Narrow cobblestone alleyway between tall, beige buildings with green window shutters, a small balcony, and a street lamp.

Shadows and Shutters

Perugia, Italy

A steep stone alley climbs into a soft hush, where pale walls and green shutters catch the last light of day. A lone balcony juts into the narrow gap between buildings, while an old lantern hangs like punctuation on a sentence whispered in centuries past. It’s a place made for footsteps, secrets, and slow ascents—where even silence seems to echo off the stone.