Pictures of Italy ....: November 2009

Monday 30 November 2009

Property - in need of repair !!!

Another busy corner of the eternal city ...

Need to use a bike ???

Splendid architecture !!

Taranto - Piazza della Vittoria - Monumento ai Caduti

1940's Postcard ..

Green grows the ivy !!

Time enough to stroll around in Rome and window shop !!!

The bridge of Sighs or in Italian Ponte de Sospire.

It links the Doges Palace ( Il Palazzo di Doge ) with the New Prisons ( Il Prigioni Nuovo )

For many prisoners it was from this bridge that they had their last view of Venice - hence the name.

On the shore of Lake Como lies the Villa Carlotta with beautiful gardens and a fine view of the lake.

The villa was built in the late 17th century by the Milanese marquis Giorgio Clerici.

Today it attracts many many visitors.

These pictures were taken in 1987.

Taranto - Viale Virgilio

1940's Postcard ..