- Château de Chenonceau
Everywhere in the castle were huge bouquets of wonderfully arranged flowers. They give the castle a royal touch :-) - Château de Chambord
Wallpaper in the 18th century apartments. - Guild Sign in Via Righi, Cesena
- Santi di Tito - Detail
Santi di Tito - Detail. Museo Civico, Sansepolcro. - The rose window by Orcagna
The rose window by Orcagna (1354-1380) Orvieto cathedral. - Chapel of the Corporal, Orvieto Cathedral
Chapel of the Corporal, Orvieto Cathedral - Guidalotti Polyptych
Guidalotti Polyptych (1447) by Fra Angelico. Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria, Perugia. - Angel Gabriel
Angel Gabriel, Annunciation with St Luke (1450-1453) by Benedetto Bonfigli. Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria, Perugia. - Madonna of Senigallia
Madonna of Senigallia (1474) by Piero della Francesca. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino. - Napoleon's villa
Garden of the Villa di San Martino - Napoleon's villa
Sala del nodo d'amore: Ceiling with the lover's knot, expressing the love between Napoleon and Maria Luisa. - Mountains of Corsica
As seen from Elba - The Virgin adoring the sleeping Christ Child
The Virgin adoring the sleeping Christ Child (~1485) by Sandro Botticelli - Twins Clara and Albert de Bray
Twins Clara and Albert de Bray (1646) by Salomon de Bray. The children of the artist's nephew. Apparently portraits of living babies were highly unusual there and then. - A Highland wedding at Blair Atholl
A Highland wedding at Blair Atholl (1780) by David Allan - Flower Still-life
Flower Still-life in a Sculptured Stone Vase (1718) by Jan van Huysum. Oil on copper. - The honourable Mrs Graham
The Honourable Mrs Graham (1775-1777) by Thomas Gainsborough - Lady Agnew of Lochnaw
Lady Agnew of Lochnaw (1892-1893) by John Singer Sargent. That is a perfect portrait. - Untitled
Art in Zagreb airport: Untitled by Emre Namyeter (2022). There's something about this installation that I just love. - Window shopping in Granada
Somehow I can see Louis XIV walking around in such shoes. Ok, maybe the heels are not high enough for him. - Window shopping in Granada
- Window shopping in Granada
Window shopping in Granada is an experience! So many so beautiful and special dresses. I am not used to seeing dresses like that in shops. - Iglesia de San Nicolás
This is one of the strangest churches I've been to. Built in 1525, but the roof was destroyed by fire. So this decoration might be temporary. - Iglesia de San Nicolás
Yes, an unusually trippy church ceiling indeed. - Plaza de la Merced
Mimosa trees are full of pink blossoms... ... and green parakeets. Look closely :-) - Cathedral gardens
What a lovely gem, the cathedral gardens. - Cathedral gardens
And some wonderful Hawaiian hibiscus. - Chamonix
Well... it's got character. - Mont Blanc
Mont Blanc and blooming Rhododendron - Wild thyme
Plenty of rhododendron, but fields of wild thyme in between. - Arromanches
The endless windy beaches are perfect for flying kites! - Fougères
Hortensias everywhere. - Cherrueix
What a charming village this is! - Hortensia
The whole town (actually the whole Brittany) was in bloom! - Côte de granit rose
I still can't decide whether the hortensia grows like weed or someone actually takes care of them... But they are so gorgeous! - Côte de granit rose
And some wonderful heather between all the fern and hortensias. - Manoir de Kervaudu
Close to Le Croisic close to the Guérande salt marshes. - Puy de Pariou
Dianthus (pink) on the sunny side of the volcano.