Italy

Milano

author: Moti Weisbrot : Milano, Italy
Thursday, August 7th, 2008

Church or Garage?

author: colavitos ghost : Sardinia, Italy
Monday, April 14th, 2008

Catalán Gothic

author: colavitos ghost : Sardinia, Italy
Monday, April 14th, 2008

Cubicles of Desire

author: colavitos ghost : Sardinia, Italy
Friday, April 11th, 2008

Warning!

author: ampdub : Milan, Italy
Monday, January 7th, 2008

Vicenza

author: Ilona : Vicenza, Italy
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

Italian Women

author: Ilona : Vicenza, Italy
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

Which Way?

author: Ilona : Milan, Italy
Saturday, September 29th, 2007

Novara. A City Around the Rice Fields in Piedmont

author: Tenacius : Piedmont, Italy
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

Rome Summer

author: Lea : Rome, Italy
Monday, May 21st, 2007

Italy

author: elana : Burano, Italy
Tuesday, May 9th, 2006

I'l See You in Rome

author: pietro : Rome, Italy
Wednesday, February 8th, 2006

Streetlights N' Icons

author: psypink : Napoli, Italy
Sunday, January 22nd, 2006

Firworks on the Beach: 2005

author: psypink : Amalfi Coast, Italy
Sunday, January 22nd, 2006

Sunset, Sky and Coast Line Views : 2005

author: psypink : Italy
Sunday, January 22nd, 2006

Historical Site

author: psypink : Napoli, Italy
Sunday, January 22nd, 2006

Graff Stencil and Poster: 2005

author: psypink : Napoli, Italy
Sunday, January 22nd, 2006

The Cat Bench

author: Wolffire : Modena, Italy
Monday, August 1st, 2005

Italia

author: fede : Tuscany, Italy
Sunday, May 1st, 2005

Rome

author: Mad Jane : Rome, Italy
Thursday, November 6th, 2003

Rome

author: Mad Jane : Rome, Italy
Sunday, August 10th, 2003

Rome

author: Mad Jane : Rome, Italy
Saturday, May 31st, 2003

Milano

author: Moti Weisbrot : Milano, Italy

The cathedral of Milano is often described as one of the greatest churches in the world. The ground plan is of a nave with 5 aisles, crossed by a transept and then followed by choir and apsis. The height of the nave is about 45 meters, the highest Gothic vaults of a complete church (less than the 48 meters of Beauvais Cathedral that was never completed). The roof is open to tourists (for a fee), which allows many a close-up view of some spectacular sculpture that would otherwise be unappreciated. The roof of the cathedral is renowned for the forest of...

Church or Garage?

author: colavitos ghost : Sardinia, Italy

The driver of this car wasn't too sure... Oschiri, Sardinia, Italy

Catalán Gothic

author: colavitos ghost : Sardinia, Italy

Sardinia is an island awash in history. Human remains dating back 250,000 years have been discovered there, and through the centuries Sardinia has been ruled over by many a Mediterranean power. In Alghero, in the northwest part of the island, the dominant historical remnants date back to the Gothic period, when the Spanish kingdom of Aragon ruled Sardinia. The legacy of this Spanish rule is felt today, both architecturally and linguistically. Alghero's walled Gothic quarter resembles many a Catalán village and, believe it or not, Catalán is still an official language in the NE province of...

Cubicles of Desire

author: colavitos ghost : Sardinia, Italy

I recently went to Sardinia for spring break. Walking along the beach one afternoon, these hotel balconies (and especially the shadows spilling across their northern walls) caught my eye: More Sardinia posts to come!

Warning!

author: ampdub : Milan, Italy

Walking over a bridge outside Milan.