27.05.2013
Cesenatico is a seaside town on the Adriatic coast with about 20.000 inhabitants, located in the province of Forlì-Cesena, halfway between Rimini and Ravenna and less than 2 hours from Bologna. It dates back to 14th century when the town of Cesena, located about 15 kn inland, needed access to [...]
24.05.2013
Montpellier in southern France is the regional capital of the Languedoc-Roussillon region. It has about 255 000 inhabitants which makes it the third largest city after Marseilles and Nice on the Mediterranean coast. The town is served by trains from all major cities in France and the central station is Gare [...]
17.05.2013
TAMO is a museum of mosaics situated in the San Nicolò church in Ravenna. On display are mosaics not only from Ravenna but also from other parts of Italy, Europe and beyond. The museum have a large multimedia touch screen that teaches you about mosaics in various places (see photo below). Assuming that you have [...]
20.05.2013
Ravenna is first and foremost known for the astonishingly beautiful mosacis in Basilica di San Vitale, Mausoleo di Galla Placidia, Sant’Apollinare Nuovo and the basilica in Classe etc. The Ostrogoth (Arian) king Teodorico’s mausoleum stands in stark contrast to these colorful mosaics even though it belongs to the same period. This austere monument is located [...]
17.05.2013
The term “travel photography” usually applies to photos taken while traveling to other countries or places at a certain distance from where you live. We could say that we travel every day, to and from place of work or study, in our hometown or where ever we happen to be living. We just don’t [...]
Biblioteca Malatestiana in Cesena in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy was created by Malatesta Novello, the last lord of Cesena. It is in the wing of the San Francesco Monastry in center of Cesena and it was completed around 1450. The Malatesta Library, or reading room, consist of 58 reading desks, 29 in each [...]
Who was Galla Placidia? She was born in 392 in Ravenna, a daughter of a Roman emperor. She lived in Rome when the Goths came in 410. Galla is taken hostage and wanders with the Goths for three years. She marries King Ataulf in Narbonne. Ataulf gets murdered and the next king trades Galla back [...]
The size of Bologna is perfect for walking and exploring the many fascinating facets of this unique city. Like most cities Bologna also has a number of must-see places, but unlike many cities that I have been to myself over the years, Bologna is more like a state of mind or a feeling, than about [...]
One of my favourite streets in Bologna is via San Vitale. It starts at Piazza Ravegnana and the Due Torri and ends at the gate by the same name, at Porta San Vitale. Walking to the gate takes only about 15 minutes but taking your time and exploring some of the narrower side streets, stopping [...]
The statue and Fountain of Neptune in Bologna is situated on the piazza by the same name, on Piazza del Nettuno adjacent to larger Piazza Maggiore. Neptune himself stands stately on top of the fountain, gazing towards Palazzo Podestà and Piazza Maggiore. The fountain has a rectangular basin with four “nereides” on each corner of [...]
“Pillars of the Earth” was the obvious caption for this picture, it’s the title a book by the author Ken Follett. It’s a great story about the building of a gothic cathedral and life in the medieval age. The Basilica of Superga in the vicinity of Turin is not gothic but a mixture of styles; [...]
Those crazy birds are probably not crazy at all, it just looks like it. Especially when thay are being fed on a midwinter’s day when food is scarce anyway. This is at the Murazzi del Po, on the river Po, Ponte Vittorio Emanuele in the background and the church Gran Madre di Dio is visible [...]
