- Monte Capanne
On the way up Monte Capanne - Marciana
- Monte Capanne
Almost on top of Monte Capanne. Marciana in the background. - Villefranche-sur-Mer
- Èze
View from the exotic garden in Èze. - Exotic garden in Èze
- Exotic garden in Èze
- La citadelle Saint-Elme in Villefranche
La citadelle Saint-Elme is from the 16th century. - La citadelle Saint-Elme in Villefranche
Roof of the remparts at the citadel. - Mediterranean garden
- L'île Sainte-Marguerite
A stroll on one of the Lérin islands, L'île Sainte-Marguerite. The whole island is just beautiful. - L'île Sainte-Marguerite
Pointe du Dragon on the island of Saint Margaret - L'île Sainte-Marguerite
- L'île Sainte-Marguerite
Pointe du Dragon is one of my favourite places on the whole Côte d'Azur. - L'île Sainte-Marguerite
- L'île Sainte-Marguerite
Carpobrotus, also known as (according to Wikipedia) pigface, ice plant, sour fig, and Hottentot fig. To me it is just a very very pretty succulent. - Decoration on the Château de Nice
One of the mosaics on the way up the Castle hill in Nice. Inspired by ancient Greece. - Decoration on the Château de Nice
One of the mosaics on the way up the Castle hill in Nice. Are these Spartian soldiers riding dolphins? - Nice
View of the Bay of Angels (Baie des Anges) from the Castle Hill - A letter box in Biot
Letter boxes in Place de l'Église in Biot. Is one hole for letters and the other for pigeons? - Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine in Biot
Some frescoes in the church of Saint Mary Magdalene in Biot. - A gargoyle?
I actually don't know what or who his is, but he surely looks scared. Or scary. - Rue des Tines in Biot
And another lovely corner in Biot. - Brugmansia (Angel's trumpet) in Biot
- La Légende des siècles
I wonder what is behind these doors... Maybe just a huge Hugo fan? Place des Arcades in Biot. - Antibes
One of the lovely streets in the old Antibes. - Anibes
Another lovely street in the old Antibes. - Rue du Haut Castelet in Antibes
And yet another magical street in the old Antibes. - Passion fruit
A lovely gradient of colours on the passion fruit. - Hermes
These Hermes perfume bottles remind me of Magritte's The Son of Man. - Splednid hotel
The hotel had a private gondola landing stage. If you're in Venice, do it with style. - Basilica di San Marco
A detail on the southern facade of the Basilica - Giardini Reali
A man reading a book in the middle of the Royal Gardens. Bliss... - Giardini Reali
The Royal Gardens were built under Napoleon in 1806. - Libreria Acqua Alta
Well, some people call treating the books like this charming. I don't. - Canal Grande
As seen from the Ponte dell'Accademia. - Col de la Pousterle
View from Col de la Pousterle over Vallouise towards Pic de Clouzis (3453 m). A lovely walk or an intense cross-country track. - Lunch!
Plat du jour at the Restaurant d'altitude L'Etoile des Neiges. Potatoes with vegetables and (plenty of goat cheese). - Saint Etienne Church in Vallouise
What a lovely pretty ceiling. - Flowers in Antibes
Wonderful. Just wonderful. - Biot
A very picturesque house in central Biot. A lovely detail is the missing paint on 'dog's corner' ;-) - Théoule-sur-Mer
The town lies at the borders of Massif de l'Esterel, a wonderful reddish volcanic mountain range. Unfortunately, the weather wasn't that nice. - Femme allongée
A statue by Popoy (1993). - Towards Pointe de l'Aiguille
This is a super-beautiful path. I wish I could share the wonderful scent of all the blossoming bushes and flowers. - La pointe de l'Aiguille
Now this is a magic place. Beautiful. Red. And windy. - La pointe de l'Aiguille
This landscape literally invites you to paint it. - Rocks in Théoule-sur-Mer
These are some funny coloured rocks. - Les Sangliers de l’Esterel
These are some funny statues by Golec & Golec (2013). - Théoule-sur-Mer
- Antibes
Le Fort Carré in Antibes - Chambre d'Amour in Valbonne
- Valbonne
Super-cute doors in Valbonne. The world would be a friendlier place with more doors like this. - Le Paradis by Chagall
Marc Chagall, Le Paradis (1961). Eve's creation on the left and the Temptation on the right. - Adam et Ève Chassés du Paradis by Chagall
Marc Chagall, Adam and Eve Expelled from Paradise (1961), detail. My favourite part of the painting. - Carpobrotus
I just have a special affinity for this plant. - A tranquil garden
- More beauties in the garden
- Traudl and Franz
- St. Francis Xavier church
The altar in the church. The interior is basically the same since the 17th century. - The ostriches!
The coat of arms of Leoben is an ostrich. Apparently, they were considered as the only animals being able to eat iron. And since this is a mining town... ostriches are the obvious choice. - Il Castello di Perchia
The view from our kitchen in the castle. - Assisi town
Stepping away from the main street really pays off in Assisi. So many beautiful hidden gems. - Spring in Assisi
- Rocca Minore
- Umbria
Hills above Assisi. I could understand why someone would talk to the Nature here. - Etrurian Temple of Belvedere
Remains of an old Etrurian Temple. A wonderful windy location at the top of the cliff. - View of Orvieto
- View of Orvieto
- Spring in Umbria
- View of Spoleto
- View of Spoleto
- Cyclamen
- Giro dei Condotti
A wonderful walking path with views of the town, the castle and Ponte delle torri. - Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta
Coronation of the Virgin, Filippo Lippi (1467-69). - Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta
Transition of the Virgin, Filippo Lippi (1467-69). - Spring in Umbria
- Ex Ferrovia Spoleto - Norcia
A super interesting cycling path along the old railway. Plenty of bridges and tunnels. - Valley of Nera
View towards east, including Borgo di Castel San Felice and (possibly) Monte Coscerno (1684 m). - Spring in Umbria
- Spring in Umbria
- Spring in Umbria
- Spring in Umbria
- Monte Pradafitta
View from Monte Pradafitta (1261 m) towards Pettino. - Monte Pradafitta
Again, my guess would be wild orchid. - Monte Pradafitta
I may be wrong, but my guess would be wild orchids. A lot of them. - A house
What a lovely remote cottage in the hills of Umbria. - Spring in Umbria
And a lovely blossoming tree. - Il Castello di Perchia
And another view from our castle kitchen. - San Gimignano
View from the park of Rocca di Montestaffoli, a 14th century fortress. - San Gimignano
View over the towers of San Gimignano. There are 14 of them in total. - Love will save the world
L'Amore salva il Mondo by Andrea Roggi (2017). - Love will save the world
Detail of the statue by Andrea Roggi. - Via Banchi di Sopra
These are very strange bouquets of light bulbs. - Tuscan countryside
- Tuscan countryside
- Abbazia di Sant'Antimo
The monastery was founded by Charlemagne in 781, but I think this church was built between 1118 and 1260. - Ospitalità
- Abbazia di Sant'Antimo
The church with the visible apse of the original Carolingian Chapel on the left. - Tuscan countryside
- Tuscan countryside