- The Molo, Venice
The Molo, Venice, looking West (~1745) by Antonio Canaletto - Gairloch
Lovely houses in Gairloch. - Pitlochry
Such a lovely picturesque town! - Capoliveri
End of August this year and it gets dark so early: Pitch dark at 9:15! - Rio nell'Elba
Via Ilario Zambelli - La fontana di Barabba
A fountain in Rio nell'Elba - Church of Padreterno in Rio nell'Elba
What a lovely street! - Rio nell'Elba
- Fountain of Canali
Fountain in Rio nell'Elba. Now THIS is some delicious water. Really delicious. - Rio nell'Elba
I still don't understand how TWO apartments can fit into such a small house. - Church of the Holy Souls
Most of the scenery is dating from way after Jesus was born. - Rio nell'Elba
Public garden in Rio nell'Elba off Via Giuseppe Garibaldi. - Capoliveri
Via Circonvallazione. I don't know what this building was, but it looks old. - Monte Capanne
On the way up Monte Capanne - Marciana
- Napoleon in Marciana
- Porta Medicea of Marciana
- Marciana
- Villefranche-sur-Mer
- Exotic garden in Èze
- 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. - La citadelle Saint-Elme in Villefranche
Roof of the remparts at the citadel. - 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 - Nice - Port Lympia
View from the Castle hill towards the Nice port - Glasswork in Biot
One of the many glassworks/galleries in Biot. - 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
- A gargoyle?
I actually don't know what or who his is, but he surely looks scared. Or scary. - 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. - 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. - Rooftop terrace
A lovely place to chill :-) - Splednid hotel
The hotel had a private gondola landing stage. If you're in Venice, do it with style. - Canal Grande
Canal Grande as seen from Ponte di Rialto. - Campo Manin
And another lovely building... - Campanile di Santo Stefano
Well, that is a very tilted bell tower. - Palazzo Cavalli-Franchetti
Another wonderful palace - one of the many. - Canal Grande
As seen from the Ponte dell'Accademia. - Ca d'oro
Ca d'oro or the Golden house. One of the best examples of Venetian Gothic architecture. It used to be gilded, therefore its name. - Puy Saint Vincent 1800
Station 1800 with Mont Pelvoux (3743 m) and Pic de Clouzis (3453 m) - Biot
Place des Arcades in Biot - Biot
- Biot
A very picturesque house in central Biot. A lovely detail is the missing paint on 'dog's corner' ;-) - Théoule-sur-Mer
The town lies at the borders of Massif de l'Esterel, a wonderful reddish volcanic mountain range. Unfortunately, the weather wasn't that nice. - Valbonne
More doors from Valbonne - Valbonne
Super-cute doors in Valbonne. The world would be a friendlier place with more doors like this. - Hacklhaus
The house was built in the 16th century and decorated in 1680. - Assisi town
Stepping away from the main street really pays off in Assisi. So many beautiful hidden gems. - Piazza San Rufino
- A house
What a lovely remote cottage in the hills of Umbria. - Via San Giovanni
A street lamp just behind the 13th century Porta San Giovanni. - Torre del Diavolo
San Gimignano is known for its medieval towers. This one is called Devil's because ... apparently ... the owner got home one day finding the tower taller than it was before. Riiiight. All the balconies and terraces are now missing. - Palazzo Comunale
The palace was built in between 1289 and 1298. The tower (Torre Grossa) from 1300 is the tallest in town (54 m). - Torre Rognosa and Torre Chigi
The tall one (52 m) is Rognosa (1200) and the small one is Chigi (1280). - 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. - Piazza del Duomo
Piazza del Duomo with the dome and one of the two twin towers (Torri dei Salvucci). - Piazza della Cisterna
This 13th century square was at a crossroad: Via Francigena and the road connecting Pisa-Siena. The cistern is from 1287. - Piazza della Cisterna
- Palazzo Comunale
The courtyard of Palazzo Comunale was built in 1323. The cistern was arranged in 1361. - Siena Cathedral
View of the Cathedral from Via Bruno Bonci. - Piazza del Campo
- 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
The divine interior of the Cathedral. - Siena Cathedral
Piccolomini coat of arms: a blue cross with five crescent. - Piazza del Campo
How?!? Mine look nothing like this. - Tuscan countryside
- Ospitalità
- Montalcino
View from the fortress - Tuscan countryside
View from the fortress. The other side. - Basilica of Santa Maria Novella
One of the many sails on the facade, which was added to the church in 1456–1470. - Medusa
Medusa's head from the statue Perseus with the Head of Medusa by Benvenuto Cellini (1545-1554) located in the Loggia dei Lanzi. - Ponte Vecchio
THE brige across Arno. Built/destroyed several times. This one is from 1345 and still holds. Butchers used to have their shops here, but were replaced with goldsmiths because of the smell. - Arno
- Very colourful Florence
Across the river Arno. - View from Piazzale Michelangelo
- View from Piazzale Michelangelo
- View from Piazzale Michelangelo
- Chiessi
Chiessi, of course. My favourite spot on the whole island. - Chiessi
- Night in Caparica
View from our hotel room. - Life is good in Lisbon
View from Miradouro de Santa Catarina - Óbidos
View of the town from the castle walls. - R. do Pôr do Sol
The street name says it all: sunset street. - Sunset in Baleal
- Chalet of the Countess of Edla
Ferdinand II built this for the opera singer Elise Friederike Hensler, later Countess of Edla. The chalet is alpine like - but dressed in cork. - Cascais
What a lovely Bougainvilleated corner of a house in Cascais. - Lisbon Campo Grande
Campo Grande and Entrecampos in Lisbon. View from the hotel. - Levico Terme
A lovely tiny garden in Levico Terme.