- Torch Lily
A lovely pharmacy garden in the hospice. - Beaune
Usually one would not want to connect driving school and vineyards. Usually. - Château de Chenonceau
Everywhere in the castle were huge bouquets of wonderfully arranged flowers. They give the castle a royal touch :-) - Château de Chambord
The residences of François Ier include a large wardrobe and closet. They surely dressed ... royally. - Château de Chambord
Wallpaper in the 18th century apartments. - Château de Chambord
My kids were fascinated by the 'minecraft trees'. - Château de Chambord
View of the castle from the road. - Mont Dol
An almost 400 years old chestnut tree. - Plage de Cherrueix
Such an impressionist view! Hot air and water reflections do their magic. - Route D673
One cannot not stop here. What a lovely place. On the road D673 just south of Calès. - Humidity!
- Jeongbang Falls
- Typical Korean houses
Seongsan-ri - Jeju
- Blossoming Magnolia Grandiflora
In Cesena. - Magnolia Grandiflora
In Cesena. - 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. - Contrada Uberti, Cesena
- On the road
From Cesena towards Sansepolcro - 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. - Luca Pacioli, Sansepolcro.
Fra Luca Bartolomeo de Pacioli. The Father of Accounting and Bookkeeping was born in Sansepolcro. - Almost Todi
And a bridge across Tevere/Tiber. - 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. - Souvenirs from Orvieto
- Todi cathedral interior
No idea who this is. - John the Baptist
John the Baptist - Window in Todi Cathedral - Basilica San Fortunato, Todi
- Liceo Classico Jacopone Da Todi
Cloister - Umbria - View from Todi
- Medieval streets in Todi
- The church of Santissimo Crocifisso
The church of Santissimo Crocifisso (1587),Todi - Stairs to San Fortunato, Todi
- Via delle Scalette, Todi
- 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. - Annunciation by Filippo Lippi
Annunciation by Filippo Lippi (1467-69) Spoleto Cathedral - Transition of the Virgin by Filippo Lippi
Transition of the Virgin, Filippo Lippi (1467-69). Spoleto Cathedral - 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
- Spoleto
- Trevi
Shot through the bus window, that's the reason for the strange hue. - Basilica di San Francesco, Assisi
- Assisi
- 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 :-) - View of the di Santa Maria di Angeli, Assisi
- Assisi
- Via Appia and Via Acquedotto in Perugia
- Etruscan well in Perugia
Solid construction, over 2200 years old. - 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
- Gubbio
- Gubbio before sunrise
- Gubbio just at sunrise
- Mountains above Gubbio
- Madonna with Child
Madonna with Child (1440s) by Michele di Giovanni da Fiesole. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - 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. - 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. - Annunciation by Vicenzo Pagani
Annunciation (1532) by Vicenzo Pagani. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Portrait of a Lady by Raphael
Portrait of a Lady, La Mutta (1505-1509) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino). 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). - Napoleon's villa
Garden of the Villa di San Martino - Napoleon's villa
First French Empire coat of arms with an eagle holding thunderbolts. - Napoleon's villa
Napoleon used this house in 1814-15. - Napoleon's villa
A statue of Napoleon in the garden - Napoleon's villa
Gardens of the villa. What is going on with this palm tree? With so many tiny palms growing out of it? - Lacona
Elba is beautiful even in rain. - Chiessi
Probably my (and my kids') favourite place on the island. - Lacona
A granary, I believe. - Elba
From Colle Reciso towards San Martino - Elba
From Colle Reciso towards San Martino - Il Casale di Monserrato
A wonderful secret garden - Sea daffodil in Lacona
Pancratium maritimum - Sea daffodil in Lacona
Pancratium maritimum - Portoferraio
- A in Portoferraio
Again, A. In front, there is a completely normal sailing yacht. That one in the back is not.