Basilica of St Francis, Assisi (AD1228)
Roman Temple of Minera, Assisi
Rose window, upper church, Basilica of St Francis, Assisi
Cloisters, St Francis Basilica, Assisi
Monks and Cloisters, St Francis Basilica, Assisi
Nuns, St Francis Basilica, Assisi
Monk, St Francis Basilica, Assisi
Main Street, Assisi
Geraniums, Assisi
Assisi from the terrace at Santa Chiara
Rocca Maggiore Castle, Assisi
San Ruffino Cathedral, Assisi
Gateway to Assisi
Assisi
Fort turned into hotel at Ospedalicchio, Umbria
Palazzo dei Priori, Perugia, Umbria
Entrance, Palazzo dei Priori, Perugia
Trevi, Umbria
Scenes from the life of the Virgin by Fra Filippo Lippi (1467), Spoleto
Life of the Virgin, Spoleto
Ceiling fresco, Cappella Erioli, Spoleto Cathedral
Cieling Fresco, Spoleto Cathedral
Spoleto Cathedral
C13 Ponte delle Torri, Spoleto
Ponte delle Torri, Spoleto
Vesta temple, Tivoli
Gardens, Villa d'Este, Tivoli
Tivoli Fountains
Tivoli Fountains, Villa d'Este
Fountains, Villa d'Este, Tivoli
Aphrodite Fountain, Villa d'Este, Tivoli
Villa d'Este, Tivoli
Hundred fountains, Villa d'Este, Tivoli
Pegasus fountain, Villa d'Este, Tivoli
Pegasus fountain, Villa d'Este
Fountain, Villa d'Este, Tivoli
Tivoli
Smelling the roses
Kenny admiring the colosseum, Rome
Kenny and Palace of Septimus Severus, Palatine, Rome
St Peter's Basilica
meeting the Pope, St Peter's Square
The Nile, the Vatican Museum
The Nile, Vatican Museum
Emperor Augustus with hanger on, Vatican Museum
Vatican Museum
Laocoon, AD1, Vatican Museum
Venus and bullrushes, Vatican Museum
Bronze Man with club, Vatican Museum
peacocks and pine cone, Vatican
Ceiling, Vatican corridor
Corridor, Vatican
Ceiling in Map gallery, Vatican Museum
Details from ceiling and Map Gallery
Ceiling fresco showing triumph of Christianity over Paganism, Vatican Museum
Raphael fresco, Vatican
School of Athens, fresco by Raphael, Vatican Museum
Detail, School of Athens fresco by Raphael, Vatican Museum
Ceiling frescos
Frescoes, Vatican Museum
Vatican Library
Double spiral entrance to Vatican Museum
Nun double parking
Pius 9 at St Peter's Square
Interior, St Peters
Bernini's Canopy, St Peters (note Pope conducting service in background)
Dome of St Peters
Bernini's monument to Pope Alex 7
Michelangelo's Pieta, St Peters
Swiss Guards at St Peters
Swiss Guard
Colosseum (note firemen)
Hercules or Vesta Temple and Santa Maria in Cosmedin
Vesta or Hercules Roman Temple
Roman vesta/hercules temple
Ponte Cestio, 46BC to Tibertine Island, Rome
Ponte Rotto dating from C2nd, BC
Hiding from the parking police tow trucks outside the hotel, Piazza de Piscinula, Trastavere, Rome
Inside Cheisa de Santa Maria in Cosmedin
Piazza del Campidoglio (designed by Michelangelo), Rome
Romulus and Remus
Looking over the Forum
The Forum
Septimius Severus's Arch, AD203, commemorating 10th anniversary of his reign, the Forum
Temples of Saturn and Castor & Pollux, the Forum
Victor Emmanuel Monument. Rome
Buses and bikes, Rome
The Pantheon, the most complete Roman building in Rome
The Pantheon
Piazza della Rotonda
Fountain, Piazza della Rotonda
Facade, Piazza della Rotonda
Inside the Pantheon
Pantheon interior
Piazza della Rotunda from Pantheon
Piazza Navona
The Nile, Four Rivers Fountain by Bernini, Piazza Navona
Fontana del Moro, Piazza Navona
Detail, Fontana del Moro
Wayward camera, Piazza Navona
Marcus Aurelius column
Trevi Fountain, Rome
Trevi Fountain
Unruly seahorse, Trevi Fountain, Rome
Alimentare window, Rome
Jewellery store, Rome
Pizza and pasta, Rome
Golfo d'Arancia, Sardinia
Approaching Sardinia
Marina de Portisco, Costa Smeralda, Sardinia
Marina de Portisco, Costa Smeralda, Sardinia (note Packer's boat in background)
Costa Smeralda
Full moon over Marina de Portisco
Hotel Sirene, Marina de Portisco
Costa Smeralda, Sardinia
Small boat, Costa Smeralda
Church, Costa Smeralda
Wedding car and yacht, Costa Smeralda
Lunch at Santa Teresa di Gallura
Looking to Corsica from Santa Teresa di Gallura
Spanish fort, Santa Terasa di Gallura
Capo Testa
Rough sea, Capo Testa
Castelsardo
Castelsadro
Looking south along the western coast near Alghero
Coffee break, Bosa
Bosa Castle and Duomo
Tema River, Bosa
Fishing nets drying, Bosa
Fishing spot beneath the castle, Bosa
Looking down to the sea
You can see the curvature of the earth from here
Alghero harbour
Capo Caccia or sleeping child cape, Alghero
Capo Caccia, Alghero
Cliffs, Alghero
More cliffs, Alghero
Mouth of Grotte di Nettune
Boat to Grotte di Nettuno
Inside Grotte di Nettuno
Inside Grotte di Nettune
Grotte di Nettune
Cliffs near Alghero
Cave near Alghero (reputedly with silhoutte of Dante)
Caves and sea
Alghero
Lobster and spaghetti, Alghero
Sunset, Alghero
Sun set, wine finished, lobster gone, time to go, Alghero
Evening star, Alghero marina
Alghero Marina
Downtown, Bosa, Sardinia
Bosa castle
Cala Gonone, Golfo di Orosei, east coast, Sardinia
Golfo Orosei, East Coast, Sardinia
neolithic tomb, E Sardinia
Is Tavola, off Golfo Aranci, NE Sardinia
Golfo Aranci, with ferry in distance
Lucca, San Frediano and electric bus
Lucca, C13th mosaic, San Frediano
Facade, San Michele in Foro, Lucca
San Michel in Forno, Lucca
Piazza San Michele, Lucca
Anfiteatro Romano, Lucca
Archway, Lucca
Garden of the Palazzo Pfanner, Lucca
Lucca, garden of Palazzo Pfanner and rear of San Frediano
bicycle and lion
Lion, Lucca
Lucca, San Marino cathedral
Torre dei Guinigi, with oak trees, Lucca
Lucca
Pisa, leaning trees and tower
Duomo and campanile, Pisa
Pisa
Baptistry, Duomo and Campanile on Pisa's Campo die Miracoli (Field of Miracles)
Duomo and leaning tower
duomo and leaning tower
Bronzze Hippogriff, C10th looted from Sarecens
Pisano's Madonna Colloquy (ie Madonna in conversation)
Tower leaning into Mueso dell Opera del Duomo's garden
Tower leaning into Museo dell'Opera del Duomo's garden
bell on top of tower
bell and Duomo
Duomo & Baptistry from tower
What you need to know about conservation
Duomo facade, Pisa
Interior, Duomo, Pisa
Giovanni Pisano's carved pulpit (1312)
Mosaic in Duomo
Duomo mosaics
new pulpit
For the record
Florence
Ponte Vecchio, Florence, built in 1345
Ponte Vecchio (note upper corridor for Medici's to go between palaces without mixing with the hoi poli)
Sunset, River Arno
River Arno
David outside Palazzo Vecchio (its only a copy)
Palazzo Vecchio
Dinner at Piazza di Santa Croce
Santa Croce
Sabine rape and bludgeoning taking place behind the back of the carabinieri
Lion, Piazza della Signoria
David about to be eaten by a lion
David being eaten by a lion
hungry lion
Perseus beheading Medusam by Cellini (1554)
Duomo and Baptistry
Duomo
Duomo facade
duomo facade and campanile
Duomo detail
Gate of Paradise, door to Baptistry by Ghiberti, 1424
Detail from door to Baptistry
Mosaic roof of baptistry
Mosiac roof of Baptistry
Dante explaining the Divine Comedy, Duomo
Gory detail fromthe Last Judgement frescos, Duomo
Redemption from Duomo dome frescos
Courtyard of Santa Maria Novella
San Lorenzo and Capelle Medicee
San Lorenzo
Around San Lorenzo
Shop window, Florence
Detail from Brunelleschi's Spedale degli Innocenti, Europes first orphanage opened in 1444
Spedale degli Innocenti
Piazza della Santissima Annuziata
Santissima Annunziata and Duke Ferdinando I
looking towards the Duomo
