Santa Maria della Spina

It took us a little while to wend our way towards the Leaning Tower as there was so much to see and enjoy on the way. We even spotted a few residences that we thought would do very nicely as our home away from home. They've been put on Greg's to-do list for when we become rich from his various projects.

One of those interesting sights was this darling little church, Santa Maria della Spina. So named, apparently after it became the shrine of a thorn which according to legend, came from the crown of thorns worn by Jesus.

There was a 2 Euro entrance fee and not
really a lot to see inside as most of the statues etc... were donated to the museum for safekeeping. The church had needed a bit of maintenance as it was suffering from the same malaise as the Leaning Tower.