Virtual Gallery
Some photographic gallery to rouse your curiosity, to see well-known or unfamiliar sights and events, to suggest unusual perspectives, to show aspects and details that are not always easy to catch.
All the images displayed in the site are available on demand in printed format of various sizes or in high resolution files.
None of the photos can be used in any form without explicit license from the author, all rights are reserved.
Lavandula Scent
July in Provence is the violet month, in which lavender is at its best and is cut by hands or machine to realize bouquet and essences. Here you have some shots.
L'Infinitamente Piccolo
Last 20th June (2008) Angelo Branduardi performed the Infinatamente Piccolo and some of his "classics" in Padua, in the square in front of the Basilica of Saint Anthony. The best place to hear such marvellous music.
London to Brighton, Veteran Car Run
Each November the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run starts from Regent Street with an extraordinary show of historical cars.
Yellow eye
At the foot of the Rialto Bridge in Venice a sumptuous fish market takes place daily. The fishmongers are famous for the variety of fishes and sea-animals they sell and for their artistic and technical skills in preparing and displaying their goods.
Hanging out
In Venice most of the houses have no garden or terrace where to hang out washing, so you can see all the wet wardrobe on ropes out of the windows and between one palace and the other, crossing calli and rii.
Postmans Park
In a hidden corner of the big London there is a little magic park. The Postman Park reminds of all the everyday hero who died while saving someone from sure death. Take a minute to reflect upon these stories...
Gondolas
One of the best known symbols of Venice, gondolas have many aspects and particulars which not always are easy to see. Here are some aspects of this unique boat.
Trauttmansdorff Gardens
The Trauttmansdorff Castle in Merano (Trentino, Italy) presents to visitors 80 different kinds of gardens (12 hectares of extension). In this spring gallery its best flowers bloomed in April 2008.
Fermignano's Palio of the Frog
On the second Sunday after Easter in the town of Fermignano (Marche, Italy) you can assist to the Palio of the Frog. Here some relevant shots of the event.
Art-ichokes
Artichokes are strange vegetables, looking like strange flowers. In Padua (Veneto, Italy), there is a market where they are prepared for cooking in a special way that make them look like a little artwork.
Calvaires Bretons
In Brittany (France), there is a very uncommon kind of sculpture pieces: Calvaries. There are composed of just a cross or can have dozens of characters telling the history of Christ from the Annunciation until the Resurrection.
The City of Steel and Glass
There is not only the Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament in London. The London Tower stand in a panorama full of bright new buildings all in glass, steel and concrete. Discover them!
Le Puy En Velay
In the heart of Auvergne (France), a town raised up in lava, with a splendid cathedral whose cloister is famous for its sculptures.
The Island full of Colours
A tour inside the island of Burano (Venice) where everything comes to life with brilliant colours.
Winter at the Seaside
Ghosts of relics abandoned on the shore.
Three pennies for a snail
Shy creatures creeping out from the under woods.
Venice Carnival
The magic of Venice in her best moment of the year.
Under St. Marco's Wing
The gallery unveils all the thirteen images of the 2008 calender, still available in few copies.