- Orvietto cliffs
- Cathedral
- Palazzo del Popolo
The palace was built in 1280-1316. - Chiesa di Sant'Andrea
Founded in the 7th century. Built on Etruscan/Roman remains, rebuilt in the 12-14th century. - Palazzo Vecchio del Podestà
A lantern in the entrance hall of the old town hall. It was super hot and sunny, so vaulted entrances like this are a fine invention. Rebuilt in 1239 and enlarged in 1337. - Detail
Detail of a lovely window grill. - Doggo!
Another old barn transformed into a new house. Is that a dog-shaped opening? - Old houses in Mareson
- Palazzo Ghini, Cesena
Coat of Arms of Pope Pius VI with Boreas the North Wind blowing on a lily, symbolizing his Swedish (northern) origin and the bending without breaking of the pure Church. - Piaza del Popolo, Cesena
Piaza del Popolo and Fontana Masini (1581-1590) by Laureti, Masini and Montevecchio. - Guild Sign in Via Righi, Cesena
- Via Fantaguzzi, Cesena
- Contrada Uberti, Cesena
- Contrada Uberti, Cesena
- Cesena cathedal, Saint John the Baptist
My OCD hates the tower windows. - 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
- Todi Cathedral
Todi Cathedral (12th - 14th century). Dedicated to the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary. - 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... - Stairs to San Fortunato, Todi
- 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. - 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. - 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. Honestly, I don't know how to feel about this image... - 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. Inspired by Nero probably explains it. - Volta pinta (1556) - Loggia under Palazzo del Comune in Assisi
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. Yes, Nero. - 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
- Basilica di San Francesco
Basilica di San Francesco, Assisi (1228-1367) - 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. Romulus and Remus and their wolf-mother. - Fontana Maggiore
Fontana Maggiore (1275-1278), Perugia. Harvest in the month of June. - Fontana Maggiore
Fontana Maggiore (1275-1278), Perugia. A man with thorn in the month of March. - Fontana Maggiore
Fontana Maggiore (1275-1278), Perugia. September. - Fontana Maggiore
Fontana Maggiore (1275-1278), Perugia. The fountain decorated by Nicola and Giovanni Pisano. Palazzo dei Priori (1293-1443) in the background. - Palazzo dei Priori, Perugia
Portale delle Arti (1346), Palazzo dei Priori, Perugia. The doorway of the palace represents vices: killing a child and a dog biting its owner. - Palazzo dei Priori, Perugia
Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria, Palazzo dei Priori (1293-1443), Perugia. - View from Giardini Carducci, Perugia
- Palazzo dei Consoli, Gubbio
Palazzo dei Consoli (1332-42), Gubbio - 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
- Palazzo Ducale, Urbino
Palazzo Ducale, Urbino (1454) - Ideal City
Ideal City (1470s) probably by Luciano Laurana. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - The town of Urbino
as seen from the palace. - Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi, Urbino
- Portoferraio
Linguella Museum of Archeology in the Medicean Fortress - Portoferraio
Chiesa della Misericordia - Portoferraio
Lots of stairs. Everywhere. - Portoferraio
You must enter another dimension behind these doors, otherwise I cannot imagine how these are separate apartments/houses. - Portoferraio
- Capoliveri
End of August this year and it gets dark so early: Pitch dark at 9:15! - Rio nell'Elba
Via Ilario Zambelli - Church of Padreterno in Rio nell'Elba
What a lovely street! - Rio nell'Elba
- Public wash-house
Lavatoio pubblico - public wash-house in Rio nell'Elba. In 1873 the population of Rio increased significantly, and they rebuilt the old wash-house. - Rio nell'Elba
I still don't understand how TWO apartments can fit into such a small house. - 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. - Capoliveri
Via Circonvallazione. I don't know what this building was, but it looks old. - Porta Medicea of Marciana
- Canal Grande
As seen from the Ponte dell'Accademia. - Basilica di Santa Maria Degli Angeli
The side of the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary of the Angels, located in the plain at the foot of the Assisi hills. Constructed between 1569 and 1679. - Porziuncola
The Porziuncola in Basilica of Saint Mary of the Angels. In this tiny church Francis of Assisi understood his vocation. The church is original, but the paintings are much more recent. And yes, the big church was built around this tiny one. - Porziuncola
Frescoes in the Porziuncola by Ilario da Viterbo (1393). - Basilica di Santa Maria Degli Angeli
The exterior of the Basilica. It gives such antique grandeur vibes. - Assisi town
View from Piazza Santa Chiara. - Basilica di Santa Chiara
The basilica is from 1257. Made of white and red rock from Monte Subasio. - Basilica di San Francesco d'Assisi
The basilica was begun in 1228 and completed in 1367. - Assisi town
Stepping away from the main street really pays off in Assisi. So many beautiful hidden gems.