everything in pairs

Modica (Ragusa - Sicily), Italy

above it all

Modica (Ragusa - Sicily), Italy

rustic patios

Urueña (Valladolid - Castillia Y León), Spain

the land of clay roof tiles

Simancas (Valladolid - Castilla y León), Spain

The tower of the church of El Salvador dates back to the 12th century while the rest of the church was rebuilt in the 16th.

 

more rooftops

Valladolid (Castilla y León), Spain

rooftops

Valladolid (Castilla y León), Spain

shades of blue

Lastres (Asturias), Spain

An ideal day in Asturias... the sun shining, blue skies and views like this!

rooftops amid the wall

Óbidos (Centro Region), Portugal

This hilltop fortification was taken from the Moors by the first king of Portugal, Afonso Henriques, in 1148.  Throughout the different reigns of the kings, towers, keeps and other parts of the castle have been added, creating a picture perfect spectacle.

 

shades of brown

Urueña (Valladolid - Castilla y León), Spain

Every shade of brown imaginable is found throughout this village in the heart of Castilla y León.  Its rooftops create a beautiful sight for the eyes with the blue sky as a backdrop.

Clay roof tiles

Urueña, (Valladolid - Castilla y León) Spain

There is a wall surrounding Urueña which was built in the 12th and 13th centuries.  This picture was taken from the wall-walk, which is still intact today, allowing you to stroll around most of this medieval town's perimeter from where you can see the Castilian landscape on one side of you and the clay roof tiles of this fortified town on the other.

I particularly like walking around the wall high up to get a glimpse of these typical tiles covering the entire village.  I love clay roof tiles!  (Catching a sunset from here isn't too shabby either!)

Notice the stork nest on the bellfry in the distance.

(Santa María de Azoque church - built in the 16th-18th centuries)