Tag: Italy travel

Gallery: Tirano, October 2007

I took so many great pictures during our visit to the Sertoli Salis winery in Tirano (Valtellina) that I couldn’t use them all even in three pages, so here they are. Some are fuzzygraphs because I did not want to use flash on the interior frescoes, but I’ve included them anyway to give you at… Continue reading Gallery: Tirano, October 2007

Gallery: The Abbey at Piona

We’ve visited this beautiful medieval abbey in northern Lake Como several times, but apparently I’ve never posted any of my photos. This set is from a visit in September, 2007. On in-season weekends, you can reach Piona on the Lake Como ferry. You might also like: No related posts.

Gallery: Santa Maria del Tiglio, Gravedona

While visiting friends on the other side of Lake Como, we stopped by the lakeside town of Gravedona and visited the cemetery and  the medieval church of St. Maria del Tiglio (St. Mary of the Linden Tree). As you can see, family vaults are kept over generations and centuries, and are well maintained. This is possible in a… Continue reading Gallery: Santa Maria del Tiglio, Gravedona

Rome 2002 Gallery

From a trip I made with my father and his wife in autumn, 2002. I think all tourists should be required to carry red umbrellas in the rain – makes for great pictures against the gray stone of the Colosseum. You might also like: Rain at Yulara