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The Vine House in Bottone Alley.
In my hometown of Sestri Levante, there are several houses in the historic centre that stand out thanks to a very unusual feature: grapevines climbing along their façades.
This one is in Bottone Alley and is one of the three Vine Houses I have photographed in Sestri Levante. The vine gives the façade a distinctive appearance and makes the building immediately recognisable when walking through the historic lanes.
The other two are located on Chiusa Street and in Marina di Ponente Alley.
I find these houses fascinating because they are the kind of details you discover when you take the time to really observe a town. Sestri Levante is best known for its bays and sea, but the historic centre hides many small corners that are well worth photographing.
In this case, it is the vine that makes all the difference. The plant climbs along the façade and creates a beautiful contrast with the architecture of the house. Over the years, it has almost become part of the building itself.
Looking towards the upper part of the house, it is impossible not to wonder what the pergola at the top looks like. From the street you can glimpse it, but it is not easy to see exactly what is up there.
I would really love to see it from close up. Maybe one day someone who lives in the house will invite me upstairs and I will finally be able to photograph that part of the building too!
These three Vine Houses have always fascinated me for precisely this reason. They are simple subjects, part of everyday life in the historic centre, yet they have a strong personality and can turn an ordinary walk into a small photographic exploration.
Walking through Bottone Alley, this house easily catches your attention. The vine climbing along the façade creates an image that almost seems to belong to a small inland village, even though we are right in the heart of Sestri Levante.
This is one of the things I enjoy most about photographing my town: continuing to discover details even in places I have known for years. Sometimes all it takes is a different viewpoint, looking upwards or walking through a quieter alley to find something new to photograph.
And who knows, perhaps there are more Vine Houses besides these three. If you know of another one that I have not photographed yet, let me know. I would be very curious to discover it.
For now, I am happy with these three, which form a small and rather curious photographic collection from the historic centre of Sestri Levante.

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Photos taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-M 22.

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