This image captures a late afternoon or early evening scene on a pebbled beach and bay in Sestri Levante, Italy

This image captures a late afternoon or early evening scene on a pebbled beach and bay in Sestri Levante, Italy. The prominent background features a large, steep, densely vegetated hill or promontory, likely overlooking the Baia del Silenzio or Baia delle Favole. At the base of the hill, across the bay, a multi-story white building complex with arched windows and terraces is visible, with a road and several parked vehicles in front of it. Numerous small boats are moored in the calm bay waters, demarcated by yellow buoys. In the foreground, the pebbled beach transitions into the shallow water. A woman wearing a dark bikini stands in the ankle-deep water, viewed from behind. To her right, three children are actively playing at the water's edge: one child in a blue swimsuit kneels on the wet pebbles; another child, wearing a light-colored hat and swimsuit, runs through the shallow water, creating splashes, while holding a long, multi-colored water toy; and a third child in a light blue swimsuit crouches in the water with a blue bucket or scoop. Further out in the bay, several other individuals are present: two people are partially submerged in the water, and two others are on a pink inflatable raft, with another person nearby. The lighting suggests a low sun, casting soft light on the water and silhouetting the foreground figures against the brighter bay.