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- Capoliveri
End of August this year and it gets dark so early: Pitch dark at 9:15! - San Giacomo e San Quirico
A grave in the church of San Giacomo e San Quirico in Rio nell'Elba. - Crucifix
Church of San Giacomo e San Quirico. Now that is a strange statue: the shoulders seem to be broken and the hair seems to be ... real. - Church of San Giacomo e San Quirico
Some Guarnerius Sculpsit in 1679. - 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. - 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
The Nativity scene. Set is a mixture of 16th century buildings as well as more recent ones. - Church of the Holy Souls
Most of the scenery is dating from way after Jesus was born. - Church of the Holy Souls
The church is so tiny (or rather so full of the Nativity scene) so that traffic lights are installed for the people to enter :-) - 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. - Rio nell'Elba
Public garden in Rio nell'Elba off Via Giuseppe Garibaldi. - Rio nell'Elba
Public garden in Rio nell'Elba off Via Giuseppe Garibaldi. - Church of Padreterno in Rio nell'Elba
The church was built in 16th century on a preexisting older chapel. - View from Capoliveri
- Capoliveri
Via Circonvallazione. I don't know what this building was, but it looks old. - A ... lady?
Inviting people to a restaurant... - The Sun
Sun of the Sun/Moon glass statue in Capoliveri. - Various coins
The steamer Polluce sank between Porto Azzurro and Capoliveri in 1841. These are some of the many coins recovered recently. - Napoleonic coins
There were a lot of coins. A lot. These are Napoleonic. - Snaky jewellery from Polluce
That is some interesting jewellery: snakes! - Various coins
These are the golden coins recovered from the Polluce. - Art by Skim
There was a Skim exhibition in Capoliveri. I just love his works! - Toilet from Polluce
Yes, they had such wonderful toilets (with water pumps). - Vermeer by Blub
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Vermeer. By Blub. - What a beauty!
Street art in Capoliveri. - Impressionist sea
- Pieve di San Giovanni
The church is from the 12th and 13th century. - Monte Capanne cable car
These cable car cages are for two persons only. - Monte Capanne cable car
These bird cages are truly something special. - Mountains of Elba
- Monte Capanne
On the way up Monte Capanne - A funny cloud
That is a funny cloud. - Marciana
- Monte Capanne
Almost on top of Monte Capanne. Marciana in the background. - Dog bar
Most of the shops in the town were closed, but the Dog bar was open :-) - Napoleon in Marciana
- Raphael's angel by Blub
- Porta Medicea of Marciana
- A tile on a wall
Not the official coat of arms of Marciana, but it could be. - Les amants by Blub
Les amants by Magritte by Blub. Blub really is everywhere. - Saint Liboria Chapel in Marciana
Some say the chapel dates from the 11th-12th century, others claim it is from 17th century. Now, that is very exact! - Art in Marciana
Some local art in Marciana. - Marciana
- Sunset behind Corsica
- Villefranche-sur-Mer
- Fort du Mont Alban
Built around 1560s. - Èze
View from the exotic garden in Èze. - Exotic garden in Èze
- Exotic garden in Èze
- Tiger graffiti
Tiger graffiti in Èze. Exceptionally well made. - 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. - Mediterranean garden
- Beaches in Cannes
I can't believe there is a beach called 3.14! - Beach in Cannes
The main beach in Cannes was closed for renovation. - Fancy shoes in a shop in Cannes
- Église Notre-Dame-d'Espérance
The church of Our Lady of Hope in Cannes dates from the 16th century. - 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
- L'île Sainte-Marguerite
Pointe du Dragon is one of my favourite places on the whole Côte d'Azur. - 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
- L'île Sainte-Marguerite
Carpobrotus, also known as (according to Wikipedia) pigface, ice plant, sour fig, and Hottentot fig. To me it is just a very very pretty succulent. - 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. - Cagnes-sur-Mer
Imagine sitting on the rocks and listening to the sound of the waves. - Place Garibaldi in Nice
- Nice
Corsica ferry leaving Nice. - Nice
- Waves in Nice
Imagine sitting on the beach and listening to the sound of the waves. - Cimetière du Château in Nice
The graveyard on the castle hill in Nice. - Decoration on the Château de Nice
One of the mosaics on the way up the Castle hill in Nice. Inspired by ancient Greece. - Decoration on the Château de Nice
One of the mosaics on the way up the Castle hill in Nice. Are these Spartian soldiers riding dolphins? - 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 - Heavy rain
Heavy rain season already started. - Good morning sunshine!
- Jellyfish in Biot
Jellyfish made of glass in Biot - Glasswork in Biot
One of the many glassworks/galleries in Biot. - L'envol by Kees Verkade
L'envol (1993) by the Dutch sculptor Kees Verkade in the centre of Biot, Rue Saint-Sébastien. - Tiles in Biot
Tiles in the center of 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
- 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? - Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine in Biot
Dating from the beginning of the 16th century, the author being unknown. - Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine in Biot
Some frescoes in the church of Saint Mary Magdalene in Biot.