Basilica Cateriniana San Domenico
Capella di Santa Caterina. In the centre, there is Saint Catherine's head. Yes, her head.

Abbazia di Sant'Antimo
There was a wedding planned so we weren't allowed to enter the church.

Cesena cathedal, Saint John the Baptist
My OCD hates the tower windows.

Detail on the facade
Orvieto cathedral.

The apse of Orvieto cathedral
The apse in Orvieto cathedral dates from 1370. Frescoes by the local artist Ugolino di Prete Ilario are dedicated to the life of Mary.

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.

The apse by Ugolino di Prete Ilario
The apse by Ugolino di Prete Ilario (1370). Orvieto cathedral.

Life of Mary by Ugolino di Prete Ilario
Life of Mary by Ugolino di Prete Ilario (1370), detail. Orvieto cathedral.

Chapel of the Madonna di San Brizio in Orvieto cathedral
Chapel of the Madonna di San Brizio. Ressurection of the Flesh, Luca Signorelli in 1499. Orvieto cathedral.

San Brizio Chapel in Orvieto cathedral
San Brizio Chapel in Orvieto cathedral. Luca Signorelli in 1499, The Damned in Hell.

San Brizio Chapel in Orvieto cathedral
San Brizio Chapel in Orvieto cathedral. Luca Signorelli in 1499, The Damned in Hell - a detail.

San Brizio Chapel, Orvieto Cathedral
San Brizio Chapel, Orvieto Cathedral. Luca Signorelli in 1499.

San Brizio Chapel, Orvieto Cathedral
San Brizio Chapel, Orvieto Cathedral. The Elect in Paradise by Luca Signorelli (1499).

San Brizio Chapel, Orvieto Cathedral
San Brizio Chapel, Orvieto Cathedral. Deeds of the Antichrist by Luca Signorelli (1501).

San Brizio Chapel, Orvieto Cathedral

Chapel of the Corporal, Orvieto Cathedral
Chapel of the Corporal, Orvieto Cathedral.

Todi Cathedral
Todi Cathedral (12th to 14th century). Dedicated to the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary

Crucifixion from mid-13th century
Crucifixion from mid-13th century. Todi cathedral

Todi cathedral interior
No idea who this is.

Todi cathedral - the altar

John the Baptist
John the Baptist - Window in Todi Cathedral

Todi Cathedral crypt
Statue of Madonna and Child (12th century) as Seat of Wisdom (Sedes sapientiae).

Todi Cathedral crypt

Spoleto Cathedral, interior

Frescoes
Frescoes, Spoleto Cathedral (1477)

Frescoes
Frescoes, Spoleto Cathedral (1477)

Basilica di Santa Clara
Basilica di Santa Clara (1257-1265), Assisi

Basilica di Santa Clara
Basilica di Santa Clara (1257-1265), Assisi

Original clothes of Saint Clara (1194-1253) and Saint Francis (1181/82-1226)
Original clothes of Saint Clara (1194-1253) and Saint Francis (1181/82-1226). Basilica di Santa Clara, Assisi.

Pax et Bonum.
Assisi Cathedral, San Rufino.

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 from Piazza Grande in Gubbio: Saint Peter's

Madonna with Child
Church of Saint Dominic, Urbino.

Santo Stefano alle Trane
Ceiling of the church

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.

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.

Église Notre-Dame-d'Espérance
The church of Our Lady of Hope in Cannes dates from the 16th century.

Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine in Biot
A very interesting church as you have to walk down to enter it. But there is a limited amount of asymmetry I can handle - and a main entrance that is off is just too off for me :-)

The Four Tetrachrs
The Four Tetrachrs are the four rulers that simultaneously governed the Roman Empire. The statue is from the 4th century, made in Porphyry and was originally in Constantinople.

St. Alipius Gate
West facade of the Basilica with the symbols of the four evangelists.

Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta
Frescoes (1477)

Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta
The last judgement by Taddeo di Bartolo (1393). The lower part is Saint Sebastian by Benozzo Gozzoli (1465).

San Gimignano
View from the park of Rocca di Montestaffoli, a 14th century fortress.

Piazza del Duomo
Piazza del Duomo with the dome and one of the two twin towers (Torri dei Salvucci).

Siena Cathedral
View of the Cathedral from Via Bruno Bonci.

Basilica Cateriniana San Domenico
The church dates from 1226-1265, but was enlarged in the 14th century.

Basilica Cateriniana San Domenico
It does look strangely empty.

Siena Cathedral
She-wolf of Siena, surrounded with emblems of confederate cities, dating from 1373.

Siena Cathedral
One of the scenes on pulpit: Massacre of the Innocents

Siena Cathedral
The Hellespontine Sibyl (detail) by Neroccio di Bartolomeo. She was known for her prediction of Crucifixion. The wolf and the lion represent Siena and Florence.

Siena Cathedral
The frescoes tell the story of cardinal Enea Silvio Piccolomini (Pope Pius II). These two are: Pius II canonizes Saint Catherine of Siena in 1461 and Pius II arrives in Ancona to launch the crusade.

Siena Cathedral
Piccolomini coat of arms: a blue cross with five crescent.

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.

Santa Maria Assunta
A wonderful ceiling!

Santa Maria Assunta

Santa Maria Assunta

Santa Maria Assunta
When repairing the support for the collapsing church, they built a whole maze underneath it. A highlight to visit!

Model of Pienza

Palazzo Cervini

Cathedral Saint Mary Of The Assumption
The cathedral was 'finished' in 1680. Although it was never actually finished. I would assume that in 1680 they just gave up and proclaimed it finished.

Cathedral Saint Mary Of The Assumption
View of the cathedral.

San Biagio
But the view is fantastic! This is San Biagio, built in 1518-1540 by Antonio da Sangallo the Elder.

Basilica di San Lorenzo
Here used to be a super-old church (from 393), then another 11th century romanesque one, and in 1470 this one was completed.

View from Piazzale Michelangelo

View from Piazzale Michelangelo

Virgin Mary and child
I really like the visible hairstyle of Saint Mary. Unusual to see her hair so long and so curly.

Doors in one of the cloister
I don't quite get these doors, to be honest.

Convento dos Capuchos
This wonderful convent was founded in 1560 and inhabited until 1834.

Convento dos Capuchos
The magical monastery is even more mysterious in fog. This is the central cloister with a fountain.

Derrière une porte
I once had to write a story "Derrière une porte" being given an image similar to this one. I probably could write another one for this door as well.