- View from strada del Menador
View towards Lago di Caldonazzo (left) and Lago di Levico (right). - Sweets in Levico Terme
Some delicious sweets from a local patisserie. - Levico Terme
Some artificial flowers in the town centre. - Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore
Founded in 1276, built and re-built several times. This building is from 1876. - Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore
- Levico Terme
An interesting old entrance. - Levico Terme
A lovely tiny garden in Levico Terme. - Levico Terme
How to make a boring fence interesting. - Lago di Levico
View from the other side of the lake, towards Levico Terme. - Turkey tail fungus
I think these are turkey tail fungi. I may be wrong though. - Lago di Levico
Ideal for swimming and paddling. - Lago di Levico
There is a wonderful walking path around the lake. - Lago di Levico
The lake is 2840 m long, 950 m wide and 38 m deep. - Lago di Levico
Lago di Levico was awarded Bandiera Blue for excellent water quality. - Sign in an underpass
Hmmm... - Lago di Levico
- Lago di Levico
The calm lake after the storm. - Valgadena
On the road towards Levico Terme, just for a short break at the end of the holidays. - Lisbon Campo Grande
Campo Grande and Entrecampos in Lisbon. View from the hotel. - Dom Carlos I
Cascais was the favourite place of the king Dom Carlos I. The statue is from 2008 and only the names of politicians are given on the plaque, the artist is not mentioned. - Cascais
Not quite sure what to think of this place. Diverse or messy? Eclectic or mismatched? This certainly was a wonderful place. Now - not so much. - Cascais
What a lovely Bougainvilleated corner of a house in Cascais. - Cabo da Roca
The lighthouse began operating in 1772. - Carpobrotus edulis
The whole Cabo is covered with carpobrotus. This one is yellow. - Cabo da Roca
The westernmost point of mainland Europe. - Convento dos Capuchos
It's so humid even in the middle of the summer, no wonder everything is so lush green! - Convento dos Capuchos
The convent is built around/between boulders, so the interior is very intriguing. - Convento dos Capuchos
The kitchen and the Chapter House. - Convento dos Capuchos
Super-tiny doors left and right from the corridor lead to super-tiny rooms. - Convento dos Capuchos
The magical monastery is even more mysterious in fog. This is the central cloister with a fountain. - Convento dos Capuchos
The Door of Death is the entrance to the monastery. - Convento dos Capuchos
This wonderful convent was founded in 1560 and inhabited until 1834. - Hotel garden
Another misty morning in Sintra. In the middle of the summer. So refreshing. - Castelo dos Mouros
- Castelo dos Mouros
The 10th century castle was built by the Moors. - View of Sintra
View from the castle towards the town. And you can see the fog over the sea :-) - Chalet of the Countess of Edla
All the rooms are insanely beautiful, but this Dining room, with cork and wood, is probably my favourite. - Chalet of the Countess of Edla
The ceiling in the Grand Hallway. The whole chalet is very very colourful. - Chalet of the Countess of Edla
Ferdinand II built this for the opera singer Elise Friederike Hensler, later Countess of Edla. The chalet is alpine like - but dressed in cork. - Cruz Alta - High Cross
The High Cross is located at the highest point, at 528 m. The first cross was placed here around 1522 by João III. - Pena park
We decided to take a walk through the Pena gardens (and not visit the palace this time). - Quinta da Rigaleira
Heh, this lovely creature is quite literally biting its ass ;-) - Quinta da Rigaleira
Carvalho Monteiro bought the place in 1892 and built this with the Italian architect Luigi Manini. The construction began in 1904 and was completed by 1910. - An unnamed lake
The lake in front of the Gruta do Labirinto. - The unfinished initiation well
- The Initiation Well
- The Initiation Well
- African lily
Our hotel garden in the early morning mist. - Sunset behind Corsica
- Marciana
- Art in Marciana
Some local art in Marciana. - Saint Liboria Chapel in Marciana
Some say the chapel dates from the 11th-12th century, others claim it is from 17th century. Now, that is very exact! - Les amants by Blub
Les amants by Magritte by Blub. Blub really is everywhere. - A tile on a wall
Not the official coat of arms of Marciana, but it could be. - Porta Medicea of Marciana
- Raphael's angel by Blub
- Napoleon in Marciana
- Dog bar
Most of the shops in the town were closed, but the Dog bar was open :-) - Monte Capanne
Almost on top of Monte Capanne. Marciana in the background. - Marciana
- A funny cloud
That is a funny cloud. - Monte Capanne
On the way up Monte Capanne - Mountains of Elba
- Monte Capanne cable car
These bird cages are truly something special. - Monte Capanne cable car
These cable car cages are for two persons only. - Pieve di San Giovanni
The church is from the 12th and 13th century. - Impressionist sea
- What a beauty!
Street art in Capoliveri. - Vermeer by Blub
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Vermeer. By Blub. - Toilet from Polluce
Yes, they had such wonderful toilets (with water pumps). - Art by Skim
There was a Skim exhibition in Capoliveri. I just love his works! - Various coins
These are the golden coins recovered from the Polluce. - Snaky jewellery from Polluce
That is some interesting jewellery: snakes! - Napoleonic coins
There were a lot of coins. A lot. These are Napoleonic. - Various coins
The steamer Polluce sank between Porto Azzurro and Capoliveri in 1841. These are some of the many coins recovered recently. - The Sun
Sun of the Sun/Moon glass statue in Capoliveri. - A ... lady?
Inviting people to a restaurant... - Capoliveri
Via Circonvallazione. I don't know what this building was, but it looks old. - View from Capoliveri
- Church of Padreterno in Rio nell'Elba
The church was built in 16th century on a preexisting older chapel. - Rio nell'Elba
Public garden in Rio nell'Elba off Via Giuseppe Garibaldi. - Rio nell'Elba
Public garden in Rio nell'Elba off Via Giuseppe Garibaldi. - Church of the Holy Souls
Church of the Holy Souls now shows The Nativity of Rio Castello. All year long. Even in summer. The nativity scene is not old, it was built in 2010. - Church of the Holy Souls
The church is so tiny (or rather so full of the Nativity scene) so that traffic lights are installed for the people to enter :-) - Church of the Holy Souls
Most of the scenery is dating from way after Jesus was born. - Church of the Holy Souls
The Nativity scene. Set is a mixture of 16th century buildings as well as more recent ones. - Rio nell'Elba
I still don't understand how TWO apartments can fit into such a small house. - Public wash-house
Lavatoio pubblico - public wash-house in Rio nell'Elba. In 1873 the population of Rio increased significantly, and they rebuilt the old wash-house. - Fountain of Canali
Fountain in Rio nell'Elba. Now THIS is some delicious water. Really delicious. - Rio nell'Elba
- Church of Padreterno in Rio nell'Elba
What a lovely street! - La fontana di Barabba
A fountain in Rio nell'Elba - Rio nell'Elba
Via Ilario Zambelli - Church of San Giacomo e San Quirico
Some Guarnerius Sculpsit in 1679. - Crucifix
Church of San Giacomo e San Quirico. Now that is a strange statue: the shoulders seem to be broken and the hair seems to be ... real. - San Giacomo e San Quirico
A grave in the church of San Giacomo e San Quirico in Rio nell'Elba. - Capoliveri
End of August this year and it gets dark so early: Pitch dark at 9:15!