Balconies

Shooting the perfect one

From the terrace at Castel San Pietro you can take the perfect shot of the town.

Antiques in the evening

A few steps from the Arche Scaligere (on the left) and Piazza Dante right after the arch; on the left Vicolo Cavalletto. This is one of the most pictoresque spots of town and in the evening it is absolutely enchanting. I could only hear my steps on the marble sidewalk as I approached my favourite antiques shop...

Holocaust Rememberance Day 2010

Piazza Bra, 27th January 2010, International Holocaust Remberance Day

City interiors, #2

Warm floors, comfy seats and candles for a cosy corner in the sitting room of the spacious city centre home of my dear friend T. She is currently restyling some of the rooms with vibrant colours but she chose a warm taupe for the wall of the sitting room to create a more relaxed atmosphere.

For the first post of the City Interiors series, click here.

The italian flag

The italian flag on the Palazzo of the Provincia, Piazza Dante, sunday evening, -1°C.

Future overlooks the history

Belvedere at Castel San Pietro.

Stone frame

Lungadige San Giorgio.

Cotto tiles

Cotto and marble tiles form this beautiful floor in the courtyard of an ancient and noble palace.

Styles mix

On the left, the back of Palazzo Barbieri; the Arena and a private building on the right.

Painter's corner

A painter sells his works under the arches of the Domus Mercatorum, Piazza Erbe.

Golden birdcages

Louis Vuitton's window, Piazza Bra. Luxury items consumers - fashion victims - are perhaps like caged birds?

(I am the one behind the shoes...)

Foggy and cold

Out in Piazza Bra at 9 pm last night. Foggy and freezing cold, it was such a relief to enter in the restaurant and feel the warmth and cosyness of the place...

Almost a painting

Late afternoon on the River Adige.

Evening at the theatre

Evening at the Teatro Nuovo.

The RBR Dance Company performed a wonderful show called "4", as the four elements: Air, Water, Fire and Earth. Eight dancers plus a singer (the girl in the red dress) who had the most heavenly voice I've ever heard live.

I went there with my friend and this was our private balcony. What an evening! I so enjoyed the dance show and was entirely captured by the powerful music...

Advertising

This advertising panel covers the broken profile of the arena's outer ring (you can spot the image of the upper part of the circle on the top panel, see it better here).

In the last few years shis side of the Arena has been used for big advertising campaigns, causing some fair polemic among the veronesi.

Photo of the year/Theme day

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How do you chose your "photo of the year"? After browsing through my posts for a while, I resolved I'd chose the one that received more comments: theme day 1st of may, "Shadows".

If you are curious to see one of my favourite photos of they year, click here.

As it happens they're both theme days photos!

Street artists/3

City interiors

I want start a new series: homes of Verona. I thought it could be interesting to show you some local interiors, be it a noble mansion or a simple apartment.

I want to begin with this stunning ceiling at my friend's house in a noble palace of the XVII-XVIII century.

Arch and column

Via Sottoriva. See all the other photos of Via Sottoriva here.

Christmas' last shot

I promise: this will be the last one of Christmas 2009. It's already eleven days into the new year and we still have Christmas lights, Nativity scenes, trees and all sorts of Christmas decoration.

I still have our tree in the sitting room because I haven't got anywhere near putting it back in its box for next december...

So, I hope you don't mind enjoying the Christmas lights a little bit longer...

Charcoal woman

Vicolo Teatro Filarmonico

Vicolo Teatro Filarmonico.

Morning news

Newspaper reading and tea at the Aquila Nera café.

Roman details

Porta Borsari, detail.

You can read more and see other photos of the Borsari Roman portal here

Souvenirs

Piazza Erbe, souvenirs stall.

Marble feet

Museo degli Affreschi G. B. Cavalcaselle.

Ice skating

Ice skating, Piazza Bra.

Classic car fascination

The sixties' charm. Piazza Erbe, a few days ago.

Shadows

Piazza Dante

Happy 2010!

Hello everyone out there!

Today I want to welcome the new year with a photo of my daughter, Elena Adriana, 4 years old.

She doesn't know the bad and her dreamy glance is full of curiosity and innocence...