- Cathedral
- House of Blackheads
The name of the house derives from the guilders' patron St. Maurice, who was often depicted as a Moor. - 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. - Théoule-sur-Mer
Promenade André Pradayrol - Hacklhaus
The house was built in the 16th century and decorated in 1680. - Hacklhaus
Daytime view of the Hacklhaus. The house was built in the 16th century and decorated in 1680. - The ostriches!
The coat of arms of Leoben is an ostrich. Apparently, they were considered as the only animals being able to eat iron. And since this is a mining town... ostriches are the obvious choice. - 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). - 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. - Local art
- Cathedral
Insanely beautiful details on the facade. - Chiesa di Sant'Andrea
Frescoes on one of the columns. - San Gimignano
View from the park of Rocca di Montestaffoli, a 14th century fortress. - San Gimignano
- Via Banchi di Sopra
These are very strange bouquets of light bulbs. - Siena Cathedral
She-wolf of Siena, surrounded with emblems of confederate cities, dating from 1373. - Siena Cathedral
More interesting details on the ceiling of the Piccolomini Library. - Siena Cathedral
Ceiling of the Piccolomini Library, painted by Pinturicchio (1503). - Siena Cathedral
Some details on the ceiling of Piccolomini Library. - Eroica bike race
It kind of looked ... familiar ;-) - Palazzo Nobili-Tarugi
Piazza Grande in rain. And Palazzo Nobili-Tarugi (left) built in the 16th century by either Antonio da Sangallo the Elder or possibly by Jacopo Barozzi from Vignola. - :-)
Two doggos watching the Florence Cathedral. - Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore
- Giotto's Campanile
Giotto stared building this tower in 1334. He combined white marble from Carrara, green marble from Prato, and red marble from Siena. The tower was completed in 1359. - Giotto's Campanile
Daedalus by Andrea Pisano. Here I can actually understand why the marble is called 'green'. - DSC 9615
- Palazzo Vecchio
Officially, such decorations are called grotesque. - Palazzo Vecchio
Grotesque or not, I like them a lot. - View from Piazzale Michelangelo
- Life is good in Lisbon
View from Miradouro de Santa Catarina - History of Lisbon
A complete Lisbon history in one passage. Mural by Nuno Saraiva. Every city should have a mural like this one. - Padrão dos Descobrimentos
View from the top of the monument. Ponte 25 de Abril, which is 2277 m long, was built in 1966. - Óbidos
View of the town from the castle walls. - Levico Terme
Some artificial flowers in the town centre. - House of Blackheads and Christmas tree
This wonderful building was bombed in WWII, completely demolished seven years later and rebuilt in 1999. - House of Blackheads
Originally built in 1334 for the city's guilds. The facade was was added in 1500s and the four statues of Neptune, Mercury, Unity and Peace were added in 1896. - Mentzendorff house
Built in 1695. - House of Blackheads
Originally built in 1334 for the city's guilds. This wonderful building was bombed in WWII, and completely rebuilt in 1999. - Romatic cafe
A romatic cafe behind St. Jacob's Catholic Cathedral (Rīgas Svētā Jēkaba Katedrāle) - Riga centre
Some lovely old houses in the city centre. - Riga centre
Another wonderful Jugenstil/Art Nouveau house. - Jugendstil quarter
One of many wonderful buildings in the Jugendstil (Art Nouveau) Quarter.