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Italy, region by region.

Calabria

All of Calabria

Calabria · 02:12

Video Alfa_drone81

Emilia-Romagna

All of Emilia-Romagna

Emilia-Romagna · 02:25

Video Comune di Ravenna

Emilia-Romagna · 00:41

Video Comune di Ravenna

Emilia-Romagna · 03:05

Video 3pix · Comune di Ravenna

Emilia-Romagna · 03:12

Video NEO Visual Project Ravenna

Lazio

Lazio · 01:30

Lazio · 01:12

Lazio · 04:04

Lazio · 03:16

The face of Ulysses painted on a wall of via Lebina, beside a panel with lines from the Odyssey

Story · 9 scenes

The Odyssey on the village walls

Liguria

Liguria · 03:13

Video lamialiguria

Liguria · 02:45

Video Genova Liguria Film Commission

Sicily

Sicily · 01:17

Video Regione Siciliana

Sicily · 01:17

Video Regione Siciliana

Sicily · 01:17

Video Regione Siciliana

Sicily · 01:17

Video Regione Siciliana

Sicily · 01:17

Video Regione Siciliana

Sicily · 01:17

Video Regione Siciliana

Castello Utveggio on Monte Pellegrino, above Palermo

03:51 · no sound

The castle on Monte Pellegrino

Video Regione Siciliana

Tuscany

Tuscany · The full film, in 14 chapters

Video The Factory prd. · Courtesy Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, Firenze

Tuscany · 01:39

Video The Factory prd. · Courtesy Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, Firenze

Tuscany · 01:28

Video The Factory prd. · Courtesy Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, Firenze

Tuscany · 02:12

Video The Factory prd. · Courtesy Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, Firenze

Tuscany · 02:41

Video The Factory prd. · Courtesy Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, Firenze

Tuscany · 01:39

Video Tenuta al Moro

Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol

All of South Tyrol

South Tyrol · 02:00

Video IDM Südtirol – Alto Adige

Aosta Valley

All of the Aosta Valley

Aosta Valley · 00:30

Video courtesyofcourmayeurmontblanc

Veneto

Veneto · 04:05

Video Cortina Marketing

Veneto · 03:15

Video irisproduzioni.com · Cortina Marketing

Italy, theme by theme.

Agriculture

Vines, wheat, olive trees and pastures: in Italy the landscape is almost always farmed. From the Sicilian hinterland, among prickly pears and wheat, to the vineyards and olive groves of Cetona, in Tuscany.

All of agriculture

Art

Temples still standing among the olive trees, mosaics beneath the floors of a villa, the baroque of the squares: from Sicily, where twenty-five centuries stand face to face, to the Byzantine mosaics of Ravenna.

Food

Above all, the work of hands: kneading bread, hanging cheeses to age, filling the window of a pastry shop. It begins in Sicily, from the Nebrodi to frutta martorana.

Culture

The five Italian capitals of culture of 2015, the lecture halls and laboratories of a university, eighty years of Italian life in the negatives of the Riccardi Archive.

The museums

At Palazzo Strozzi in Florence, the exhibition “Broken. The Power of Fragments”: more than 80 works and four thousand years of history, in the words of the director of Palazzo Strozzi, the director of the National Gallery of Art in Washington and the two curators.

All the museums

Music

Two radio stations to listen to live without leaving the TV, and one evening in 1977 at Rome's Teatro Sistina, caught by a young Roman photographer.

The landscapes of Italy

Coasts, villages and mountains worth the journey on their own: from Sperlonga on the Tyrrhenian to the four seasons of South Tyrol, from the ridges of Liguria to the sea of Sicily and Etna, all the way to the Dolomites of Cortina, the coast of Calabria and the sea of Ravenna.

All the landscapes

Research

Diseases that affect a few thousand people in the whole country, too few for the market to take them on: for more than thirty years a foundation has funded the laboratories that study them, and lets the children say what living with one is like.

All of research

Sustainability

In Italy the circular economy has a history older than the phrase: a consortium that for decades has collected used lubricating oil across the country and regenerated it, instead of burning it.

All of sustainability

Sport

Sunday football, the stage race that crosses the regions in May, sailing, skiing: sport in Italy is a shared language, and it has its own newspapers too, read every morning at the bar.

Traditions

Festivals that return every year to the same squares: Shrove Tuesday in Frosinone, with its agave leaves and the French general burnt at the stake, and August in medieval Fossanova, around its abbey.

All the traditions

UNESCO heritage

Sixty-two sites on the World Heritage List, from the rock drawings of Valcamonica to the shared-ownership theatres of central Italy, and twenty elements of intangible heritage, from the Opera dei Pupi to Italian cuisine.

All of UNESCO heritage

Postcards from Italy.

Abruzzo

Green meadows and rocky ridges of the Abruzzo Apennines under a summer sky with clouds — High meadowsAbruzzo

Cultivated hills with farmhouses and olive trees and, behind them, the snow-covered mountains of Abruzzo — Hills below the snowy peaksAbruzzo

Lake Scanno seen from above, heart-shaped among wooded mountains — The heart-shaped lakeLake Scanno · Abruzzo

The white-and-pink chequered façade of the basilica of Santa Maria di Collemaggio in L'Aquila, with its rose window and portal. — The façade of CollemaggioL'Aquila · Abruzzo

Basilicata

All of Basilicata

The Sassi of Matera with the cathedral bell tower under a blue sky full of white clouds — The Sassi under the cloudsMatera · Basilicata

Matera at sunset, its lights already on, seen from inside a cave on the Murgia — Matera from a caveMatera · Basilicata

The houses of the Sassi of Matera and the cathedral in the pink light of dusk — The Sassi at duskMatera · Basilicata

Panoramic view of the Sassi of Matera in afternoon light, with the cathedral bell tower on the hill. — The Sassi of MateraMatera · Basilicata

Tufa houses and stone steps in Matera's Sasso Caveoso, a rocky spur rising behind them in the evening light. — Tufa houses in the Sasso CaveosoMatera · Basilicata

The Sassi of Matera lit up at night, with the cathedral bell tower, seen through a stone arch from a terrace of potted plants. — Matera by night, through an archMatera · Basilicata

Lanes, stairways and rooftops of the Sassi of Matera at night, with the floodlit cathedral on the hilltop. — The Sassi under the lightsMatera · Basilicata

Calabria

All of Calabria

The sanctuary of Santa Maria dell'Isola on top of its rock at Tropea, surrounded by turquoise sea — Santa Maria dell'IsolaTropea · Calabria

The Aragonese castle of Le Castella in the warm light of sunset, beyond a green hedge — Le Castella at sunsetIsola di Capo Rizzuto · Calabria

A cove seen from above, with boats at anchor in turquoise water and a pale pebble beach — A turquoise coveCalabria

Campania

All of Campania

A terrace with wrought-iron chairs above the sea of the Amalfi Coast at first light — A terrace over the gulfAmalfi Coast · Campania

Positano seen from above, the houses climbing the hill over the beach and the boats — The beach at PositanoPositano · Campania

A table set with lemons on a terrace of blue majolica, the village of Positano behind — A table in PositanoPositano · Campania

Vesuvius across the Bay of Naples, with the beach and sprigs of bougainvillea in the foreground — Vesuvius across the bayNaples · Campania

The colourful houses of Positano climbing the slope, the tiled dome and the crowded beach — Positano from abovePositano · Campania

A paved street in the ruins of Pompeii, with an arch and Vesuvius in the background — Pompeii and VesuviusPompeii · Campania

The paired columns and interlaced arches of the Cloister of Paradise in Amalfi, around a garden of palms. — The Cloister of ParadiseAmalfi · Campania

The nave and high altar of Amalfi Cathedral, with its red marble columns and gilded ceilings. — The altar of Saint AndrewAmalfi · Campania

The black-and-white striped façade of Amalfi Cathedral, with the gilded mosaic in the gable and the staircase busy with visitors. — The façade of Amalfi CathedralAmalfi · Campania

The Casina Vanvitelliana on Lake Fusaro at sunset, with the wooden footbridge and a lamppost in the foreground — The Casina Vanvitelliana at sunsetBacoli · CampaniaPhoto by Domenico Martone

The training ship Amerigo Vespucci moored at night, its masts and rigging lit in red, white and green — The Amerigo Vespucci lit upCampaniaPhoto by Domenico Martone

The pink façade of the church of the Santissima Annunziata on the belvedere of Vico Equense, high above the sea — The church of the Santissima AnnunziataVico Equense · CampaniaPhoto by Domenico Martone

The red crenellated tower of Castello Giusso on the edge of the cliff at Vico Equense, above the blue sea — Castello Giusso above the seaVico Equense · CampaniaPhoto by Domenico Martone

The terracotta terrace of Castello Giusso with its palm trees and red crenellated wing on the edge of the cliff — The terrace of Castello GiussoVico Equense · CampaniaPhoto by Domenico Martone

The steep coast of the Sorrento peninsula, with a bay and a sailing boat on the blue sea — The coast from aboveVico Equense · CampaniaPhoto by Domenico Martone

A pale cliff dropping into the sea, with white houses on top — White houses on the cliffVico Equense · CampaniaPhoto by Domenico Martone

Rocks in clear water and, on the horizon, Vesuvius across the Gulf of Naples — Vesuvius across the gulfGulf of Naples · CampaniaPhoto by Domenico Martone

The bronze-coloured streamlined nose of a historic train beneath the roof trusses of the National Railway Museum of Pietrarsa — The Pietrarsa railway museumPietrarsa · CampaniaPhoto by Domenico Martone

The interior of a vintage saloon car, with carved wooden panels, curtains and a long red table — A vintage saloon carPietrarsa · CampaniaPhoto by Domenico Martone

The dark-sand beach of Torre Annunziata and its waves under a cloudy sky, with Capri on the horizon — The beach at Torre AnnunziataTorre Annunziata · CampaniaPhoto by Domenico Martone

The Doric Temple of Neptune at Paestum in the orange light of late afternoon, with its travertine columns and visitors at the foot of the base. — The Temple of Neptune at sunsetPaestum · CampaniaPhoto by Domenico Martone

The aisle between the Doric columns of the Temple of Neptune at Paestum, with its stone floor and a cypress at the far end. — Inside the Temple of NeptunePaestum · CampaniaPhoto by Domenico Martone

A passage between the massive blocks of the Temple of Neptune at Paestum, with the shadows of the columns on the floor and blue sky at the end. — Shadows between the columnsPaestum · CampaniaPhoto by Domenico Martone

The Temple of Athena at Paestum seen against the light, the sun filtering between the Doric columns under a deep blue sky. — The Temple of Athena against the lightPaestum · CampaniaPhoto by Domenico Martone

The long Doric colonnade of the so-called Basilica at Paestum, with the foundations in the foreground and trees behind. — The colonnade of the BasilicaPaestum · CampaniaPhoto by Domenico Martone

The golden-sand beach of Santa Maria di Castellabate, with colourful houses and the tower by the sea in the distance. — The beach and the towerSanta Maria di Castellabate · CampaniaPhoto by Domenico Martone

The old centre of Santa Maria di Castellabate facing the sea, with its stone tower and the houses lined along the seafront. — The tower by the seaSanta Maria di Castellabate · CampaniaPhoto by Domenico Martone

The stone tower of Santa Maria di Castellabate seen from below, with its red-barred windows against the blue sky. — The tower seen from belowSanta Maria di Castellabate · CampaniaPhoto by Domenico Martone

The clear water at Santa Maria di Castellabate, with the beach, the cream-coloured palazzo and the yellow houses. — The clear seaSanta Maria di Castellabate · CampaniaPhoto by Domenico Martone

Green, yellow and red fishing nets hanging on a stone wall on the seafront at Santa Maria di Castellabate, with the sea and a sail behind. — The fishermen's netsSanta Maria di Castellabate · CampaniaPhoto by Domenico Martone

The old town of Agropoli perched on the cliff above the turquoise sea, with a catamaran at anchor in the bay. — The old town on the headlandAgropoli · CampaniaPhoto by Domenico Martone

A dark stone staircase in the old town of Agropoli, with a large rubber plant in front of a pale house and an arched passage. — A staircase in the old townAgropoli · CampaniaPhoto by Domenico Martone

The gulf seen from above at Agropoli, with a small lighthouse tower among the terraced gardens on the cliff and mountains in the distance. — The gulf from aboveAgropoli · CampaniaPhoto by Domenico Martone

The sea glittering in the sun, seen from a slope of grass and scrub high above the Amalfi Coast — The Amalfi Coast from aboveAmalfi Coast · CampaniaPhoto by Domenico Martone

The houses of Positano gathered in their bay, seen from above through the scrub, with the sea shining in the sun — Positano from aboveAmalfi Coast · CampaniaPhoto by Domenico Martone

The sun setting behind the headlands of the Amalfi Coast, above a golden sea — Sunset over the coastAmalfi Coast · CampaniaPhoto by Domenico Martone

Emilia-Romagna

All of Emilia-Romagna

A villa with a tower among cypresses on a farmed hill at sunset — A villa among cypressesEmilia-Romagna

Bologna's Two Towers, the Garisenda and the Asinelli, seen from below against the sky — The Two TowersBologna · Emilia-Romagna

A Bologna portico with frescoed vaults and a polished floor — Under the porticoesBologna · Emilia-Romagna

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

All of Friuli-Venezia Giulia

The white Miramare Castle on the sea at Trieste, framed by holm-oak branches — Miramare CastleTrieste · Friuli-Venezia Giulia

The Grand Canal of Trieste with boats, the bridge and the church of Sant'Antonio Taumaturgo at the far end — Trieste's Grand CanalTrieste · Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Trieste's Molo Audace pier at sunset, pink clouds reflected in the sea and the harbour in the distance — Molo Audace at sunsetTrieste · Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Lazio

The village of Sperlonga on its headland, with the Truglia Tower and the beach at its feet — The village on the headlandSperlonga · Lazio

The blue-painted vault of the former church of Santa Maria, above a village alley — The blue vaultSperlonga · Lazio

A white alley of the village with the mural of the three ships — The alley of the shipsSperlonga · Lazio

The white arch on the Sperlonga seafront, looking out to the sea and the beach — The arch over the seaSperlonga · Lazio

A mural of a ship’s prow with a painted eye, under an arch looking out to the sea and the beach — The eye of the shipSperlonga · Lazio

The mural of Polyphemus, the one-eyed cyclops, shown drinking from the cup offered by Ulysses — PolyphemusThe path of Ulysses · Sperlonga

The mural of Penelope with her face resting on her palm, looking out at the horizon — PenelopeThe path of Ulysses · Sperlonga

The mural of Ulysses drawing the bow, painted beneath the last arch of via Lebina — Ulysses and the bowThe path of Ulysses · Sperlonga

The Colosseum lit from inside at dusk, the paving stones empty in front of it — The Colosseum at duskRome · Lazio

The Arch of Titus in the Roman Forum against a blue sky — The Arch of TitusRome · Lazio

The Roman Forum and the Vittoriano seen through the vault of the Arch of Titus — The Forum, beneath the archRome · Lazio

The outer arches of the Colosseum seen from below, glowing at sunset — The arches of the ColosseumRome · Lazio

The inside of the Colosseum with the underground galleries of the arena — The arena of the ColosseumRome · Lazio

St Peter's Basilica and the obelisk lit at night, reflected in the wet square — St Peter's by nightRome · Lazio

A pink sunset over the roofs of Rome and the Forum Boarium — Sunset over RomeRome · Lazio

The Colosseum's arches behind snow-covered branches — The Colosseum under snowRome · Lazio

The Circus Maximus covered in snow, with people walking across it — The Circus Maximus in whiteRome · Lazio

Ponte Sant'Angelo lit up over the Tiber and the dome of St Peter's in an orange evening sky — St Peter's across the TiberRome · Lazio

The village of Calcata perched on a tufa crag above the wooded Treja valley — Calcata on its cragCalcata · Lazio

Civita di Bagnoregio on its crag, its footbridge lit, in the orange light of dawn — Civita at dawnCivita di Bagnoregio · Lazio

An orange sunset over the Tyrrhenian Sea, a dark headland on the horizon and the first lights of a town. — Sunset over the TyrrhenianLazio

The Trevi Fountain in Rome seen from the side, with Oceanus on his chariot, the sea horses and water running over the travertine rocks. — The Trevi FountainRome · Lazio

The Colosseum seen from the exit of the Colosseo–Fori Imperiali station on Metro line C, its brick wall in the foreground. — The Colosseum from the new stationRome · Lazio

Michelangelo's cloister at the Baths of Diocletian in Rome, with its arcaded porticoes, travertine columns, cypresses in the garden and statues along the terracotta floor. — Michelangelo's cloisterRome · Lazio

The Spanish Steps in Rome in bloom with azaleas and crowded with people, the Barcaccia fountain in the foreground. — The azaleas of the Spanish StepsRome · Lazio

Lake Albano seen from Castel Gandolfo, with the wooded rim of the crater and Rocca di Papa on the hill. — Lake AlbanoCastel Gandolfo · Lazio

The façade of the Apostolic Palace of Castel Gandolfo on Piazza della Libertà, with its clock and the compass rose in the paving. — The Apostolic PalaceCastel Gandolfo · Lazio

The weathering-steel entrance of Porta Metronia station on Rome's Metro line C, under a sky with clouds. — Porta Metronia stationRome · Lazio

The concourse of a station on Rome's Metro line C, with a large wall reproducing the plan of the archaeological dig. — A Metro C concourseRome · Lazio

A concrete stairway with brass handrails and ochre walls in a station on Rome's Metro line C. — A stairway on Metro CRome · Lazio

Water spills from a large shell-shaped basin in a fountain set against the wall of Piazza del Popolo at dusk, with a church and the square's palazzi behind — A fountain in Piazza del PopoloRome · LazioPhoto by Domenico Martone

The small Temple of Aesculapius on the island in the Villa Borghese lake, reflected in the water, with a duck in the foreground — The Temple of AesculapiusRome · LazioPhoto by Domenico Martone

The marble statues of the Fountain of the Four Rivers in Piazza Navona, lit up at night above the green water of the basin — The Fountain of the Four Rivers, at nightRome · LazioPhoto by Domenico Martone

The obelisk above Bernini's Fountain of the Four Rivers, lit up against the black sky — The obelisk of Piazza NavonaRome · LazioPhoto by Domenico Martone

A large installation made of oval mirrors in Piazza Mignanelli in the evening, among the lit shop windows — Mirrors in Piazza MignanelliRome · LazioPhoto by Domenico Martone

Castel Sant'Angelo and Ponte Sant'Angelo with its angel statues, reflected in the Tiber under a blue sky — Castel Sant'Angelo and the bridge of angelsRome · LazioPhoto by Domenico Martone

The arch of a bridge over the Tiber frames the river, another bridge and a dome in the distance — The Tiber through an archRome · LazioPhoto by Domenico Martone

The arch of Ponte Milvio with the statues on top, reflected in the still water of the Tiber among the trees — Ponte MilvioRome · LazioPhoto by Domenico Martone

Ponte Sodo, the seventy-metre water tunnel the Etruscans cut through the tuff, with the stream flowing towards the lit exit, in Veii Park — Ponte Sodo, the Etruscan tunnelVeii Park · Rome · LazioPhoto by Domenico Martone

The steps carved into the great peperino boulder of the pyramid of Chia, also known as the Etruscan pyramid of Bomarzo, in the woods — The pyramid of ChiaBomarzo · LazioPhoto by Domenico Martone

The boulder of the Etruscan pyramid of Bomarzo seen from the side, with its carved stairways and bare branches above — Stairs cut into the rockBomarzo · LazioPhoto by Domenico Martone

The great stone arches of the Sanctuary of Hercules Victor in Tivoli, against the blue sky — The arches of the Sanctuary of Hercules VictorTivoli · LazioPhoto by Domenico Martone

The tiers of the theatre of the Sanctuary of Hercules Victor in Tivoli, with the town behind — The sanctuary's theatreTivoli · LazioPhoto by Domenico Martone

The long arched gallery of the covered road running through the Sanctuary of Hercules Victor, in Tivoli — The covered roadTivoli · LazioPhoto by Domenico Martone

A large vaulted hall of the Sanctuary of Hercules Victor in Tivoli, with two tall windows and rows of coloured chairs — A hall of the sanctuaryTivoli · LazioPhoto by Domenico Martone

The model of the Sanctuary of Hercules Victor, with the temple above the great arcaded terrace and the theatre — The sanctuary as it wasTivoli · LazioPhoto by Domenico Martone

Ancient stone arches among vines and pines in the former vineyard of Villa d'Este, in Tivoli — The former vineyard of Villa d'EsteTivoli · LazioPhoto by Domenico Martone

A slender waterfall drops into a gorge green with moss and ferns, above a pool of clear water — The Rioscuro waterfallCineto Romano · LazioPhoto by Domenico Martone

Lake Turano seen from above, winding between wooded mountains under big white clouds — Lake Turano from aboveLake Turano · LazioPhoto by Domenico Martone

Green ridges and, at the bottom of the valley, Lake Turano under a blue sky full of clouds — The ridges above the lakeLake Turano · LazioPhoto by Domenico Martone

Liguria

The colourful houses of Riomaggiore above the little harbour and its boats, in the Cinque Terre — RiomaggioreCinque Terre · Liguria

The great fountain in Piazza De Ferrari, Genoa, in front of the Palazzo della Borsa — The fountain in Piazza De FerrariGenoa · Liguria

Portofino's little harbour with sailing boats and coloured houses at the foot of the green headland — PortofinoPortofino · Liguria

The church of St Peter on the Portovenere headland, the rock lit by torches at sunset and boats on the sea — St Peter's at PortovenerePortovenere · Liguria

Lombardy

All of Lombardy

The façade of Milan Cathedral at sunset, reflected in a puddle on the square — The Duomo reflectedMilan · Lombardy

A flowering garden with twisted columns overlooking Lake Como and the mountains — A garden on the lakeLake Como · Lombardy

The tree-lined lakefront at Tremezzo with the bell tower and the mountains across Lake Como — The lakefront at TremezzoTremezzo · Lombardy

Marche

All of the Marche

The green Monte Conero dropping into the turquoise Adriatic — The Conero above the seaConero Riviera · Marche

The Ducal Palace of Urbino with its twin turrets and the cathedral dome in sunset light — The Ducal PalaceUrbino · Marche

The octagonal Valadier temple inside its rock cave at Genga — The temple in the caveValadier Temple · Marche

Molise

A wooden trabucco on the sea at Termoli, seen from above as a wave breaks among its stilts — The trabucco of TermoliTermoli · Molise

A long beach with rows of umbrellas and Adriatic waves in summer — Umbrellas on the AdriaticMolise

A mountain village in Molise with red roofs at the foot of great rocks — A village among the rocksMolise

Piedmont

All of Piedmont

The Mole Antonelliana above the rooftops of Turin, with the snowy Alps and a pink sky — The Mole and the AlpsTurin · Piedmont

Hills covered in rows of vines as far as the eye can see, with a village on the ridge — Hills of vinesPiedmont

The arcades of Via Roma in Turin at sunset, with the churches of Piazza San Carlo at the end — Via Roma at sunsetTurin · Piedmont

Apulia

A lane in Alberobello between white cone-roofed trulli, flower pots and a vine — The trulliAlberobello · Apulia

The Lama Monachile cove at Polignano a Mare by night, with the bridge and houses lit up — Lama Monachile by nightPolignano a Mare · Apulia

Ostuni from above, its white houses gathered on the hill around the cathedral — The white cityOstuni · Apulia

A whitewashed lane in Alberobello with the conical stone roofs of the trulli and a planter of petunias in the foreground. — A lane among the trulliAlberobello · Apulia

The conical roofs of the trulli of Alberobello seen from a stone belvedere, with an oleander in bloom. — The trulli from the belvedereAlberobello · Apulia

The cove of Lama Monachile in Polignano a Mare, its crowded pebble beach set between the cliffs and the white houses. — Lama MonachilePolignano a Mare · Apulia

A whitewashed stairway between white houses, with pots of geraniums and bougainvillea along the steps. — A white stairwayApulia

Sardinia

All of Sardinia

A turquoise cove between pink granite rocks in Sardinia at sunset — A cove among the graniteSardinia

The deep blue sea of Sardinia under a clear sky — The blue of SardiniaSardinia

Granite islets and boats at anchor in a turquoise sea, seen from above — Granite islandsSardinia

A rocky coast with Mediterranean scrub and clear water, photographed from above — The coast from the skySardinia

Sailing boats at anchor off a coast of granite and scrub, in a blue and turquoise sea — Sails at anchorSardinia

Sicily

Palermo Cathedral with its dome and bell tower, among palms and flower beds — Palermo CathedralPalermo · Sicily

The white cliff of the Scala dei Turchi above the sea in late-afternoon light — The Scala dei TurchiScala dei Turchi · Sicily

Rabbit Beach on Lampedusa, white sand and turquoise water full of bathers — Rabbit BeachLampedusa · Sicily

The old tuna fishery of Scopello with its sea stacks and cliff-top towers in golden evening light — The tonnara of ScopelloScopello · Sicily

Tuscany

The dome of Santa Maria del Fiore and Giotto's bell tower in the evening light — Santa Maria del FioreFlorence · Tuscany

Florence seen from Piazzale Michelangelo, the dome rising above the roofs — Florence from the hillFlorence · Tuscany

The crowd in Piazza del Campo under the Torre del Mangia on the day of the Palio — The Palio in Piazza del CampoSiena · Tuscany

Yellow flowering fields and green hills of the Val d'Orcia under a big sky — Val d'Orcia in bloomVal d'Orcia · Tuscany

The green hills of the Val d'Orcia seen from the walls of Pienza — The hills from PienzaVal d'Orcia · Tuscany

A brick loggia of a Tuscan farmhouse opening onto the Val d'Orcia — A loggia over the valleyVal d'Orcia · Tuscany

A plate of pici pasta on a table with the countryside beyond — At table in Val d'OrciaVal d'Orcia · Tuscany

A white road lined with cypresses winding through the hills of the Crete Senesi at sunset — The cypress roadCrete Senesi · Tuscany

The dome of the Duomo and the tower of Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, seen from a garden of cypresses and pines — Florence from the gardensFlorence · Tuscany

A stone lane in a Tuscan village, with flower pots and climbers on the façades — A flowering laneTuscany

The Arno in Florence seen from the Ponte Vecchio, with the Santa Trinita bridge and the riverside palaces under a clear sky. — The Arno from the Ponte VecchioFlorence · Tuscany

The neo-Gothic façade in white and green marble of the basilica of Santa Croce in Florence, backlit by the sun. — The façade of Santa CroceFlorence · Tuscany

The monument to Dante Alighieri in Piazza Santa Croce, Florence, with marble lions at its base and the basilica façade behind. — Dante in Piazza Santa CroceFlorence · Tuscany

The main portal of the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, with the mosaic in the lunette and its white, green and pink marble. — The cathedral portalFlorence · Tuscany

The marble façade of Santa Maria Novella in Florence, designed by Leon Battista Alberti, with the obelisk of the square in the foreground. — Santa Maria NovellaFlorence · Tuscany

Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol

All of South Tyrol

The peaks of the Odle above the woods and a wooden alpine hut in Val di Funes — The Odle from the alpine hutVal di Funes · Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol

Wooden boats moored on Lake Braies, with fir trees and the rock face behind them — The boats of BraiesLago di Braies · Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol

Frozen Lake Carezza among the firs, with the peaks of the Latemar lit by the sun — Frozen Lake CarezzaLago di Carezza · Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol

Umbria

The façade of the Upper Basilica of St Francis in Assisi with the bell tower and the lawn in front — The Basilica of St FrancisAssisi · Umbria

A Romanesque bell tower of pink stone with a clock, among the houses of an Umbrian town — The bell tower and the clockUmbria

The tiled roofs and bell towers of an Umbrian hill town, with hills in the background — Rooftops on the hillUmbria

Panoramic view from the forecourt of the basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi, with the façade of the upper church and the Umbrian plain in the haze. — San Francesco and the valleyAssisi · Umbria

The basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi floodlit at night, with the bell tower and the long arcade of the Sacro Convento above the rooftops. — The basilica by nightAssisi · Umbria

A lane of pinkish stone in an Umbrian town, with pots of geraniums and cyclamens hung along the house walls. — A lane in flowerUmbria

The Palazzo dei Consoli and the fountain of Piazza Silvestri in Bevagna, its Gothic mullioned windows in afternoon light. — The Palazzo dei ConsoliBevagna · Umbria

The cloister of an Umbrian convent, with a stone well at its centre, a bell-gable and pots of red cyclamens. — A cloister with a wellUmbria

Aosta Valley

All of the Aosta Valley

The panoramic terrace at Punta Helbronner, on the Skyway Monte Bianco, with the snowy peaks of the Alps — The terrace on Mont BlancPunta Helbronner · Aosta Valley

A path through high pastures with a hiker, beneath the rocky spires of the Alps — A path beneath the spiresAosta Valley

A paved path through green pastures in a mountain valley, with pale rock walls and peaks in the distance — A high mountain valleyAosta Valley

Veneto

Venice's Grand Canal with motorboats and the Salute basilica at the end, on a sunny day — The Grand CanalVenice · Veneto

Punta della Dogana and the Salute basilica in Venice in golden morning light — Punta della DoganaVenice · Veneto

The marble balcony of Juliet's House in Verona, with ivy on the wall beside it — Juliet's balconyVerona · Veneto