There’s something special about a view over rooftops, whether it’s a glimpse of distant landscape or a bird’s eye view of details hidden from passersby in the streets below.

 

Ridge tiles, pinnacles and distant woods at the Chateau de Villandry – October 2016
The village of Amboise, seen from the castle that towers above it – October 2016
A gargoyle’s view of a hidden Amboise courtyard
Breakfast view from a B&B terrace in Ventimiglia – April 2016
A misty view of Milan over the cathedral roofs…
and between the pinacles – December 2016
Looking down on Edinburgh from Salisbury Crags – May 2016
Berwick lighthouse pier, seen from the medieval town walls – January 2017
And a view over the rooftops of Spittal, from the top of our garden-to-be – taken this afternoon.

 

Prompted by the Weekly Photo Challenge Atop.  Click on any photo to view the gallery.