Pictures - Italy Tuscany - Autumn 2021
Madonna on the via ferrata Sentiero delle Stel, starting in the village Aldeno (in the lower valley of the river Adige)
Jutta and Hermann on the rope
The last and steep part of the via ferrata Sentiero delle Stel
Castello dell'Imperatore in Prato (15km northwest of Florence)
Cathedral of Prato
Man fighting with an eagle in front of the cathedral of Prato
Famous Florence
In the Palazzo Vecchio - the old town hall of Florence
Lion, Ladies and Men watching Palazzo Vecchio
Cruel warrior
Fountain on Piazza delle Sigoria
Cruel Lady
Lion with a human head in its mouth
Leg in the center of Florence
Cathedral of Florence
Modern art in Florence
Florence at night
Bridge Ponte Vecchio in Florence
Roman art - Man fighting with a centaur (half man / half horse) in the Uffizi Gallery of Florence, one of the most important and most visited art museums on earth
Roof in the Uffizi Gallery
Seven female characters from Sandro Botticelli and Piero del Polllaiuolo (15th century): Fortitude - Temperance - Faith - Charity - Hope - Justice - Prudence
Paining "Spring" from Sandro Botticelli (year 1480)
Painting "Leda and the swan" from Francesco Melzi (1505 to 1507)
Bridge Ponte Vecchio seen from the Uffizi Gallery
Old town of Florence
Roman art - Pan and Daphne
Paining "Moses defending the daughters of Jethro" from Rosso Fiorentino (1523)
Painting "The Dream" from Alessandro Allori (1570 - 1575) based on Michelangelo's picture
Painting "Judith with the head of Holofernes" from Palma il Vecchio (1525 - 1528)
Painting "Judith beheading Holofernes" from Artemisia Gentileschi (1620 - 1621)
Painting "Medusa" from Michelangelo Mersi da Caravaggio (1595 - 1598)
Painting "Venus with a Satyr and two Cupids" from Annibale Carracci (1587 - 1588)
Towers of San Gimignano, the Manhatten of the Middle Ages
Old picture of the little town San Gimignano including a little car and a nice girl
Nature takes back in the protected area Riserva Naturale di Castelvecchio
Hiking in the protected area Riserva Naturale di Castelvecchio
The Medici Fortress of Volterra which is a prison, now
Wemic (half man / half lion) with head in the archaeologic garden of Volterra
Again the Medici Fortress / prison seen from the archaeologic garden
Painting in the Baptistery of San Giovanni of Volterra
Little village Montecatini Val di Cecina
Ancient city wall of Populonia
Sunday celebration in the hills of Populonia
Ruins from the 12th century: Monastery of San Quirico close to Populonia
Observatory on Punta Falcone (close to Piombino) with the island Elba in the back
Mural in Piombino
Old town of Piombino
Sunset on Elba
On the ferry to Elba
Jellyfish in the port of Piombino
Arrival on Elba - Portoferraio
Marion in Portoferraio
Old town of Portoferraio
Main square of Portoferraio
Port of Portoferraio
Napoleon Bonaparte was also in Portoferraio
Rainbow with the little town Capoliveri
Eastern view from the summit of 378 meters high Monte Tambone
Mural in Marina di Campo
The little village Poggio
Snow and ice on the was to Monte Capanne which is with 1019 meters sea-level the highest peak of Elba
Iron ropes on the way to the summit of Le Calanche
Marion on the northeast ridge of Le Calanche
Alfred on top of 905 meters high Le Calanche
Monte Capanne with the southeast ridge with some nice scrambling
Iron ropes on the way to the summit
On top of Monte Capanne which is an ugly place with stunning views
Poggio (left) and Marciana Marina at night
Hermann and Alfred on the rocks of Punta della Zanca
Strawberry tree with fruits and in full blossom
The coast between Punta della Zanca and Monte Saurino in the northwest corner of Elba
Mural in Capoliveri
Mining is still an issue in Elba (iron and magnetite)
Alley on the descent from the hill Poggio del Pozzo (south of Capoliveri)
Lonely convent Madonna DI Monserrato seen from the top of Monte Castello
Again the convent Madonna DI Monserrato
Fighting Moufflon close to the convent
Moufflon are excellent climbers
Garden between the convent and Porto Azzurro
Sunset with the prison of Porto Azzurro (out of usage at the moment)
2nd Advent with candles in lemons
On the way to 515 meters high Cima del Monte with Portoferraio on the left
Jutta, Marion and Alfred
On top of Cima del Monte with some construction work on its transmitters
Trail for bandits
Ruin on the path to the castle Castello del Volterraio
Castle Castello del Volterraio
Goats close to the castle
Cathedral and leaning tower of Pisa
Mask with leaning tower
Piazza dei Cavalieri in Pisa
Galileo Galilei - The most famous man of Pisa
The river Arno in Pisa
Rhino in Sabbionatta (southwest of Mantova)