Two nuns walk outside the Cartier on Via Dei Condotti street in Rome, Italy on Saturday, May 27, 2023. Vatican statistics show the number of nuns decreasing steadily over the past two decades. (Photograph by Emily Wright) 
Claudio Grazia, left, and Maria Grazia, right, face the lunchtime rush at L’Oste del Re in Orvieto, Umbria, Italy on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. The married co-owners relocated 6 months ago to their current location on Via del Duomo. (Photograph by Emily Wright) 
Two vendors at the farmer’s market walk around their stand in Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, on Thursday, June 1, 2023. The market takes place in the Piazza del Popolo every Thursday and Saturday morning. (Photograph by Emily Wright) 
A nun walks through a florist’s stock at the farmer’s market in Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, on Thursday, May 25, 2023. The market takes place in the Piazza del Popolo every Thursday and Saturday morning. (Photograph by Emily Wright) 
Beets sit in a vendor’s cart at the farmer’s market in Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, on Thursday, May 25, 2023. The market takes place in the Piazza del Popolo every Thursday and Saturday morning. (Photograph by Emily Wright) 
Two women peer out a window over the Piazza Duomo in Orvieto, Umbria, Italy on Sunday, May 28, 2023. The women were watching the Pentecost Day procession in the piazza. (Photograph by Emily Wright) 
Two nuns chat in front of the Duomo in Orvieto, Umbria, Italy on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. Construction for the Duomo began in 1290. (Photography by Emily Wright) 
A woman in a red bonnet participates in the Pentecost Day celebration in Orvieto, Umbria, Italy on Sunday, May 28, 2023. The holiday commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles and other followers of Jesus Christ. (Photograph by Emily Wright) 
A group of tourists jump to pose for a photo in the Piazza Duomo in Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. The town of Orvieto is home to unique Etruscan artifacts and an underground cave network. (Photograph by Emily Wright) 
Two women hold hands on Via Sistina street in Rome, Italy on Saturday, May 27, 2023. The street is one of two that split off from the top of the Scalinata della Trinità dei Monti, or Spanish Steps. (Photograph by Emily Wright) 
Crowds flood the Piazza di Spagna in Rome, Italy on Saturday, May 27, 2023. The Spanish Steps that face the piazza consist of 12 ramps and 135 travertine steps. (Photograph by Emily Wright) 
The Column of the Immaculate Conception is backed by clouds on Saturday, May 27, 2023 in Rome, Italy. The column sits across from the Spanish Steps. (Photography by Emily Wright) 
A man points into the sky in front of the Iglesia de San Lucas y Santa Martina and the Mamertine Prison in Rome, Italy on Friday, May 26, 2023. The 3000 year old prison is rumored to have held St. Peter. (Photograph by Emily Wright) 
Igor Mitoraj’s “A Broken Kiss” is clouded by an approaching storm in Tivoli, Italy on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. The villa is an Italian state museum and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (Photograph by Emily Wright) 
A landscaper mows the grass in the Archaeological Park of Paestum, Salerno, Italy on Friday, June 9, 2023. The park contains three of the world’s best-preserved ancient Greek temples. (Photograph by Emily Wright) 
Two people walk through Pompeii, Campania, Italy on Sunday, June 11, 2023. The ancient city of Pompeii was excavated after being burried by debris from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. (Photograph by Emily Wright) 
A tourist looks outside an excavated bath house in Pompeii, Campania, Italy on Sunday, June 11, 2023. The ancient city of Pompeii was excavated after being burried by debris from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. (Photograph by Emily Wright) 
Tourists crowd Pompeii, Campania, Italy on Sunday, June 11, 2023. The ancient city of Pompeii was excavated after being burried by debris from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. (Photograph by Emily Wright) 
A man lays a rappel line over the edge of the Colosseum in Rome, Italy on Friday, May 26, 2023. The Colosseum is Italy’s most visited destination, with over 10,000 people visiting the site every day. (Photograph by Emily Wright) 
A restorer works on a temple column at the Archeological Park in Paestum, Salerno, Italy on Friday, June 9, 2023. The park contains three of the world’s best-preserved ancient Greek temple. (Photograph by Emily Wright) 
This bronze centaur sculpture by Igor Mitoraj sits in the civil square of Pompeii, Campania, Italy on Sunday, June 11, 2023. The ancient city of Pompeii was excavated after being burried by debris from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. (Photograph by Emily Wright)
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