The other day we travelled to the little town of Vinci. The town is quite close to Casa Verde, in the line of hills that runs south of Montecatini and Pistioa. It is a very pretty place and a surprisingly modern place by Tuscany standards. However, there are plenty of people around looking at the birthplace of the great master of Italian art, invention and anatomy. At the top of the town there is a handsome church; this lovely square with the sculpture depicting one of Leonardo’s great symbols and a castle that contains a museum to his imaginative genious. Do not expect to find a Mona Lisa here or any of his important paintings, they are elsewhere, however what you will see here, from the town walls, and the landscapes that inspired his work.