Italy pItaly Through My Camera Lens - Photoblog
Following are some of my favorite photos from a trip to Italy some years ago. Sites visited include Rome, The Vatican, Pompeii, Sorrento, Capri, Positano, Orvieto, Florence, Tuscany, Venice and Lakes Como & Maggiore.
Colosseum Amphitheater Rome, constructed nearly 2000 years ago.
Tiber River, Rome.
Famous Trevi Fountain in Rome.
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| Former Roman temple Pantheon. | Inside the Pantheon. |
St Peter's Basilica in Vatican City (For scale, note person at the third statue).
Inside
St Peter's Basilica.
Ceiling dome.
The amazing Vatican Museum in Vatican City.
Colonnade at the Vatican.
One of the excavated streets in the ancient city of Pompeii
that was covered with over 16ft of ashes from Mount Vesuvius' eruption
nearly 2000 years ago.
Island of Capri harbor.
Island of Capri.
Shops in the town of Capri (on the island of Capri).
Restaurants in the town of Capri.
Santo Stefano church on the island of Capri.
Sorrento with view of Mount Vesuvius volcano.
Town of Positano on the Amalfi coast.
Positano view.
Lower part of the Cathedral of Orvieto. This cathedral has the world's most decorated church facade.
Florence
The
Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
in Florence.
Famous gilded Gates of Paradise in Florence by sculptor Lorenzo Ghiberti (1425–52).
Vineyard in Tuscany viewed from
a medieval hill town.
Rumor has it that Leonardo Da Vinci painted Mona Lisa at this
very vineyard.
Venice
Hotels at Grand Canal in Venice.
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St Mark's Basilica,
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Basilica reflections in
a
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Intricate details of St Mark's Basilica.
St Mark's Square, Venice.
Promenade near St Mark's Square in Venice.
Boat taxi ride to Burano island in Venice.
Brightly painted houses on Burano island in Venice.
Villas at Lake Como.
Baroque palace on Isole Bella island in Lake Maggiore.
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