Kathryn Burns, Oregon “The twinkling early evening lights of Limoni, Lake Garda taken from our suite about 8pm on 5 May, 2015. A sweet interlude in a lovely, lemon -scented little Italian village before the crowds arrive.”
Ghiberti’s doors are a splendid masterpiece of what would become the characteristic of Renaissance art – spatial realism with people and buildings shown proportionately. The bronze, gold-covered doors of the Florentine Baptistery opposite the entrance to the Cathedral are one of the masterpieces of the early Renaissance period. They were 25 years in the making […]
David Wakefield, South Staffordshire “The attached photo was taken at 9.00am on 28th April 2015 and shows the still snow covered Mount Etna, bathed in the rising sun, through the arches of the Teatro Greco in Taormina. A truly awe inspiring vista amongst many on the enchanting island of Sicily.”
Jayne Pessia, Yorkshire “This was taken this evening after a massive storm. It is a view over the Chianti hills near Quercegrossa.”
Jeffrey Benson, by email “Ready for dinner on Lake Garda.”
The region of Trentino is famed for its winter sports rather than it wines, but what can you expect to drink to accompany dinner après ski? Italia! investigates the grapes that grow on the slopes in the summer… The northern region of Trentino, which lies between Lombardy to the west and the Veneto to the […]
Photo taken by William Sander by Galleria Borghese March 2014.
Viewed here from the hills above, San Remo is the endpoint of the world’s longest professional one-day cycle race. Starting at Milan, competitors will have covered 298 kilometres by the time they reach their destination… The course of the Milan-San Remo endurance bike race is largely flat, though the hills at the end have caught […]
Dave Harcombe, Lancaster “Wonderful Lucca. Probably the best kept secret in Italy”
Maria Ellis, Kent “I was mesmerised by all the colourful houses on my recent visit to the beautiful island of Burano.”