Images of Italy
The following photographs were taken on recent trips to Italy (except for the photos of sport)
La gente (the people)
Kids in San Casciano (a beautiful town outside Florence)
Proud Papa, Panzano-in-Chianti
Coppersmith's expertly crafted pans
Breakfast for a cat, Boboli Gardens. Florence
Elderly women and anti-Semitic graffiti, Rome
Antiques market, Piazza dei Ciompi, Florence
Viola maker in her studio (trained at the Antonio Stradivari school in Cremona)
Viola maker demonstrating her hand made instrument
La vita studentesca (student life)
Students on the Piazza del Campo in Siena (one of Italy's most appealing public spaces)
Dance students in Florentine studio
La vita politica (politics)
1996 general election campaign
1996 general election victory celebration
PdS (Democratic Party of the Left) flag, Montepulciano
Protest by Florentine butchers against British beef
La dolce vita
Porchetta guarding a pizzicheria, Siena
The S. Ambrosio market, Florence
The S. Ambrosio market, Florence
Campo dei fiori, Rome, fruit stand
Campo dei fiori, zucchini flowers and artichokes
Fresh fish at the Campo dei fiori
Flowers at the Campo dei fiori
Lo sport
Michael Schumacher in the 2002 Ferrari
Michael driving in a Formula One race
The Azzuri's Christian Vieri scoring against Ecuador in 2002 World Cup
Vieri and Totti vs. Ecuador in World Cup 2002
Cyclist Dario Frigo winning 17th stage of 2002 Tour de France
Il disegno
Le feste (festivals)
Il scoppio del carro, Florence (the Easter festival)
Flag throwers, Il scoppio del carro
Festa dei Noiantri, Rome (spring festival)
Gli animali domestici (pets)
Pastore Maremanno (Italian sheep dog)
Barboncino (poodle)
L'arte e l'architettura (art and architecture)
Simone Martini portrait of Sienese general (from the Palazzo Pubblico, Siena)
Ospedale del Ceppo, Pistoia, with Della Robia frieze
Della Robia roundel, Ospedale del Ceppo, Pistoia
The Castello di Volpaia (producers of a very nice Chianti)
Church of S. Maria della Salute, Venice (17th Century)
Church of S. Maria della Salute at Sunset
Bernini Fountain of the Four Rivers, Piazza Navona, Rome
Cathedral of Pisa (Romanesque, 1063-1350)
Baptistery, Cathedral of Pisa (a 250 ft. cupola with near-perfect acoustics)
another detail of Pisano pulpit, Pisa
Martha Graham with her dance company, Maggio Musicale, Florence
Famous ballerina Carla Fracci taking her bows after performing Swan Lake
Torre del Mangia, Palazzo Pubblico, Siena
Bridge to the Tiber island, Rome
Minerva obelisk, Piazza della Minerva, Rome
La campagna (the countryside)
Volpaia (a near-perfect Tuscan hill town)
Hotel in Sorrento on the Amalfi coast (Pensione La Tonnarella)
Sunrise in the Chianti district
The famous vineyards of the Chianti
Vineyards and olive groves in the Chianti
Venezia e le isole (Venice and the islands)
Il ponte Rialto and the Grand Canal
Riding with a gondolier friend on the Grand Canal
