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Leonardo from Vinci

many people from long ago were named after the place they came from especially if they were nobility or their profession or what they look like. Leonardo was from Vinci. This is a cute little town you can get to buy Bus number 49 from Empoli Which is not far from Firenze. There were not that many tourists visiting when I was there so it was very quiet and not very crowded.

Leonardo statue Leonardo from Vinci
Of course there is a statue in the middle of town
Horse statue Leonardo from Vinci
A replica of the famous horse
Explanation of the horse statue Leonardo from Vinci
Explanation of the horse statue
Map of the attractions Bill Smale
At the welcome center you will receive this map of the different places and prices for the places you can visit. If you want to visit his “birthplace” you need to either go by car or walk 2 km.
Senior citizen ticket Bill Smale
Of course I got a discount ticket
Beautiful view Bill Smale
A beautiful view from the church of Vineyards and Olive GroveS
The town church Bill Smale
The church in town was built and redone several times and you can read the story when you get there
Leonardo baptized font
This baptismal font is celebrated as the one used to baptize Leonardo
The church from the outside front
Churchview
Another view from the church
As I start walking up the path to the house
Olive groves
Mostly Olive Groves Beginning at the town and going up the hill towards the house
All along the path almost the only trees where Olive trees
Difficult walk
I expected there would be a well maintained path up to the house. It was 37°C outside, walking uphill and almost half of the path is actually a rocky river bed. It was not the easy walk for 2 km I expected
Old house
There was nothing along the path except this will used House or farm or whatever
Thistles
Beautiful thistles on the path
Some orange red puppies along the second half of the walk
The birthplace
Finally I reached the birthplace
The living area
Living area
There is a video in this room explaining the life of Leonardo
Records
The records do not indicate this is the birthplace of Leonardo. They do indicate that after Leonardo was born his father became the owner of this house
Nice view
I think you are looking down on Empoli Here
Old chairs
Very old chairs
The house
The two houses which were joined to become one house
The path back
Finally getting back into Vinci
Beautiful clouds
Olive Trees. But I took this photo because I love the clouds