Cinque Boat
Bathers in the harbour at Vernazza
Boating from Vernazza to Monterosso
Cacti and Succulent plants growing on the cliffs at Cinque Tere near to Riomaggiore
Central area of Corniglia
The green hills above Corniglia
Looking back towards Cornigla. The people in the foreground are riding a very Heath Robinson little monorail which seems to take them and their belongings down to the farm. Powered by a lawnmower engine
Vernazza clambers up the hill from the sea
Vernazza almost an Island into the sea
Washing hanging from a window in Vernazza
Manarola shot from Corniglia
Church of Santa Margherita d'Antiochia in Vernazza. Begun in 1318, this church has an octagonal bell tower
Boats moored within the harbour at Vernazza
View from 'Lovers Walk', Cinque Terre, with Monterosso al Mare in the distance and the pink buildings of Manarola on the right
A doorway in Vernazza
There are 382 steps from the railway platform up to Corniglia
A typical tall Vernazza property on the square facing the sea
Trains run through the Cinque Terre towns (the best way of reaching them) and use this coast to travel from Genoa (Genova) to Rome (Roma)
Vernazza from the harbour wall
Photographs of Fontanellato , near Parma, Italy
A delightful Arcade of shops, bars and cafes in Fontanellato
Fontanellato view from the Castle square
Caffe Centrale at Fontenellato
Horsemeat on sale at Fontanellato
A shooting position within the battlements at Sanvitale Castle
The 'Lovers Walk' from Riomaggiore to Manarola
The inner courtyard of the Rocca Sanvitale at Fontanellato
A Loggia at Rocca Sanvitale with Frescoes
Sanvitale Castle at Fontanellato, near Parma. Built by the family of the Count of Sanvitale from 1200s until the 1400s but lived in by them until 1830.
Photos of Salsamaggiore
Miss Italia
Fiat
Piazza Liberta, Salsomaggiore. This building is the Town Hall
Largo Roma, Salsomaggiore at night. Viale Romagnosi goes straight ahead and Via Roma goes to the right
Grand Hotel Porro2
Grand Hotel Porro
Grand Hotel Regina, Largo Roma, Salsomaggiore
Simon posing by the memorial stone in Salsomaggiore
Viale Romagnosi, Salsomaggiore
Thermae Berzieri was named after the Doctor Lorenzo Berzieri who first documented the healing powers of the local spa waters. Construction began in the second decade of the the 20th century and was interrupted by WW1. Designed by Hugh Giusti and Giulio Bernardini in Art Nouveau style, these architects subsequently fell out during construction.
Thermae Berzieri on Piazzo Lorenzo Berzieri, Salsomaggiore, Italy. This thermal spa facility was named after Lorenzo Berzieri who discovered the healing properties of the local water which contains iodine and salt in concentration
Designed by Hugh Giusti and Giulio Bernardini in Art Nouveau style, here is some of interior decoration of Thermae Berzieri
Designed by Hugh Giusti and Giulio Bernardini in Art Nouveau style, here is a wall panel from Thermae Berzieri
INside the Thermae Berzieri with Simon at the top of the stairs
Topiary on the Viale Berenini leading through the park and down to a Themal Spa. The forms suggest fountains
This charming little building with delightful Loggia now acts as the Tourist Office for Salsomaggiore, and is located at the junction of Piazza Lorenzo Berzieri and Via Roma
Tower window on Sanvitale Castle, Fontanellato
Reflections in the Castle Moat at Fontanellato
Moat and Tower of Sanvitale Castle, Fontanellato
A Camera Obscura or 'optic' within Sanvitale Castle. This is a little room in a tower where mirrors can gather light from outside and project onto a viewing table within. Renaiisance artists used such techniques to sketch scenes before painting
Simon and Biddi at Sanvitale Catle
