Guess Where in Italy? – Part 8

Can you Guess the Location and the Name of the Town in Italy?

Here's another one in Blog from Italy's Guess Where in Italy? series.As you will see from the photograph, it's one colourful place this week.  Might resurrect a few happy holiday memories, which is no bad thing seeing as winter is fast approaching.It sure is one pretty place too.Can you … [Read more...]

Tuscany’s Mad Fiat 500

Johnny Johns Pazzo Fiat 500

Recently on Blog from Italy's Images of Italy series, I posted a photo of an Italian icon, the Fiat 500.  Well, here is another example of this fun little Italian classic.That post caused Pamela Sheldon Johns' of the lovely Agriturismo Poggio Etrusco Bed & Breakfast in Tuscany to remind … [Read more...]

Rome’s Most famous Piazza?

Piazza Navona, Rome

One of Italy's bewildering number of fine piazzas, charming Piazza Navona in Rome is a must see for most visitors to the eternal city.  This week's images of Italy photograph is of said piazza, only it has been producd using a special technique called HDR.HDR is a technique which can give … [Read more...]

The Italian Newsstand

A Newsstand in, Umbria, Italy

This week's images of Italy photo shows a newsstand in Umbria, Italy, which has a charming little extra 'guarding' all those valuable publications.  It's a lovely capture.Back in the United Kingdom, aside from kiosks which lurk beside tube station entrances in London, the newsstand has all but died … [Read more...]

Fiat’s Cinquecento, An Italian Myth

The Mythical Fiat Cinquecento

Time for another images of Italy post, and this week, it is a classic.  It's one of the most Italian of all Italian cars, and I know from my father, who was in Italy in the early '70s, that these things buzzed around everywhere back then.First introduced to Italian roads in 1957, many Italians … [Read more...]