This mountain is situated in Parco Nazionale dell' Appennines Tosco Emiliano, Italy. It was mentioned in Dante's "Divine Comedy" and is described in contemporary Wikipedia as well.
sunny day in piazza navona, tourists, painters and... priests everywhere.
being buried under volcanic ash for a few hundred years couldn't steal the beauty
In the way so typical of markets, the Catania, Sicily, fish market has grown to include meat, fruit and vegetables as well as seafood. This lamb butcher's stall is located in the shadow of one of the buildings that line the streets the market takes over every morning.
look at photo full-size or the top gets cut off
this photo is of three things--
bottom of image: the ancient archaeological site of the roman city herculaneum
middle of image: the modern slummy city of ercolano
top of image: the volcano vesuvius
This castle in Rapallo, Italy was built in 1551 as a means to protect the town from pirates. Today, it is home to temporary art exhibitions.
lucky who lives there! windows on the piazza navona buildings.
The ampitheater built in 1934 and completed in 1952 looks out onto Lake Garda, seats 1500 spectators modeled after the one in Pompeii.
This is a photograph of local woman in Burano, Italy. She walked at an unhurried pace, seemingly unaffected by the noise and bustle of the street behind her.