La Piazza Republica has undergone major reconstruction during the last year. I don’t think I have ever recovered from the day they cut down the beautiful tall trees that provided so much needed shade for the hot summers and for those visitors that had made it that far up the hill. However I am trying to look at the positives and below you can see that there is a good attempt at providing greenery, limited shade and seating for the weary and for people watching.