- Château de Chambord
Wallpaper in the 18th century apartments. - Jeongbang Falls
- Typical Korean houses
Seongsan-ri - Titus Lucretius Carus - De Rerum Natura (On the Nature of Things)
Biblioteca Malatestiana in Cesena. Unfortunately I don't know how old this copy is. - Neume initial
Biblioteca Malatestiana, Cesena. - The Resurrection by Piero della Francesca
The Resurrection by Piero della Francesca from the 1460s. Palazzo della Residenza. Museo Civico, Sansepolcro. - Andrea della Robbia workshop - Nativity
Andrea della Robbia workshop - Nativity and Adoration of the Shepherds from 1485. Glazed terracotta. Museo Civico, Sansepolcro. - Andrea della Robbia workshop - Nativity
Andrea della Robbia workshop - Nativity and Adoration of the Shepherds from 1485. Detail. Museo Civico, Sansepolcro. - Santi di Tito - Detail
Santi di Tito - Detail. Museo Civico, Sansepolcro. - Palazzo Vescovile, Sansepolcro.
Life of St. Benedict, Palazzo Vescovile, Sansepolcro. Benedict appears to two sleeping monks and shows them how to build a benedictine monastery. - Life of Mary by Ugolino di Prete Ilario
Life of Mary by Ugolino di Prete Ilario (1370), detail. Orvieto cathedral. - Chapel of the Corporal
Chapel of the Corporal (1350-1356) by Ugolino di Prete Ilario. Orvieto cathedral. - Life of Mary by Ugolino di Prete Ilario
Life of Mary by Ugolino di Prete Ilario (1370), detail. Orvieto cathedral. - San Brizio Chapel, Orvieto Cathedral
San Brizio Chapel, Orvieto Cathedral. Deeds of the Antichrist by Luca Signorelli (1501). - Chapel of the Corporal, Orvieto Cathedral
Chapel of the Corporal, Orvieto Cathedral. - Todi cathedral interior
No idea who this is. - John the Baptist
John the Baptist - Window in Todi Cathedral - Spoleto Cathedral, interior
- Cappella del Vescovo Constantino Eroli
Cappella del Vescovo Constantino Eroli (1497), Spoleto Painted by Pinturicchio: God the Father and Angels, The Madonna and Child, John the Baptist and St. Stephen. - Coronation of the Virgin
Coronation of the Virgin, Filippo Lippi (1467-69). Spoleto Cathedral - Coronation of the Virgin
Coronation of the Virgin by Filippo Lippi (1467-69). Spoleto Cathedral - Life of Mary
Life of Mary by Filippo Lippi (1467-69). His sarcophagus is also here, but his remains aren't. Spoleto Cathedral. - Umbria
Umbria as seen from Spoleto. - Ponte delle torri, Spoleto
- Basilica di San Francesco, Assisi (1228-1367)
- Basilica di San Francesco
Basilica di San Francesco, Assisi (1228-1367) - Basilica di San Francesco
Basilica di San Francesco, Assisi (1228-1367). No photos allowed inside, so just a lot of photos from outside :-) - Triptych of Perugia
Triptych of Perugia (1275), Maestro del Trittico Marzolini, detail. Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria, Perugia. - Two-sided Crucifix
Two-sided Crucifix (1272), Maestro di San Francesco. Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria, Perugia. - Adoration of the Magi
Adoration of the Magi (1470) by Perugino. The young man on the extreme left with the rad cap is probably a self-portrait. Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria, Perugia. - View from Giardini Carducci, Perugia
- View from Piazza Grande in Gubbio: Saint Peter's
- Madonna with Child
Madonna with Child (1476) by Alvise Vivarini. Saints Francis, Peter, Paul and John the Baptist. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Madonna of Senigallia
Madonna of Senigallia (1474) by Piero della Francesca. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Flagellation of Christ
Flagellation of Christ (1460) by Piero della Francesca. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Flagellation of Christ
Flagellation of Christ (1460) by Piero della Francesca. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Institution of Eucharist
Institution of Eucharist (1473-1476) by Joos Van Wassenhove (Giusto di Gand) and Corpus Domini predella (1467-1468) by Paolo Uccello. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Corpus Domini predella
Corpus Domini predella (1467-1468) by Paolo Uccello. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Annunciation (1485) by Giovanni Santi
Annunciation (1485) by Giovanni Santi Giovanni Santi is the father of Raphael. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Annunciation by Vicenzo Pagani
Annunciation (1532) by Vicenzo Pagani. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Marche as seen from Urbino
- Club Med 2 in Portoferraio bay
a 194 m long staysail schooner (that's what Wikipedia says). - A in Portoferraio
Again, A. In front, there is a completely normal sailing yacht. That one in the back is not. - LIguella Museum, Portoferraio
Remains of a Roman villa. - Santo Stefano alle Trane
This church dates from the second half of the XII century. Completely destroyed in 1442 and once again 1747, last renovation was done in the 1970s. - Villa Romana delle Grotte, Portoferraio
A wonderful Roman villa from I century BC. If I'm not mistaken, this is the spa that included calidarium and frigidarium. - Villa Romana delle Grotte, Portoferraio
This was the upper pool of the villa. Not bad. Not bad at all. - Villa Romana delle Grotte, Portoferraio
A huuuge villa with an even larger garden. - Arthur's Seat
The first thing after landing and checking in - I climbed Arthur's Seat, one of my favourite places in the world. - Arthur's Seat
As seen from Salisbury Crags. Late in the evening :-) - Edinburgh
This, dear architects, is an example of coherent and consistent urban planning. - The Virgin adoring the sleeping Christ Child
The Virgin adoring the sleeping Christ Child (~1485) by Sandro Botticelli - The Madonna of the Yarnwinder
The Madonna of the Yarnwinder (1501) by Leonardo da Vinci - A Highland wedding at Blair Atholl
A Highland wedding at Blair Atholl (1780) by David Allan - SW view from Ben Lomond
SW view from Ben Lomond (1810) by John Knox - Wooded Landscape
Wooded Landscape (1662-1663) by Meindert Hobbema - Flower Still-life
Flower Still-life in a Sculptured Stone Vase (1718) by Jan van Huysum. Oil on copper. - The Monarch of the Glen
The Monarch of the Glen (~1851) by Sir Edwin Landseer - The Royal Volunteer Review
The Royal Volunteer Review, 7 August 1860 (1860) by Samuel Bough, detail. - The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania
The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania (1849-50) by Sir Joseph Noel Paton, detail. Now this is a funny painting! - The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania
The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania (1849-50) by Sir Joseph Noel Paton, detail. - DSC 5851
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- Flowers in bloom
- Loch Morlich
The highest sandy beach in Scotland :-) - DSC 8938
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- Carmen de los Mártires
No true palace without a couple of peacocks. - Mexuar
Tiles on the wall of the Mexuar Council Hall, which served as the entrance to the Nasrid palace. Plus Ultra was the motto of king Charles V. - Zellij in Mexuar
This style of mosaic tilework is called zellij. Charles V was not only King of Spain, but also Holy Roman Emperor, Archduke of Austria, and Lord of the Netherlands. Maybe I missed some titles. Anyway, the double-headed eagle represents the Holy Roman Empire. - Mosaic in Nasrid palace
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Mosaic in Comares Palace, part of the Nasrid Palaces. Begun by Isma'il in the early 13th century and modified by Yusuf I and Muhammad V. - Court of the Myrtles
Court of the Myrtles with the Comares Tower in the background. The name of the Court comes from the myrtle hedges. Built in the 14th century. - Zellij in Alhambra
More wonderful zellij pattern in the palace. - Alhambra palace
Alhambra palace from Mirador de San Nicolas. With Sierra Nevada in the background. - Mont Blanc
Mt Blanc as seen from Chamonix. We stayed in Camping de la Mer de Glace and walked to the town centre. - Flégère
We took the cable car up the Flégère (1877 m) and started our hike to Lac Blanc. With spectacular views: from Grandes Jorasses over to Mont Blanc. - Mont Blanc
Mont Blanc and blooming Rhododendron - Tapestry
A magnificent almost 8 m long "thousand flowers" tapestry is from the 16th century. What an interesting motif... - Arromanches
The endless windy beaches are perfect for flying kites! - Pointe du Grouin
A lovely walk close to Cancale. And some wild currents in the sea! - Pointe du Grouin
GR34. So so so tempting, but we needed to move on. - Le Fort du Guesclin
As everything in Brittany, this place is also full of history. Romans, destroyed, fortress in 800s, destroyed, fortified castle built by Bertrand du Guesclin in 1100, destroyed in 1598, this one built in 1756... - Cap d'Erquy
If you can, take a walk on Cap d'Erquy. You will not regret it.