Stephen and Jackie Nash, Nottingham “We were staying in the beautiful Calabrian town of Pizzo and managed to capture the sun going down behind Stromboli. You can see the smoke billowing out.”
Sunset behind Stromboli
Category: Photos
Street Entertainment, Orvieto
Steve Craig, by email “While walking the streets of Orvieto, we heard some fantastic violin music. We turned the corner and here was this street musician. He was simply amazing.”
Lake Trasimeno, Umbria
Jean Sawyer, Morpeth “Lake Trasimeno, Umbria. My husband lived in Perugia for 10 years and introduced me to this magical place on my first visit to Italy.”
Sorrento Bay By Night
Brian Mordew, Wickersley “Please find the attached photographs that we took during a recent holiday, showing Sorrento by day and by night. The night image was taken across Sorrento Bay.”
Bridge Reflections – Rome
Jenny Coulson, Salisbury “I would like to submit these three pictures from my visit to Rome in April this year. The sun does not always shine in Rome but I liked how the bridge was reflected in the river.”
Montalcino Landscape, Tuscany
Merrill Levine, Coral Springs, Florida “This view of Montalcino, Tuscany, takes in the landscape that stretches away beyond the town.”
Vespa – Radda, Chianti
Laurie Traficante, by email “This photo was taken while driving around the Chianti region, in the city of Radda. I fell in love with the Vespa on this trip. I love all the colours! What’s more Italian than a Vespa?”
Piazza del Mercato – Lucca, Tuscany
Reginald S Murray, Dundee “On a recent visit to Lucca, which is the most charming of Tuscan towns. In the Piazza del Mercato a shop had an interesting advert.”
Mimosa Tree – Reggio, Calabria
Mike Ariganello, Ontario, Canada “On a trip to Italy at the end of February 2013 we drove right by this Mimosa tree on the coast road to Reggio Calabria, on our way to see the famous Riace Bronzes.”
St Mark’s Square – Venice
Diane Bradbury, Cleckheaton “We’ve always loved St Mark’s Square in Venice at night but April this year was the first time we’d seen it flooded. I think the reflections in the water make it look even more magical!”