- 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
- View from Piazza Grande in Gubbio
- Via Repubblica, Gubbio
- San Giovanni Battista and Palazzo dei Consoli
- Gubbio
- Roman Theatre, Gubbio
Roman Theatre (1st century BC), Gubbio - Gubbio at night
- Gubbio before sunrise
- Gubbio just at sunrise
- Palazzo Ducale, Urbino
Palazzo Ducale, Urbino (1454) - Dragon underneath San Crescentino in front of the cathedral, Urbino
San Cresentino is the patron saint of Urbino. - Palazzo Ducale, Urbino
Palazzo Ducale, Urbino (1454) - Madonna with Child
Madonna with Child (1440s) by Michele di Giovanni da Fiesole. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Madonna with Child
Madonna with Child, Saint Sebastian and Saint Blaise (1448) by Fra Marino Angeli. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Saint Blaise
Saint Blaise (1448) by Fra Marino Angeli. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Crucifix (XV century)
Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Madonna with Child
Madonna with Child (1439) by Antonio Alberti da Ferrara. Madonna with Child; Saints Peter, John the Baptist, Francis, Jerome, Donatus and Paul. Upper line: Saints Louis, Dominic, Clara, Catherine and Antonio. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Madonna with Child and a donator
Madonna with Child and a donator (XIV century) by Pseudo Jacopino di Francesco. Either the anatomy is quite wrong or she is feeding Him with a bottle. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Detail from a fresco
Detail from a fresco by Maestro dell'Incoronazione di Bellpuig (XIV century). Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Saint Blaise
Saint Blaise (1500s) by Girolamo di Benvenuto. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Saint Benedict and Saint Catherine
Saint Benedict and Saint Catherine (1360s) by Puccio di Simone. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Santa Clara
Santa Clara (1410s) by Lorenzo Salimbeni. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Madonna with Child
Madonna with Child (1476) by Alvise Vivarini. Saints Francis, Peter, Paul and John the Baptist. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Madonna with Child
Madonna with Child (1476) by Alvise Vivarini. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Madonna with Child
Madonna with Child, Saint John the Baptist and Saint Anna (1470s) by Giovanni Bellini. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Madonna with Child
Madonna with Child, Saint John the Baptist and Saint Anna (1470s) by Giovanni Bellini. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Madonna of Mercy
Madonna of Mercy (XV century) by a Camerino sculptor. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Madonna of Mercy
Madonna of Mercy (XV century) by a Camerino sculptor. The coral necklace and bracelets are a symbol of good omen and protection from evil. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Madonna of Senigallia
Madonna of Senigallia (1474) by Piero della Francesca. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Ideal City
Ideal City (1470s) probably by Luciano Laurana. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Flagellation of Christ
Flagellation of Christ (1460) by Piero della Francesca. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Flagellation of Christ
Flagellation of Christ (1460) by Piero della Francesca. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Flagellation of Christ
Flagellation of Christ (1460) by Piero della Francesca. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Federico da Montefeltro and his son
Federico da Montefeltro and his son (1476) by Pedro Berruguete. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - A foot of Federico da Montefeltro
A foot of Federico da Montefeltro (1476) by Pedro Berruguete. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Studiolo, intarsia
Studiolo, intarsia. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Studiolo, intarsia
Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Studiolo, intarsia
Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Studiolo, intarsia
Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Palazzo Ducale, Urbino
- The town of Urbino
as seen from the palace. - Just another door in the palace with incredible intarsia
Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Institution of Eucharist
Institution of Eucharist (1473-1476) by Joos Van Wassenhove (Giusto di Gand) and Corpus Domini predella (1467-1468) by Paolo Uccello. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Corpus Domini predella
Corpus Domini predella (1467-1468) by Paolo Uccello. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Madonna with Child on Throne
Madonna with Child on Throne, Saints John the Baptist, Francis, Girolamo, Sebastian and te Buffi family (1489) by Giovanni Santi. Giovanni Santi is, btw, the father of Raphael. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Annunciation (1485) by Giovanni Santi
Annunciation (1485) by Giovanni Santi Giovanni Santi is the father of Raphael. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Annunciation by Giovanni Santi
Annunciation (1485) by Giovanni Santi. Giovanni Santi is the father of Raphael. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Madonna with Child by Vincenzo Pagani
Madonna with Child and Saints Martin, Michael and George (1529) by Vincenzo Pagani. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Madonna with Child by Vincenzo Pagani
Madonna with Child and Saints Martin, Michael and George (1529) by Vincenzo Pagani. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Annunciation by Vicenzo Pagani
Annunciation (1532) by Vicenzo Pagani. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Annunciation by Vicenzo Pagani
Annunciation (1532) by Vicenzo Pagani. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Saint Mary Magdalene
Saint Mary Magdalene (1508) by Timoteo Viti. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Saint Mary Magdalene
Saint Mary Magdalene (1508) by Timoteo Viti. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Portrait of a Lady by Raphael
Portrait of a Lady, La Mutta (1505-1509) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino). Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Laundry and fabric dyeing room in the palace
Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Ice cave in Palazzo Ducale, Urbino.
- Warehouses in Palazzo Ducale, Urbino.
- Remains of a Roman sarcophagus
Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Madonna with Child
Church of Saint Dominic, Urbino. - Lantern
Lantern of what is now Higher Institute for Artistic Industries. Urbino - Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi, Urbino
- Napoleon's villa
First French Empire coat of arms with an eagle holding thunderbolts. - Napoleon's villa
Napoleon used this house in 1814-15. - Napoleon's villa
Kitchen - Napoleon's villa
Bathroom - Napoleon's villa
Drawing of "Casa Napoleone" by Charlote Napoleon - Napoleon's villa
Sala del nodo d'amore: Ceiling with the lover's knot, expressing the love between Napoleon and Maria Luisa. - Demidoff Gallery in Napoleon's villa
Demidoff was Count Anatolio Demidoff, husband of Napoleon's neice Matilde di Monfort. This is a map of Elba by Ferdinando Bertelli from the 1560s. - Church of the Madonna della Neve
The original building dates back to the Romanesque-Pisan period of the 12th century, the rest is mostly from the 16th century. - Lacona
A granary, I believe. - Portoferraio
Linguella Museum of Archeology in the Medicean Fortress - The Monserrato Sanctuary
Highly popular in XVII and XVIII century. Built by a Spanish governor for surviving a storm. - Nonno pino
The largest/oldest pine tree, about 400 years old. 15 m tall with a circumference of 4.5 m. - 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. - LIguella Museum, Portoferraio
Archeological museum in Portoferraio is in the old salt store rooms of the Linguella Medicean Fortresses. - LIguella Museum, Portoferraio
Many amphoras have been found in the seas around the island. - LIguella Museum, Portoferraio
Remains of a Roman villa. - Portoferraio
- Ancient graffiti
in Linguella, Portoferraio, Elba - Santo Stefano alle Trane
Ceiling of the church - Santo Stefano alle Trane
- Santo Stefano alle Trane
This church dates from the second half of the XII century. Completely destroyed in 1442 and once again 1747, last renovation was done in the 1970s. - Villa Romana delle Grotte, Portoferraio
A wonderful Roman villa from I century BC. If I'm not mistaken, this is the spa that included calidarium and frigidarium. - Villa Romana delle Grotte, Portoferraio
This was the upper pool of the villa. Not bad. Not bad at all. - Villa Romana delle Grotte, Portoferraio
A huuuge villa with an even larger garden.