Perched on a hilltop with about a dozen towers belonging to the Romanesque and Gothic architectural styles, San Gimignano is probably the most picturesque site in the province of Siena. 

©Paula Borkovic

This is the first in the series of the Traces of the Past – Y3 (one month the challenge is run in colour, the other in B&W which means that in February you’ll be asked to post for Traces of the past in monochrome). For this post I chose a photo of a small Italian town in Tuscany, but you can choose whatever traces of the past you can find. It does not have to be a distant one, or rich in history; it can be something personal, or it can even have a human form. If you decide to join this photo challenge:   

• Make a photo post on today’s theme before next Thursday

• Link to this challenge post, and tag your post #thursdaysspecial

• Leave a comment under this post  

And here are the entries to this challenge:

https://ledrakenoir.wordpress.com/2017/01/19/old-time-look

https://3rsofretirement.com/2017/01/18/thursdays-special-traces-of-the-past-y3-01/

https://weaklythoughts.wordpress.com/2017/01/18/the-ruins-of-daniels-chruch/

https://restlessjo.me/2017/01/19/the-church-of-sao-francisco/

https://geriatrixfotogallerie.wordpress.com/2017/01/19/traces-of-the-past-from-2009/

https://lucidgypsy.com/2017/01/19/thursday-special-traces-of-the-past/

https://winchesterheritageopendays.org/2017/01/19/traces-of-the-past

https://teepee12.com/2017/01/19/thursdays-special-the-old-cemetery-in-the-middle-of-town/#comment-141816

https://tishfarrell.com/2017/01/19/meet-towd-man-aka-the-old-man-of-wirksworth/

https://dailymusing57.com/2017/01/20/thursdays-special-traces-of-the-past-5/

https://jaspasjourney.wordpress.com/2017/01/20/sams-ses-challenge-4-hero

https://lynneayersbeyondthebrush.wordpress.com/2017/01/20/churchst-marys-beddgelert/

http://lessywannagohome.blogspot.hr/2017/01/traces-of-past.html

https://artishorseshit.wordpress.com/2017/01/20/discontinuation/

https://priorhouse.wordpress.com/2017/01/21/traces-of-our-past-concierge-desk-at-jefferson-day-48-365-days-of-art/

https://suejudd.com/2017/01/22/black-white-sunday-after-and-before

https://smallbluegreenwords.wordpress.com/2017/01/21/thursday-special-traces-of-the-past/

https://nowathome.wordpress.com/2017/01/22/thursdays-special-traces-of-the-past-y3-01/

https://sonyavdg.wordpress.com/2017/01/24/thursdays-special-traces-of-the-past-4/

https://travelwithintent.com/2017/01/25/holland-house-london-history-crayons-colour-macaroni/