- 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
- Palace of Holyroodhouse
The official Scottish residence of British monarchs since the 16th century, including Mary, Queen of Scots and James VI and I. - 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
- La Rue Obscure in Villefranche
La Rue Obscure, the completely covered street dates from 1260s! - La citadelle Saint-Elme in Villefranche
La citadelle Saint-Elme is from the 16th century. - Valbonne
La mairie, the town hall in Valbonne. - Valbonne, Rue Grande
Rue Grande in Valbonne. A lovely stroll in rain before a delicious dinner. - Valbonne
Another lovely street in the "Manhattan" of Valbonne. - Old houses in Valbonne
Through the whole old town of Valbonne, portraits of previous inhabitants are displayed. A wonderful idea as these houses surely have a lot to tell. - Place Garibaldi in Nice
- Nice
View of the Bay of Angels (Baie des Anges) from the Castle Hill - Place des Arcades in Biot
Recently renovated places des Arcades in the centre of Biot. - Place de l'Église in Biot
Recently renovated Place de l'Église in Biot. Perfect imperfection. Dating from 15th-17th century. - Place de l'Église in Biot
- Place de l'Église in Biot
One of the maltese crosses in the Church square in Biot. - Place de l'Église in Biot
Did they start in 1685 and finish in 1686? It surely looks like it. - 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? - A letter box in Biot
Letter boxes in Place de l'Église in Biot. Is one hole for letters and the other for pigeons? - Rue Vieille Boucherie in Biot
One of the many pretty little streets in Biot. - Impasse le Redon in Biot
Another lovely detail in Biot. - Rue des Tines in Biot
And another lovely corner 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. - Antibes
View from the Promenade Amiral de Grasse. - Map of Antibes
Map of Antibes on Rue Thuret - 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. - Assisi town
- Volta pinta
The artist was inspired by Nero's Domus Aurea in Rome. - Volta pinta
This loggia in Piazza del Comune was painted in 1556, probably by Raffaello Coda da Rimini. - Piazza San Rufino
- San Rufino Cathedral
The duomo was built in 1029-1253. - San Rufino Cathedral
Spider-dog! On the Assisi Cathedral! I wonder what the official explanation is. - Rocca Minore
- Basilica di Santa Chiara
View from Rocca Maggiore - Basilica di San Francesco d'Assisi
View from Rocca Maggiore - Basilica of Sant'Eufemia
Spoleto is full of super-old churches. This one is from sometime between 8th and 10th century. - Etrurian Temple of Belvedere
Remains of an old Etrurian Temple. A wonderful windy location at the top of the cliff. - Pozzo di San Patrizio
This well was commissioned in 1527 by Pope Clement VII and designed by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger. - Pozzo di San Patrizio
There are 70 windows in the well. - Pozzo di San Patrizio
The well has is 62 m deep and has double-helical stairs around it. - Cathedral
The Orvieto Cathedral was built in 1290-1591, probably designed by Lorenzo Maitani. - 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. - The Last Judgement
Bas-relief of the Last Judgement was installed around 1331. - Cathedral
Insanely beautiful details on the facade. - Old Testament
Stories from the Old Testament, starting with The apple. - Old Testament
A very surgical removal of Adam's rib. - Palazzo del Popolo
Is this a dog with a helmet? And a cow sitting on top of it? - Piazza del Popolo
Well, now ... There must be another way of renovating windows, right? - Chiesa di Sant'Andrea
Frescoes on one of the columns. - Chiesa di Sant'Andrea
- Chiesa di Sant'Andrea
- 12-sided bell tower
Coat of arms on the 12-sided bell tower, next to Chiesa di Sant'Andrea. - Orvietto
- View of Orvieto
- View of Orvieto
- San Salvatore
The Lombards took the columns, capitals etc from the Romans, and assembled them into a new church ;-) Unfortunately, the church was quite damaged in the 2016 earthquake and is closed for visitors now. - San Salvatore
The church is made mostly from 'salvaged material' from the Romans.