Beaune
Usually one would not want to connect driving school and vineyards. Usually.

Vézelay Abbey
Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine was under repair, so we only saw a part of it.

Cathedral

House of Blackheads
The name of the house derives from the guilders' patron St. Maurice, who was often depicted as a Moor.

Riga centre

Local graffiti

Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ
The Orthodox Cathedral was built in 1876-1884.

View of Riga
View towards Daugava river. Most notable are the Zeppelin hangars (center), the Latvian Academy of Sciences (left), and the 368.5 m tall Radio and TV tower.

Old Antibes
Well... But I am now getting more curious about that man pouring paint over his head - I spotted the same guy in Théoule ;-)

Ravenna

Typical Korean houses
Seongsan-ri

Bougainvillea in Antalya

Fixing a room in a Turkish manner, Antalya

Hesapci Sk., Antalya

Aaaaah, the perfection. Antalya

Chiessi

Old houses in Mareson

Julius Meinl Haus
Handelshaus Julius Meinl, 1899, Fleischmarkt 7.

Julius Meinl Haus
Handelshaus Julius Meinl, 1899, Fleischmarkt 7.

Cow with glasses
Bäckerstraße 12, probably 16th century. A cow. With glasses. Playing Backgammon. With a dog.

Double-headed eagle
On the corner of Stephansplatz and Jasomirgottstrasse.

Palazzo Ghini, Cesena
Coat of Arms of Pope Pius VI with Boreas the North Wind blowing on a lily, symbolizing his Swedish (northern) origin and the bending without breaking of the pure Church.

Via Fantaguzzi, Cesena

Contrada Uberti, Cesena

Todi, Piazza del Popolo
With Palazzo dei Priori (1334-1347), Palazzo del Popolo (1213-1228) and Palazzo del Capitano (1293) in the background.

Volta pinta
Volta pinta (1556) - Loggia under Palazzo del Comune in Assisi. The frescoes are inspired by Nero's Domus Aurea in Rome. Painted probably by Raffaello Coda da Rimini.

Volta pinta
Volta pinta (1556) - Loggia under Palazzo del Comune in Assisi. The frescoes are inspired by Nero's Domus Aurea in Rome. Painted probably by Raffaello Coda da Rimini.

Volta pinta
Volta pinta (1556) - Loggia under Palazzo del Comune in Assisi. The frescoes are inspired by Nero's Domus Aurea in Rome. Painted probably by Raffaello Coda da Rimini. Honestly, I don't know how to feel about this image...

Volta pinta (1556) - Loggia under Palazzo del Comune in Assisi
The frescoes are inspired by Nero's Domus Aurea in Rome. Painted probably by Raffaello Coda da Rimini. Inspired by Nero probably explains it.

Volta pinta (1556) - Loggia under Palazzo del Comune in Assisi
Volta pinta (1556) - Loggia under Palazzo del Comune in Assisi. The frescoes are inspired by Nero's Domus Aurea in Rome. Painted probably by Raffaello Coda da Rimini. Yes, Nero.

Fontana Maggiore
Fontana Maggiore (1275-1278), Perugia. Romulus and Remus and their wolf-mother.

Fontana Maggiore
Fontana Maggiore (1275-1278), Perugia. Harvest in the month of June.

Fontana Maggiore
Fontana Maggiore (1275-1278), Perugia. A man with thorn in the month of March.

Fontana Maggiore
Fontana Maggiore (1275-1278), Perugia. The fountain decorated by Nicola and Giovanni Pisano. Palazzo dei Priori (1293-1443) in the background.

Palazzo dei Priori, Perugia
Portale delle Arti (1346), Palazzo dei Priori, Perugia. The doorway of the palace represents vices: killing a child and a dog biting its owner.

Chiessi
Probably my (and my kids') favourite place on the island.

Capoliveri
Parrocchia Santa Maria Assunta

Capoliveri
End of August this year and it gets dark so early: Pitch dark at 9:15!

La fontana di Barabba
A fountain in Rio nell'Elba

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.

A ... lady?
Inviting people to a restaurant...

Dog bar
Most of the shops in the town were closed, but the Dog bar was open :-)

Napoleon in Marciana

A tile on a wall
Not the official coat of arms of Marciana, but it could be.

Place Garibaldi in Nice

Glasswork in Biot
One of the many glassworks/galleries in Biot.

Place de l'Église in Biot
One of the maltese crosses in the Church square in Biot.

Place de l'Église in Biot
Fleur-de-lis in Place de l'Église. They didn't even try to make it symmetric, did they?

A letter box in Biot
Letter boxes in Place de l'Église in Biot. Is one hole for letters and the other for pigeons?

Street art in Biot

Maison du bonheur in Biot

Place des Arcades in Biot
Recently renovated place des Arcades. Notice the periodicity in the randomness!

Antibes
One of the lovely streets in the old Antibes.

Map of Antibes
Map of Antibes on Rue Thuret

I Love Nice

Hacklhaus
The house was built in the 16th century and decorated in 1680.

Pestsäule in Leoben
The plague column in the town square was erected in 1716. We see the Holy Trinity at the top, St Sebastian, St Rochus, St Jakob and St Florian. To fight the plague, the people were advised to isolate, distance and wear masks ... sounds familiar.

St. Francis Xavier church
The St Francis Xavier church was built between 1660 and 1665.

Schwammerlturm
The town gates as seen from the river side. The river is Mur, by the way.

Traudl and Franz

Montanuniversität Leoben
A huge chandelier in the old University building.

Hacklhaus
Daytime view of the Hacklhaus. The house was built in the 16th century and decorated in 1680.

St. Francis Xavier church
Daytime view of the St Francis Xavier church (1660).

Altes Rathaus
The town hall was built in 1485 with the tower added in 1568. They added the coats of arms in 1728.

Basilica di Santa Maria Degli Angeli
The side of the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary of the Angels, located in the plain at the foot of the Assisi hills. Constructed between 1569 and 1679.

Porziuncola
The Porziuncola in Basilica of Saint Mary of the Angels. In this tiny church Francis of Assisi understood his vocation. The church is original, but the paintings are much more recent. And yes, the big church was built around this tiny one.

Basilica di Santa Chiara
The basilica is from 1257. Made of white and red rock from Monte Subasio.

Basilica di San Francesco d'Assisi
The basilica was begun in 1228 and completed in 1367.

Volta pinta
The artist was inspired by Nero's Domus Aurea in Rome.

Volta pinta
This loggia in Piazza del Comune was painted in 1556, probably by Raffaello Coda da Rimini.

San Rufino Cathedral
The duomo was built in 1029-1253.

San Rufino Cathedral
Spider-dog! On the Assisi Cathedral! I wonder what the official explanation is.

Rocca Minore

Basilica di Santa Chiara
View from Rocca Maggiore

Basilica di San Francesco d'Assisi
View from Rocca Maggiore

Basilica of Sant'Eufemia
Spoleto is full of super-old churches. This one is from sometime between 8th and 10th century.

Pozzo di San Patrizio
There are 70 windows in the well.

Local art

Cathedral
The Orvieto Cathedral was built in 1290-1591, probably designed by Lorenzo Maitani.

Cathedral
The cathedral is dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.

Cathedral

Zebra church!
Wonderful black and white church walls, made from white travertine and black basalt stone.

The Last Judgement
Bas-relief of the Last Judgement was installed around 1331.

Cathedral
Insanely beautiful details on the facade.

Old Testament
Stories from the Old Testament, starting with The apple.

Old Testament
A very surgical removal of Adam's rib.

Chiesa di Sant'Andrea
Frescoes on one of the columns.

San Salvatore
The Lombards took the columns, capitals etc from the Romans, and assembled them into a new church ;-) Unfortunately, the church was quite damaged in the 2016 earthquake and is closed for visitors now.

San Salvatore
The church is made mostly from 'salvaged material' from the Romans.

Chiesa di San Pietro Extra Moenia
Saint Peter 'outside the walls'. Founded in 419 and reconstructed in the 12th-15th century.

Piazza del Duomo

Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta
A pulpit outside the church.

Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta
The cathedral was built in the 12th century after an older one was ruined by Frederick Barbarossa's troops.

Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta
The mosaic portraying Christ giving a Benediction, signed by Solsternus (1207). Let that sink in. 1207.

Piazza Pianciani

Cathedral
Perugia Cathedral and La Fontana Maggiore in the front.

Palazzo dei Priori
Palazza dei Priori (1293-1443)

Cathedral
The cathedral (1345-1490) was never really finished.

Etruscan Arch
One of the two remaining Etruscan gates: constructed in the 3rd century BC and restored by Augustus in 40.