- Basilique Notre-Dame de Beaune
Chapel of Saint Leger or the Chapel of the Cardinal Jean Rolin (15th century). The paintings by Pierre Spicre depict the raising of Lazarus and Saint Martha on the right. - Basilique Notre-Dame de Beaune
A lovely detail in the chapel of Saint Leger. - Detail
Detail of a lovely window grill. - Local graffiti
- 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 ;-) - Antalya at night
- Rio nell'Elba
- Aliens?
Some UFO lights in the center or Vienna. - Double-headed eagle
On the corner of Stephansplatz and Jasomirgottstrasse. - Ankeruhr
Hoher Markt, the clock was made in 1914. - Gubbio at night
- Portoferraio
A pedestrian tunnel through the fortress's walls - A rhinoceros
A rhino by William Darrell. In Edinburgh. Very similar to the one in Lisbon. - Capoliveri
End of August this year and it gets dark so early: Pitch dark at 9:15! - What a beauty!
Street art in Capoliveri. - 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? - 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. - Pozzo di San Patrizio
There are 70 windows in the well. - Local art
- 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. - Palazzo del Popolo
Is this a dog with a helmet? And a cow sitting on top of it? - 12-sided bell tower
Coat of arms on the 12-sided bell tower, next to Chiesa di Sant'Andrea. - Piazza del Duomo
- Street sign
- Siena Cathedral
View of the Cathedral from Via Bruno Bonci. - Siena Cathedral
- Siena Cathedral
Built in 1196-1215. - Siena Cathedral
The oldest bell in the tower is from 1149. - Siena Cathedral
She-wolf of Siena, surrounded with emblems of confederate cities, dating from 1373. - Siena Cathedral
Detail of Pinturicchio's Mount of Wisdom (1505): Fortuna, holding a horn of plenty and a wind-swollen sail. She, standing on a sphere and a boat with a broken mast, brought the wise men to the island. - Siena Cathedral
- Siena Cathedral
- 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
Detail of Pinturicchio's Mount of Wisdom (1505): Crates of Thebes who is throwing jewels into the sea. - Siena Cathedral
The divine interior of the Cathedral. - Siena Cathedral
More interesting details on the ceiling of the Piccolomini Library. - Basilica of Santa Maria Novella
Just a quick stroll through the city. Starting with Santa Maria Novella, built in 1276-1420. - Basilica of Santa Maria Novella
One of the many sails on the facade, which was added to the church in 1456–1470. - Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore
The cathedral was built between 1296 and 1436, but the facade was added 1887. I feel like I have been lied to. - Giotto's Campanile
Giotto stared building this tower in 1334. He combined white marble from Carrara, green marble from Prato, and red marble from Siena. The tower was completed in 1359. - Detail
Street lamps in Florence have very interesting bases ;-) Oh, and they are of course three-legged. - Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore
Last view of the duomo ... until next time ;-) - Night in Caparica
View from our hotel room. - History of Lisbon
A complete Lisbon history in one passage. Mural by Nuno Saraiva. Every city should have a mural like this one. - Levico Terme
How to make a boring fence interesting. - A closed bar
A closed bar, opposite the Powder Tower. - Christmas decorations
A giant moon in Bastejkalna parks. - Christmas decorations
The inside of the moon :-) - Royal floors
Pattern in the pavement, marking the reign of Queen Isabella I and King Ferdinand II. - Fuente de los Gigantones
The fountain was built in the 17th century. Moved several times, it now ended up in Plaza de Bib-Rambla. - A wolf!
What a wonderful art in Plaza de los Lobos. - Window shopping in Granada
This is a very bold dress. - El Bañuelo
These baths are very similar to the Alhambra baths. - Panda Bâ
Panda Bâ by Julien Marinetti, it was placed here just two weeks prior to our visit. - Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune
The reason why we came to Beaune: The hospices. Founded in 1443 as a hospital for the poor by Phillip the Good was in use until 1971. - Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune
Such lovely beams under the ceiling. I think the inscription says Seule * as seule etoile, meaning the founder's wife. - Hospice kitchen
The kitchen in the Hospice. My (second) favourite part in this kitchen is the rotating spit with Mr. Bertrand apparently rotating it. It was made in 1698 by a local clockmaker Defresne. - Hospice kitchen
This is my favourite part in the kitchen. The two swan-like faucets for running hot water. - Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune
View of the glazed-tiled hospice roof from the cour d'honneur, the main inner court. The roof type probably has central European origins, but is now a trademark of Burgundy. - Basilique Notre-Dame de Beaune
A magnificent stained glass window. But I have no idea how old it is. May be old, but my uneducated guess would say quite recent. - Arromanches
- Mouans-Sartoux
Le Mur de Mouans-Sartoux. The wall is repainted every two months by a different artist. This one was made by Mister Copy. - St Francis Xavier church
The interior is basically the same since the 17th century. With an interesting contrast between black/gold/white. - Leoben
A clever installation in a mining town. Glückau'