Summer feelings
Summertime is over. Beach days and new places to visit are already part of my past. Still I keep some feelings and memories of the recent days of vacation. Here they are, through my images Related
Summertime is over. Beach days and new places to visit are already part of my past. Still I keep some feelings and memories of the recent days of vacation. Here they are, through my images Related
Located in Northeastern Italy, Palmanova is a unique town. A great example of a Renaissance planned town meant to be used as a living are but also as a fortress and stronghold. Palmanova has the shape of a star. Right
Continue readingThe special history and amazing beauty of Palmanova
Marzamemi is a beautiful ancient tuna fishing village in Sicily, not far from Siracusa. It was built during the Arab domination of Sicily. The name itself “Marzamemi” has an Arab root. “Marsa” in Arab means “harbor”. Also the tuna fishery
The island knows no other human voices, no other footprints. On the Offshore Lights you can live any story you want to tell yourself, and no one will say you’re wrong: not the seagulls, not the prisms, not the wind.
At the extreme point of the right-hand promontory, on a bank of rocks the Trabocco stretched, a strange fishing machine, constructed entirely of beams and planks, like a colossal spider-web. (Gabriele D’Annunzio, The Triumph of Death) A trabocco is an
Continue readingTrabocchi: the tailspin of the giant spiders jetting on the sea
This is the story of a dark night. The darkest night of the year. At least, this is what they say in Southern Italy. We are in Nusco, in Campania, province of Avellino, on a windy hilltop at almost a thousand
Continue readingIn a dark and awesome night…Nusco fascinating bonfires
Multicolored sails greet the visitors of Cesenatico every day between Easter and September. A rainbow show that cannot be missed even from the road or from a train. Dozens of traditional sail boats stretch along the old canal designed by Leonardo da
Continue readingA remarkable visit to the floating section of Cesenatico Museum
Long, hot – sometimes boring – summer days. This is a personal project I developed this summer. The whole thing is about an average Italian summer holiday, depicting typical situation and feelings. The contents are absolutely contemporary, but i tried
San Pietro Infine is a tiny medieval village in Southern Italy, almost halfway between Rome and Naples. It is uninhabited and completely in ruins. If you’re interested in history, you probably know what Cassino means in WWII. But does San
Continue readingSan Pietro Infine, centerpoint of an epic battle: shadows of war
Come with me discovering a hilly land covered with olive trees,
where the sun shines almost 365 days per year.
Come and discover a land that once was ruled by Arabs,
faithful and dotted with majestic churches.
Andalucia?
No, not really.
Read my blog and you’ll discover where is it! … Continue reading5 towns worth a visit in Central Apulia, Italy