- Swallows!
- Typical Korean houses
Seongsan-ri - Piaza del Popolo, Cesena
Piaza del Popolo and Fontana Masini (1581-1590) by Laureti, Masini and Montevecchio. - Via Fantaguzzi, Cesena
- Contrada Uberti, Cesena
- Contrada Uberti, Cesena
- Via della Firenzuola, Sansepolcro.
- Todi in early morning mist/rain
- Almost Todi
And a bridge across Tevere/Tiber. - Todi, Piazza del Popolo
With Palazzo dei Priori (1334-1347), Palazzo del Popolo (1213-1228) and Palazzo del Capitano (1293) in the background. - Via Lorenzo Leoni, Todi
- Medieval streets in Todi
- Medieval streets in Todi
- Medieval rectangles :-) in Todi
- Palazzo del Capitano and Palazzo del Popolo
Palazzo del Capitano (1293, left) and Palazzo del Popolo (1213-1228, right) Just a lovely stroll under an 800-YEAR-OLD building... - Via delle Scalette, Todi
- Todi from Giardini Oberdan
- Via dell'Arringo, Spoleto
- Piaza del Duomo, Spoleto
The Sun came out! - Via dello Spagna, Spoleto
- Via Fontesecca, Spoleto
- Doors on Via Palazzo dei Duchi, Spoleto
- Spoleto
- Trevi
Shot through the bus window, that's the reason for the strange hue. - Via Bordo Aretino, Assisi
- Assisi houses
- Via San Rufino, Assisi
- Piazza San Rufino, Assisi
- Temple of Minerva -> Santa Maria sopra Minerva in Assisi
- Volta pinta
Volta pinta (1556) - Loggia under Palazzo del Comune in Assisi. The frescoes are inspired by Nero's Domus Aurea in Rome. Painted probably by Raffaello Coda da Rimini. - Loggia dei Maestri Comacini
Loggia dei Maestri Comacini, Via San Francesco (13th century) in Assisi. Used to be the seat of Lombard rulers. - View of the di Santa Maria di Angeli, Assisi
- Assisi
- Etruscan Arch in Perugia
- Via Appia and Via Acquedotto in Perugia
- Via Acquedotto and Via Appia, Perugia
- Via Acquedotto and Via Appia, Perugia
- Fontana Maggiore
Fontana Maggiore (1275-1278), Perugia. The fountain decorated by Nicola and Giovanni Pisano. Palazzo dei Priori (1293-1443) in the background. - View from Giardini Carducci, Perugia
- Via Baldassini, Gubbio
- Palazzo dei Consoli
Palazzo dei Consoli (1332-42), Gubbio - View from Piazza Grande
View from Piazza Grande: St John's (13th century), Ospedale della Misericordia (1326) and Saint Francis (1259-1292). Gubbio. - View from Piazza Grande in Gubbio: Saint Peter's
- View from Piazza Grande in Gubbio: Saint John's
- Via Repubblica, Gubbio
- San Giovanni Battista and Palazzo dei Consoli
- Gubbio
- Gubbio at night
- Gubbio before sunrise
- Gubbio just at sunrise
- Ideal City
Ideal City (1470s) probably by Luciano Laurana. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - The town of Urbino
as seen from the palace. - Portoferraio
With Forte Falcone - Chiessi
Probably my (and my kids') favourite place on the island. - Portoferraio
Linguella Museum of Archeology in the Medicean Fortress - Portoferraio
A pedestrian tunnel through the fortress's walls - Capoliveri
Qui si mangia. - Capoliveri
Piazzetta G. Marconi - Capoliveri
Probably my favourite town on the island. - Capoliveri
Parrocchia Santa Maria Assunta - Portoferraio
You must enter another dimension behind these doors, otherwise I cannot imagine how these are separate apartments/houses. - Portoferraio
- Edinburgh
This, dear architects, is an example of coherent and consistent urban planning. - The Molo, Venice
The Molo, Venice, looking West (~1745) by Antonio Canaletto - Pitlochry
Such a lovely picturesque town! - Granada
View from the El Maristan. the first hospital in Granada. The hospital was built in the 14th and destroyed in the 19th century, now being renovated. These houses could also use a bit of renovation. - Casa Horno de Oro
A small Nasrid house, with the second floor added in the 16th century. - Palacio de Dar al-Horra
Another lovely palace with very few tourists. It was the residence of the sultan's wife, later a convent. - Palacio de Dar al-Horra
View from the Palace towards San Cristobal. - Beaune
Remparts de la Comédie, the ramparts around the town is actually a street with some charming houses. - Bayeux
What a lovely town it is. This is on the main Saint Martin street. - Pegasus Bridge Café Gondrée
First house to be liberated in France on the 5/6th of June 1944, located in Bénouville. - Fougères
Anne of Brittany (1477-1514) is a name that comes up often in these parts. She was the Duchess of Brittany and Queen of France, twice. - Mont Dol
What a lovely house - with a curved corner. - Cherrueix
What a charming village this is! - Cherrueix
I really like this town. - Mont Saint-Michel
The roofs remind me of an Asterix village :-) - Côte de granit rose
I've seen many beautiful houses but this one might be my favourite. It looks good even in rain. - Le Croisic
One of the many crêperies. I think we counted six just here. Within a two minute walk. - Château de Beynac
The castle was built in the 12th century by the barons of Beynac, and later remodelled and enlarged. - Château de Beynac
The oldest part of the castle is a large keep on the right. Unfortunately, I could not convince other members of the family to visit yet another castle... - Beynac
The whole village is fascinating. - La Roque-Gageac
Oh, another spectacular village. - La Roque-Gageac
- La Roque-Gageac
A truly spectacular village. - La Roque-Gageac
If you have the time, hire a canoe. We unfortunately didn't. Next time :-) - La Roque-Gageac
The main street in La Roque-Gageac. Well, the only street in La Roque-Gageac. - La Roque-Gageac
- La Roque-Gageac
Yes, it's right up there. A troglodyte fort. The wall's been occupied since the prehistoric times and the fort built in the 12th century. - La Roque-Gageac
The old picturesque village as seen from the fort. - La Roque-Gageac
Le manoir de Tarde from the 15th century. - Dordogne river
Climbing the exposed stairs might be scary for some. For me it was just insanely hot. But the views are rewarding. - Dordogne river
- Dordogne river
- Le fort de la Roque-Gageac
Occupied since prehistoric times, the fort was built in the 12th century. - Le fort de la Roque-Gageac
What an interesting curtain. And one of the modern pillars, keeping the fort stable. There were way too many collapses in recent past. - Le fort de la Roque-Gageac
This are the stairs I was talking about. Hot hot hot. - Le fort de la Roque-Gageac
I mean... how cool is that entrance? - Ack!
Nope, nope, nope. - La Roque-Gageac
What a charming old town.