Apulia

White Town of Ostuni in Puglia

[September, 2009] Ostuni has got a wow effect, when you see the town on top of a hill surrounded by olive trees in Puglia, south Italy.This town is in white!  The day I visited there,…

Italy

A Wonderful View of San Gimignano

[July, 2010] San Gimignano is famous for its towers. I went up one of them and looked down the town, which was wonderful. This town appeared in the film ‘Tea with Mussolini’.

Italy

The Cathedral in Siena

[July, 2010] It was too late to look all around Siena, but I managed to see Campo and the Duomo. Also I came across a parade of the famous Palio winner. Palio took place a…

Italy

A Balcony in Montepulciano

[Aug.2010] Montepulciano is a pretty town in Tuscany. We stayed in an old hotel with a balcony, which had a good atmosphere. The landlady of the hotel told us that there used be a lot…

Italy

Pienza, another pretty town in Tuscany

[July, 2010] I dropped in a small town of Pienza in Tuscany because the hotel landlady in Montepulciano recommended. It is an another pretty town in Tuscany, which is listed in the Unesco World Heritage…

Italy

Another lunch in Arezzo

[July, 2010] I came back to Arezzo for lunch in July. This was the second visit of mine to this city and I felt familiar.

Sardinia

Traditional dress in Sardinia

[August, 2010] I was taking pictures as usual in a small village in Sardinia.I tried to take a picture of a lady in black but she started to run away, so I respected her reserve.After some…

Liguria

The Room with the View in Portovenere

[May, 2010] The weather was bad at the beginning of the journey and I hesitated if I should go on or not, but in the end I decided to come to Portovenere, which was a…

Liguria

The Colourful Houses in Riomaggiore

[May, 2010] Unfortunately the next day was not sunny and the sea was rough so the sightseeing boat was cancelled.So I took the road to Riomaggiore, which was nice enough.The town, one of the famous…