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A view from a vineyard shows the stone towers creating the unique skyline of San Gimignano, a walled medieval hill town in the province of Siena. At one point there were 72 tower houses that families built ever higher to compete with one another, but only 14 remain today.
The warm sunset-sky of June adds a glow to the Arno River and the five-arched Ponte alla Carraia bridge in Florence.
The Capri faraglioni are 3 rocky islets (stacks) in the Bay of Naples off the island of Capri. Two of the three rocks are seen here in the dim light at sunrise, where the line between the sky and the water has disappeared.
Ara Pacis Mundi
Olanger Stausee
White marble seats in the Roman Colosseum were reserved for Roman Senators who had their names inscribed on the stones. This is the genesis for the question people ask when someone claims that they're sitting in the wrong seat..."Does it have your name on it"!
"La città che muore" (Tuscia, Lazio)
The roof of the Duomo di Santa Maria Assunta in Siena showing the dome and the Belltower
Florence (/ˈflɒrəns/ FLOR-əns; Italian: Firenze [fiˈrɛntse] ( listen)) is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the Metropolitan City of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 382,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1,520,000 in the metropolitan area.
Florence was a centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of the time, is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance, and has been called "the Athens of the Middle Ages". A turbulent political history includes periods of rule by the powerful Medici family, and numerous religious and republican revolutions. From 1865 to 1871 the city was the capital of the recently established Kingdom of Italy.
The Historic Centre of Florence attracts 13 millions of tourists each year, and Euromonitor International ranked the city as the world's 89th most visited in 2012, with 1.8 million visitors. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1982. The city is noted for its culture, Renaissance art and architecture and monuments. The city also contains numerous museums and art galleries, such as the Uffizi Gallery and the Palazzo Pitti, and still exerts an influence in the fields of art, culture and politics. Due to Florence's artistic and architectural heritage, it has been ranked by Forbes as one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
Florence is an important city in Italian fashion, being ranked in the top 51 fashion capitals of the world; furthermore, it is a major national economic centre, as well as a tourist and industrial hub. In 2008, the city had the 17th highest average income in Italy.
For further information please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence
