Centuripe, a small town on the island of Sicily, was photographed from the air by a drone, revealing its five-pointed shape.
The aerial pictures reveal four longer stretches of buildings jetting off in different directions - like limbs - and a shorter fifth stretch that makes up the 'head'.
Local drone snapper Pio Andrea Peri, 32, first discovered the human shape of the town when looking at the town on Google Earth.
'It was a hard shot to create,' he said. 'I had to use multiple shots because of the height limit of the drone.'
The shape of the town has been likened to many things, including a person, a five-pointed star, a swallow with spread wings and Leonardo Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man.
The ancient town of Centuripe only has around 5,000 inhabitants and nestles on a hill, in the province of Enna close to the Etna volcano.
Centuripe was built on a hill, about 2,400 feet above sea level, giving it a defensive position about halfway between Catania and Enna.
The layout of the town is said to date back to the sixteenth century, and is known for its picturesque alleyways designed for animal transport.
From the top of the town, the famous mount Etna is visible in the distance, as are sprawling views of the surrounding countryside.
Due to its high position, Italian general Giuseppe Garibaldi called Centuripe 'the balcony of Sicily'.
The aerial pictures reveal four longer stretches of buildings jetting off in different directions - like limbs - and a shorter fifth stretch that makes up the 'head'.
Local drone snapper Pio Andrea Peri, 32, first discovered the human shape of the town when looking at the town on Google Earth.
'It was a hard shot to create,' he said. 'I had to use multiple shots because of the height limit of the drone.'
The shape of the town has been likened to many things, including a person, a five-pointed star, a swallow with spread wings and Leonardo Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man.
The ancient town of Centuripe only has around 5,000 inhabitants and nestles on a hill, in the province of Enna close to the Etna volcano.
Centuripe was built on a hill, about 2,400 feet above sea level, giving it a defensive position about halfway between Catania and Enna.
The layout of the town is said to date back to the sixteenth century, and is known for its picturesque alleyways designed for animal transport.
From the top of the town, the famous mount Etna is visible in the distance, as are sprawling views of the surrounding countryside.
Due to its high position, Italian general Giuseppe Garibaldi called Centuripe 'the balcony of Sicily'.
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