Ed, this is breath taking! This should be a b&w contender. I can't exactly pinpoint what I like best about it, I just think as a whole that it's a wonderful picture.
It is funny but my many of my memories of Italy are in B/W. Maybe it was because that was the main mode of film back then. Some of them are pretty fuzzy too, but I know the reason for that. What a great post you have here. I am glad you are posting often.