Italia - settembre 2009

Portovenere - Grotta di Byron

Moonlight and high tide

Timeless view

Fires of sunrise

Tides calming down

Each wave is different

Portovenere, first sunlight

Tourists have arrived

Colors of the South

An unexpected glimpse

Pastell

Art in an alley

The fortress and the sea

San Lorenzo

Crusader times

Peaceful gardens

Witness by chance

Brand new colors

Livorno "lagoon"

Crystal clear to the horizon

Geometry on the Terrazza Mascagni

Happiness

Riches of old Livorno

I Quattro Mori

Fortezza vecchia

Fortress and leisure

Dreams of higher fame

Mercato delle vettovaglie

Sunshine colors

From villa to hostel

Luxurious south

In hiding

Waiting

Touchdown

Morning in Pisa

Afternoon on the Lungarno

Tuscan red

San Michele in Borgo

Sunset fire

Symmetry

The heritage of Vasari

Church of the Knights

Cosimo I

Dukes of Tuscany

A sunset to remember

Straight and tilted

Perspective and size

Last rays on the green

The beauty of details

Expressiveness

Palazzo dell'Orologio

Lucca - Duomo di San Martino

St. Martin and the Beggar

The beauty of variety

Peaceful morning at San Miniato

The golden Renaissance

A churchdoor with a view

Reflections in the Arno

One of the great arts

The magic of Ponte Vecchio

Franciabigio - Noli me tangere

Andrea del Sarto - La Fede

Franciabigio - Cristo e San Giovannino

Franciabigio - Benedizione di San Giovannino

Andrea del Sarto - La predica del Battista

Andrea del Sarto - La Carità

Donatello - San Giorgio

From the gallery window

Rooftop of the Uffizi

Palazzo vecchio - coats of arms

Warmth of the afternoon

Ponte vecchio, indeed

Fontana di Nettuno

Donatello - Giuditta e Oloferne

The pride of Florence

King of kings and lord of lords

Benvenuto Cellini - Perseo

Majestic

Giambologna - Ratto delle Sabine

Orsanmichele

Campanila di Giotto

The marvel of Brunelleschi

Lengthening shades

Searching for an angle...

...and another one

Fisheye view

Twice golden

Sky high

Arrivederci, Firenze!

Siena in the morning

Duomo - southeast pillar

Symbol of Rome

A glimpse of the sun

Flags of a contrada

Fonte Gaia - Fountain of joy

A celebration of life

in the Siena museum

Torre del Mangia

Piazza del Campo

Fonte Gaia

Thirst and courage

Quoting Dante

Fountain in Palazzo Chigi-Saracini

The unfinished Facciatone

Sculptures coming to life

The beauty is in the details

Elaborate ...

... symmetry

Marble and iron

World's oldest bank: 1472

Raised to heaven

San Gimignano - Porta San Giovanni

First glimpse of the towers

Simple ancient beauty

Out of the fortress, into the sun

Old and overgrown

Tall twins

A city of towers

Finding a viewpoint

Striking contrast

Last moments in Pisa

Signs of summer rain

In white and color

Santa Maria della Spina

Perfect light

Road turn -- and maybe return?