Today's travel photo is of Via Panisperna in Rome, Italy. This long street runs on a diagonal course compared to the surrounding streets, and I wandered down here regularly during my recent trip to Rome. I always enjoyed walking down here as the buildings are lovely and so very Roman, and looking down the street [...]
Today's travel photo is of the beach in Monterosso, in the beautiful Cinque Terre, Italy. Monterosso is the largest of the five villages that make up the Cinque Terre, and also has the largest beach. The old town has a small sandy beach, while around the corner in the newer part of Monterosso, there is [...]
Today's travel photo is of a quiet alley in the neighbourhood of Trastevere in Rome, Italy. Trastevere is a popular neighbourhood with the locals in Rome, with a kind of rustic, arty vibe, and a thriving dining and nightlife scene. The area sits just across the River Tiber from central Rome and is a nice [...]
Today's travel photo is of some gondolas tied up in San Marco with a view to the island of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice, Italy. It was a quiet day for the gondoliers of San Marco when we wandered past. Most of their gondolas were waiting, with their bright blue covers pulled across them. The [...]
Today's travel photo is of a country view with a small village in the distance in Chianti - one of the most interesting parts of Tuscany, Italy. Chianti is famous for its wine, but the little villages and stunning scenery make for a very beautiful drive. I took this photo after driving from the village [...]
Today's travel photo is a rooftop view in Vernazza, in Cinque Terre, Italy. I took this photo while walking up through town to join the trail that leads to Corniglia. Vernazza was my favourite village in Cinque Terre, and I think I will stay there when I next visit.
Today's travel photo is of the Gallery of Maps inside the Vatican Museums in the Vatican City. This hall is one of my favourite parts of the Vatican Museums. It contains 40 detailed maps of the Italian regions and cities frescoed on the walls, as well as some other incredible frescoes covering the entire ceiling. [...]
Today's travel photo is a street view in the small village of Manarola in Cinque Terre, Italy. Manarola was the last of the five villages that we visited in Cinque Terre, wandering into town after walking from Riomaggiore. I don't think I could ever get sick of looking at places like this. The scenes are [...]
Today's travel photo is of a crowded canal in the busy San Marco area of Venice, Italy. San Marco is the area where you will find the largest crowds as it has a lot of the major tourist attractions of Venice, most notable of which is Piazza San Marco and St Mark's Basilica. The large [...]
Today's travel photo is of one of the tunnels that leads into the arena in the ancient Roman ruined city of Pompeii, Italy. The arena in Pompeii is the oldest surviving Roman amphitheatre in the world, as it was the first to be built of stone, built around 70AD. Like most Roman cities, the arena [...]
