Snow in december at Montecuccolo castle

I love snowfall before Christmas: snow makes the atmosphere before festivity very magic!

Last days we have luck! It snowed for three days in the city where I live (Pavullo nel Frignano - north Italy). I live near mountains, at 700 meters high, and a atmospheric disturbance from west, together with low temperature, has created this white magnificence from the sky!

This was my car:

I'm back from Bangladesh, and I have preferred to stay at home, enjoying the snowfall from window, without making pictures, but today I have taken my camera, and I have gone in a castle some kilometers from my home, because of the light at sunset was very clear and warm.

Here valleys, hills and mountains covered by snow:

I like this small group of houses: landscape reminds me Tuscany region:

The last memory of autumn, and, over me, Montecuccolo castle:

I have approached castle together an amazing warm light, so beautiful that I have no edited the following pictures:

Montecuccolo is an ancient village: a castle at the center, some old houses, and wall and door around them, built centuries ago to defend village in middle age:

A door towards the mountainous skyline. Clouds around summits was like a scarf:

Cimone mount, the highest of this region:

Snow on roofs:

Last light from the sun:

Twilight is coming. It's time to go back to home.

Pictures taken with Sony Alpha 7iii.
11.12.2024