Detailed stone-work everywhere.  This is the walkway around the courtyard.  Embellishments and precision are evident even on the arches and walls.  You can see the lichen growing on the stone walls here.

These are the first of the Renaissance buildings that Bron has seen, not having visited Europe previously.  She didn’t lose her appetite for them quite like I did; continuing to enjoy these visits until we left.

I always enjoy the initial impact of the magnitude and the workmanship of these huge edifices, but somehow after a bit, they all seem like so many well-done piles of rock.