Speaking of Eidolon-worthy landscapes... it just struck me that I basically grew up in one and that it's probably not that known abroad.
I present you, a carruggio, the narrow alley typical of my native Liguria's little villages, where the hills are steep and the houses have accreted one over the others over the centuries, making the alleys even narrower and requiring the buildings to sustain one-another to avoid falling over.
Epidiah Ravachol I guess this could be July's challenge, if you don't have another already in mind: "real eidolon-worthy places" around the world.
ReplyDeleteThat's amazing!
ReplyDeleteRenato Ramonda That's a brilliant idea!
ReplyDeleteWill those little bridges support a person? Or are they really only for supporting the buildings?
ReplyDeleteChris Bennett They are meant as arches to support the buildings, and as you can see there are no windows opening directly onto them... but yeah, I think they would.
ReplyDeleteThe plaster on them might crack, though.
Oh, in case the photo is not clear... that alley is going up with a very steep angle. The super-low arch at the base on the right is actually full-person height... because there's a stair (or other steep alley) starting there.
ReplyDeleteIf you do a search for "caruggio" or "carruggio" or "carrugio" (and all those without the final "o", making them plural), you'll find a ton of pictures I'm sure (yeah, spelling of dialectal words is tricky).
This is great, Renato Ramonda - I've been grabbing a few pics (almost all from Italy) into a kind of look-book for fantasy cities, or maybe to be used in-game to randomize locations you come across while being chased. Anyway, added your pic above to the half-finished mess. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI had so far restrained myself from posting that ☺
ReplyDeleteI'll try to say a bit more when I'm not on mobile
Renato Ramonda could I trouble you to name a few great Ligurian towns that would likely have architecture like this?
ReplyDeleteSanto Stefano al Mare
ReplyDeletehttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Santo_stefano_al_mare_Altro_Caruggio.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/Santo_stefano_al_mare_Caruggio.jpg
http://www.regiavacanze.it/assets/images/upload/photos/entries/big_size//125007/101_1558.JPG
Dave Younce basically, if you point your google maps to "Arma di Taggia" in Italy, and pick names of villages in that part of Liguria near the French border you can't go wrong.
ReplyDeleteThe only problem is, I doubt there is much StreetView, because most Ligurian villages have the main road passing through, and the rest is barely accessible by car.