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Italy
The Italian Dolomites. Alpine flowers showing as the snow melts lower down.
Snow clouds gather before the storm.
St Mark's Square from the waterfront
The busy waterfront at Venice.
Uttenheim, sud Tyrol, Italy.
The Ornate white and black marble Catherdraal, Siena, Tuscany, Italy.
San Frediano Luccaa, from the wall walk that surrounds this medieval city.
Limone, Lake Garda, Italy
The River Arno Florence, with a view of Ponte Vecchio, the oldest and only surviving bridge from Florence’s medieval days.
The Church or Basilica of San Domenico, viewed here over roof tops in the city.
The leaning tower of Pisa, Tuscany Italy. Free standing bell tower alongside the Cathedral.
Positano, on the Amalfi Coast , Bay of Naples, Italy.
View across the Bay of Naples, taken from the Cable car up to Mount Faito
Herculaneum, smaller than Pompeii, but better preserved. There are beautiful Frescos here, and many two story buildings remain. Vesuvius in the distance.
There are many of these in the ancient cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, Italy. Here citizens could purchase cooked food to be eaten ‘on the go’ or at home. Pompeii was destroyed in 79 AD by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius two thousand years ago.
Beautifully detailed frescos on the walls of a house in Herculaneum Italy.
Lake Misurina at 1.754 metres above sea level, is the largest lake of the Cadore, Italy.
The ancient city of Pompeii, Italy. Destroyed in 79 AD by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and buried in volcanic Ash. Today the excavated ruins, allow visitors an amazing glimpse into life here two thousand years ago.
Just one of the many streets of Pompeii Here there would have been shops, houses, and much more! Vesuvius can be seen in the distance.
Of all the sights at Pompeii, this one moved me most. Plaster casts, some of little children, a sombre reminder of the Human cost.