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      <image:caption>Visitors to St. Mark’s Cathedral will find replicas of the horses mounted above the entrance, which can be accessed through the museum on the second floor.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Not that I tried, but, much like Venice, I truly believe it is impossible to take a bad photograph of Gubbio — the town is a masterpiece from any and every angle.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A full moon crashes through the cloud cover, illuminating Mt. Ingino as Palazzo dei Consoli lords over the town from its perch at the foothill of the mountain.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A statue honoring St. Francis of Assisi with the Wolf of Gubbio sits at the entrance to the ancient walled city.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Autumn in Gubbio brings with it a blaze of colors best admired from the hiking trail that snakes its way up to the summit of Mt. Ingino.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sunsets in Gubbio are watermarked with fiery strips of tangerine and 80s neon pink.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>For forty nights, I drank in this magnificent view of Gubbio’s historical center from my flat (and was shaken awake each morning by a Holy Trinity of church bells).</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Some important numbers about the funicular for those who like facts.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A lambent afternoon light illuminates the covered passageway outside the entrance to the Palazzo Ducale where the fractured fresco of the Madonna del Latte can be admired.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Gubbio — A medieval Where’s Waldo if ever there was one.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Leaves the color of fiery crimson, pomegranate, and drunken pears light up the ground in autumn.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Palazzo dei Consoli stands guard at the foothills of Mt. Ingino like a dedicated foot soldier.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The well-manicured gardens of the Palazzo Ducale (Ducal Gardens) are a shock of green (literally) in the midst of this city of stone.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>It’s not called the Piazza Grande for nothing.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A couple takes a respite from the afternoon heat on the steps leading up to the Palazzo dei Consoli.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Locals mull over what goodies to buy during the Truffle Festival in Gubbio.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Mortadella with truffle. Gorgonzola with truffle. Truffled cheese. These people have their priorities straight.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>We also hunted down a stall selling cannoli because, let’s face it: No trip anywhere in Italy is complete without sampling a local cannolo.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>This truffle stuff is serious business here in Gubbio.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The menu at our favorite restaurant, Antica Osteria.</image:caption>
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