This week's travel photo is a close up shot of the Trevi Fountain (Fontana di Trevi) in Rome, Italy. This 18th century fountain is a beautiful piece of artwork and one of the most popular attractions in Rome. Legend says that if you throw a coin into the fountain you will return to Rome. It [...]
Since we had picked up our rental car from Florence the day before, we were now free to go and explore Tuscany. Our Tuscan villa was located about 30km South of Florence near the town of Figline Valdarno, which is located very close to the famous Chianti wine growing region. So, for our first day [...]
Venice is one of my favourite cities in Italy, and I can actually say it is certainly one of the most amazing places I have visited in the world. Just wandering around and getting lost in its maze of streets was the best part of all, but something that I noticed a lot of when [...]
This week's travel photo is of the Belvedere Courtyard (Cortile del Belvedere) in the Vatican City. I took this photo out of a window while walking through the Vatican Museums towards the Sistine Chapel. Visiting the Vatican City is one of my favourite travel moments. More about Belvedere Courtyard The Belvedere Courtyard (Cortile del Belvedere) in [...]
After a long journey from Sorrento, we had spent the first day of our stay in Tuscany just relaxing at our lovely villa in the countryside south of Florence. Feeling fully refreshed, we were now ready to explore this beautiful part of Italy. Walking through the Chianti countryside We awoke to a nice sunny Tuscan [...]
The Spanish Steps (Scalinata della Trinità dei Monti) is a popular tourist attraction in Rome, Italy, and is known as the widest staircase in Europe. Built between 1723 and 1725, this magnificent staircase was built to link the Spanish Embassy in Piazza di Spagna down the bottom, to the Trinità dei Monti church at the top. [...]
This week's travel photo is of Santa Maria Formosa in Venice, Italy. Located in the Castello area of Venice, this church dates back to the late 15th century, while it's campanile (clock tower) was completed in 1688. Getting lost in the Castello District was one of my favourite things I did in Venice. It got me [...]
This week's travel photo is of the Baptistery of St John in Pisa, Italy. Located in Piazza dei Miracoli next to the Cathedral and the famous Leaning Tower, the baptistery was constructed between 1152 and 1363 and is the largest in Italy. More about the Baptistery of St John Also known as the Battistero di San [...]
We had a late start on our first morning in Venice. Our trip through Italy was coming to an end, and we were now at the point where we just wanted to take things slower after all of the full on days of sightseeing we had done so far. My plan today was to do [...]
This week's photo is of the Fontana della Barcaccia in Rome, Italy. The fountain sits in Piazza di Spagna, where the famous Spanish Steps rise up the hill to the Trinità dei Monti church. The fountain was built between 1627 and 1629, thought to have been designed by Bernini.
