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Eucalyptus
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Château de Chambord
My kids were fascinated by the 'minecraft trees'. -
Mont Dol
An almost 400 years old chestnut tree. -
Route D673
One cannot not stop here. What a lovely place. On the road D673 just south of Calès. -
Pomposa vineyards
Our visit to Ravenna started in Pomposa. On a lovely misty morning. -
Tuscan countryside
Some stereotypical Tuscan countryside. -
Winter wonderland
On the way to the airport. -
Pont Sarrazin
An old bridge in Massif de l'Esterel. -
A detail in Théoule-sur-Mer
What a lovely detail on a house in Théoule! -
Tree ferns at the Incheon airport, Seoul
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Bougainvillea in Antalya
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Çıralı beach
and a pine tree -
The Lycian Way
somewhere between Tekirova and Çıralı -
The Lycian Way
somewhere between Tekirova and Çıralı -
The Lycian Way
Such a tranquil, almost biblical scene ... -
Tahtalı Dağı or Lycian Olympus (2366 m)
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Çıralı
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Çıralı camping
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The Lycian Way
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Lemons in our guesthouse
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Olympos
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The Lycian Way
From Olympos to Adrasan -
The Lycian Way
Towards Adrasan -
The Lycian Way
A perfect walking path. -
The Lycian Way
Close to Adrasan -
The Lycian Way
Towards Phaselis -
Phaselis
Phaselis used to be a very important port. On the left side there are still the ruins of ancient breakwaters. -
Capo di Stella
View of the Lacona beach -
La Calcinaia
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Black & white
I love black & white photos directly from the nature. This is Centro Fondo Peronaz, towards Cadore. -
It's snowing
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Fresh snow
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Nat Geo moment
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Blossoming Magnolia Grandiflora
In Cesena. -
Magnolia Grandiflora
In Cesena. -
Umbria - View from Todi
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Assisi
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Napoleon's villa
Gardens of the villa. What is going on with this palm tree? With so many tiny palms growing out of it? -
Lacona
Elba is beautiful even in rain. -
Elba
From Colle Reciso towards San Martino -
Elba
From Colle Reciso towards San Martino -
Il Casale di Monserrato
A wonderful secret garden -
Nonno pino
The largest/oldest pine tree, about 400 years old. 15 m tall with a circumference of 4.5 m. -
Sunset
Sunset behind the Monserrato -
Villa Romana delle Grotte, Portoferraio
A huuuge villa with an even larger garden. -
Wooded Landscape
Wooded Landscape (1662-1663) by Meindert Hobbema -
Forest scene
Forest scene (~1820) by Achille-Etna Michallon -
Montagne Sainte-Victoire
Montagne Sainte-Victoire (1890s) by Paul Cézanne. Another one of my favourites in the gallery. -
The big trees
The big trees (1902-1904) by Paul Cézanne -
Loch Morlich
A walk around the Loch. -
Monte Capanne cable car
These cable car cages are for two persons only. -
Monte Capanne cable car
These bird cages are truly something special. -
Villefranche-sur-Mer
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Mediterranean garden
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L'île Sainte-Marguerite
A stroll on one of the Lérin islands, L'île Sainte-Marguerite. The whole island is just beautiful. -
L'île Sainte-Marguerite
Pointe du Dragon on the island of Saint Margaret -
L'île Sainte-Marguerite
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A tree trunk
Tiny little bugs started at the right top corner and grew fatter and fatter as they moved on, mostly towards bottom left corner. -
L'île Sainte-Marguerite
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Good morning sunshine!
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Pointe de vue Gravette in Antibes
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Pointe de vue Gravette in Antibes
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View towards SE
View from the artificial lake (left to right): Tête du Puy (2528 m), Crête de l'Aste (2620 m), way back Le Peouvou (3222 m), Crête des Pareis (2622 m), way back Pics de la Font Sancte (3371 m), Aiguille de Chambeyron (3396 m) and Brec de Chambeyron (3376 m), Pointe Jean Rostand (3220 m) ... Very little snow indeed. I should acknowledge the source: PeakVisor.com -
Winter in Vallouise
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Petite Onde
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Black and white
The Onde valley where the sun doesn't shine - winter 10 meters higher - spring -
Biot
A very picturesque house in central Biot. A lovely detail is the missing paint on 'dog's corner' ;-) -
Towards Pointe de l'Aiguille
This is a super-beautiful path. I wish I could share the wonderful scent of all the blossoming bushes and flowers. -
A tranquil garden
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Spring in Assisi
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Rocca Minore
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Etrurian Temple of Belvedere
Remains of an old Etrurian Temple. A wonderful windy location at the top of the cliff. -
Old Testament
Stories from the Old Testament, starting with The apple. -
View of Orvieto
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View of Orvieto
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View of Spoleto
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Spring in Umbria
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Monte Pradafitta
View from Monte Pradafitta (1261 m) towards Pettino. -
Spring in Umbria
And a lovely blossoming tree. -
San Gimignano
View from the park of Rocca di Montestaffoli, a 14th century fortress. -
San Gimignano
View over the towers of San Gimignano. There are 14 of them in total. -
Love will save the world
L'Amore salva il Mondo by Andrea Roggi (2017). -
Love will save the world
Detail of the statue by Andrea Roggi. -
Tuscan countryside
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Tuscan countryside
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Abbazia di Sant'Antimo
The monastery was founded by Charlemagne in 781, but I think this church was built between 1118 and 1260. -
Abbazia di Sant'Antimo
The church with the visible apse of the original Carolingian Chapel on the left. -
Tuscan countryside
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Tuscan countryside
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Fortress
The 14th century fortress was expanded under the Medicis. -
View from Pienza
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San Biagio
But the view is fantastic! This is San Biagio, built in 1518-1540 by Antonio da Sangallo the Elder. -
Convento dos Capuchos
The kitchen and the Chapter House. -
Convento dos Capuchos
It's so humid even in the middle of the summer, no wonder everything is so lush green! -
Cascais
What a lovely Bougainvilleated corner of a house in Cascais. -
Valgadena
On the road towards Levico Terme, just for a short break at the end of the holidays. -
Lago di Levico
The calm lake after the storm. -
Lago di Levico
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Lago di Levico
Lago di Levico was awarded Bandiera Blue for excellent water quality. -
Lago di Levico
The lake is 2840 m long, 950 m wide and 38 m deep.