Trevi

Watching the 7th stage of Giro d'Italia last night I spotted the Umbrian hilltop town of Trevi in the background. We have a little bit of Trevi in our garden to look at every day!

When we installed a small pool in our garden ten years ago we wanted to continue the Italian theme. As the pool has, by law, to be fenced, I decided that a trompe l'oeil would be a good way to go. I searched for a suitable design with no success and eventually decided to make my own.

The end result is a compilation of at least four photos taken in Italy on past trips. The fence is lined with cement sheeting and I painted the scene direct onto the primed sheeting.

* The arch was inspired by the walled gateway Porta Fiorentina in Monteriggioni, Tuscany.
* The winding strada bianca (white road) from many a view, especially from Montecchiello and also La Foce garden near Montepulciano.
* The hilltop town is based on Trevi in Umbria, with its perfect shape and surrounded by olive trees. A quintessential view.

 Ten years later we still enjoy our trompe l'oeil Tuscan/Umbrian view.

 And it would not be an Italian garden without a Marian shrine. It takes some explaining in Australia but I'm cool with that.