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The Santa Croce church from the roof of the Leonardo Da Vinci museum. AFP
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A resident holds a flag bearing the colors of the Tuscan village of Vinci, where Leonardo Da Vinci was born on April 9, 2019. AFP
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Vinci, the Tuscan village where Leonardo Da Vinci was born, is pictured from the house of the artist. AFP
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A tourist looks at a souvenirs shop in Vinci. AFP
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A Leonardo Da Vinci lookalike is pictured in the village. AFP
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The village's red and yellow flag and the Santa Croce church. AFP
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Locals preparing to mark the 500th anniversary of Leonardo's death say little has changed among the vineyards, lush fields and brooks that appeared in his art. AFP
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A visitor enters the house of Leonardo Da Vinci. AFP
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The bell of the Conti Guidi castle in Vinci. AFP
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A view taken on April 9, 2019 from the Conti Guidi castle. AFP
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The Santa Croce church, pictured from the entrance of the Leonardo Da Vinci museum. AFP
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People visit the Leonardo Da Vinci museum on April 9, 2019. AFP
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The Santa Croce church from the roof of the Leonardo Da Vinci museum. AFP
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A resident holds a flag bearing the colors of the Tuscan village of Vinci, where Leonardo Da Vinci was born on April 9, 2019. AFP
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Vinci, the Tuscan village where Leonardo Da Vinci was born, is pictured from the house of the artist. AFP
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A tourist looks at a souvenirs shop in Vinci. AFP
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A Leonardo Da Vinci lookalike is pictured in the village. AFP
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The village's red and yellow flag and the Santa Croce church. AFP
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Locals preparing to mark the 500th anniversary of Leonardo's death say little has changed among the vineyards, lush fields and brooks that appeared in his art. AFP
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A visitor enters the house of Leonardo Da Vinci. AFP
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The bell of the Conti Guidi castle in Vinci. AFP
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A view taken on April 9, 2019 from the Conti Guidi castle. AFP
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The Santa Croce church, pictured from the entrance of the Leonardo Da Vinci museum. AFP
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People visit the Leonardo Da Vinci museum on April 9, 2019. AFP
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The Santa Croce church from the roof of the Leonardo Da Vinci museum. AFP
Inside Vinci: The Tuscan village that helped Leonardo da Vinci's genius bloom
Locals, who will next month mark 500 years since the artist's death, say the place has barely changed since his lifetime
AFP
28 April, 2019
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