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| bkgee | profile | all galleries >> Driving Europe! >> Italy | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
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 The Gorgeous Florence skyline . . . |
 . . . as seen from Piazzale Michelangelo |
 Ponte Vecchio, the oldest bridge in Florence . . . |
 . . . still lined with gold and silversmiths' shops |
 The Duomo - Santa Maria del Fiore, with The Baptistry in front . . . |
 . . . and the Campanile to the right |
 Inside the Duomo, looking up under the Dome |
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 Siena, the Palazzo Pubblico (Town Hall) and the Torre del Mangia in Piazza del Campo |
 Siena's Duomo . . . |
 . . . with its ceiling, painted blue with gold stars to resemble the night sky . . . |
 . . . and black-and-white striped marble pillars . . . |
 . . . a room to the left features frescoes by Pinturicchio |
 Siena's narrow streets and alleys . . . |
 . . . the buildings said to be varying shades of burnt siena |
 Pisa's Duomo . . . |
 . . . the Leaning Tower (Torre Pendente) . . . |
 . . . and the Baptistry |
 The usual wally shot ! |
 Pisa's Duomo also features black-and-white striped marble |
 Bologna, the red town, home to Spaghetti al Ragu, the Basilica di San Petronio in Piazza Maggiore . . . |
 and Le Due Torri (The Two Towers) . . . |
 . . . one of which has a decided lean! |
 Ah, Venice! |
 Rialto Bridge |
 Palladio's San Giorgio Maggiore . . . |
 . . . the interior . . . |
 . . . and views from the tower looking back to Piazza San Marco and Doge's Palace |
 The Bridge of Sighs |
 Piazza San Marco, Torre dell'Orologio and the elegant arches of Procuratie - but is this Vecchie or Nuove? |
 Views of Venice . . . |
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 Verona's Roman amphitheatre, The Arena . . . |
 . . . built in 30AD, the third largest in existance, with opera productions still staged here |
 Casa di Giuletta (Juliet's house) . . . |
 . . . the courtyard is full of lovers' graffiti |
 Porta Borsari |
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 Vicenza, the city of Andrea Palladio, and the entrance to his Teatro Olimpico . . . |
 . . . Europe's oldest surviving indoor theatre |
 Across the road . . . |
 . . . his Palazzo Chiericati |
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 Palladio's Loggia del Capitaniato, opposite . . . |
 . . . his Palazzo della Ragione (aka The Basilica) in Piazza dei Signori |
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 Palladio's most famous villa . . . |
 La Rotunda |
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