred. 

These two ladies are visiting these hilltop towns

and wishing their friend Eva could have joined them.

For this page, I began by spritzing my handmade shimmering mists on both sides of the substrate, which is 110 lb card stock.  This is the second side and it is as wonky as the side I showed yesterday.   I made this side even brighter than yesterday so it should definitely qualify for More Mixed Media.

The images came from an offer to visit Tuscany.  I outlined the edges around the images using my brand new Krylon Leafing Pen.  I computer generated the words and printed them on my laser printer.  I colored them using water soluble crayons.  I also printed a postcard back and cut it.  I used a metallic gel pen to write the words and address.  The "wish you were here" message qualifies it for Try it on Tuesday.  I learned my lesson from yesterday and secured the TH paper dolls securely to the ground.  Unfortunately, I didn't see the parts I was supposed to punch out before I had glued them tightly to the page.  Because the women have eyes, they qualify for Gill's theme at Art Journal Journey.

Thank you beyond belief for visiting today.  I also hope you will join Bleubeard and me at Art Journal Journey as well as Try it on Tuesday and More Mixed Media, too.