Italian Fountains

Not every Italian town is famously picturesque, but, even in those that are not, the attentive observer can find a wealth of beautiful detail and decoration. (I’ve already mentioned the doorknockers.) So here’s a collection of heads on fountains from all over Italy (not necessarily dull ones). ^ These three are all in Chiavenna ^ Varenna.… Continue reading Italian Fountains

San Pellegrino: The Remains of the Grand Hotel

A relic of the heyday of San Pellegrino, the Grand Hotel was (quite literally) a watering place for the wealthy, in the early 1900s when health spas with natural mineral springs were all the rage. The hotel is an Art Nouveau treasure, built in 1905, but now sadly going to ruin, its fixtures gradually being auctioned… Continue reading San Pellegrino: The Remains of the Grand Hotel

Montepulciano

coppersmith’s shop, “temple” of San Biagio I don’t remember when this trip took place, maybe summer of 2004. You might also like: No related posts.