Credits
Every photograph on this site.
Every photograph here is credited to the photographer who took it. The ones of our properties are freely licensed work from Wikimedia Commons and name the licence; the rest are of the region, never of a venue, and say so where they appear.
All of them are used under the Unsplash Licence, which permits commercial use without attribution. We attribute anyway, because a site whose whole argument is provenance does not get to make an exception for its own pictures. When a venue has been visited and photographed properly, its picture replaces the region one on its plate.
Poggio Covili, Castiglione d'Orcia
Photograph Samuele Bertoli, Poggio Covili, Castiglione d'Orcia
Low sun behind a farmhouse in the Val d'Orcia, a line of cypress running along the ridge and a flowering field in the foreground.
San Quirico d'Orcia, Siena
Photograph Fabrizio Lunardi, San Quirico d'Orcia, Siena
Raking afternoon light across the ploughed and planted hills of the Val d'Orcia, one tree on the near ridge.
Tuscany
Photograph Johny Goerend, Tuscany
Rows of vines running downhill in Tuscany at the end of the day, a farm building on the ridge behind.
Ravello, Salerno
Photograph Nella N, Ravello, Salerno
A clipped garden above the sea at Ravello, a broad umbrella pine on the terrace edge.
Apulia
Photograph Aron Marinelli, Apulia
The sun setting through the branches of an old olive tree in Puglia.
Lake Como
Photograph Stanislav Gulei, Lake Como
A villa and its gardens on a wooded promontory on Lake Como, mountains rising behind the far shore.
Monforte d'Alba, Cuneo
Photograph Andrea Scanzani, Monforte d'Alba, Cuneo
Vineyards laid over the hills of the Langhe, hamlets scattered along the ridgelines.
Vespolate, Piemonte
Photograph Alessandro Vecchi, Vespolate, Piemonte
Castello di Vespolate, Vespolate, Piemonte: exterior, the brick keep and the frescoed inner wing seen across the lawn of the inner court in warm evening light.
Stresa, Piemonte
Photograph Carola Tardito, Stresa, Piemonte
Villa Muggia, Stresa, Piemonte: garden, the villa's tiered water staircase and century-old park seen from the villa terrace, with Lake Maggiore and the mountains behind.
Alcamo, Sicilia
Photograph Daniele Pugliesi, Alcamo, Sicilia
Tonnara Foderà di Magazzinazzi, Alcamo, Sicilia: exterior, three-quarter view of the main tonnara building from the beach in low golden light, mountain behind.
Camerino, Marche
Photograph Diego Baglieri, Camerino, Marche
Castello di Rocca d'Ajello, Camerino, Marche: exterior: the castle's main front with the arched doorway, gravel apron, potted box and lawn, seen from the garden in full sun.
Piancastagnaio, Toscana
Photograph Fracianfa, Piancastagnaio, Toscana
Convento San Bartolomeo, Piancastagnaio, Toscana: exterior: the whole convent range and its bell tower seen from across the road in low golden evening light, with the terrace and vines below.
Battaglia Terme, Veneto
Photograph Ernesto Sguotti, Battaglia Terme, Veneto
Castello del Catajo, Battaglia Terme, Veneto: exterior.
Moimacco, Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Photograph Fondazione de Claricini Dornpacher, Moimacco, Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Villa de Claricini Dornpacher, Moimacco, Friuli-Venezia Giulia: exterior with formal garden and gravel court.
Vedelago, Veneto
Photograph Hans A. Rosbach, Vedelago, Veneto
Antico Borgo di Villa Emo, Vedelago, Veneto: exterior, frontal view of the villa with its pedimented portico and both flanking arcaded barchesse.
Isola del Liri, Lazio
Photograph Harlock81, Isola del Liri, Lazio
Castello Boncompagni Viscogliosi, Isola del Liri, Lazio: exterior, the castle on its travertine rock above the Cascata Grande, with the riverside town in the lower frame.
Teggiano, Campania
Photograph Vincenzo.biancamano, Teggiano, Campania
Castello Macchiaroli, Teggiano, Campania: exterior, the castle block and its round tower seen from below the ramparts against a bright cloud sky.
Orta San Giulio, Piemonte
Photograph Torsade de Pointes, Orta San Giulio, Piemonte
Palazzo Penotti Ubertini, Orta San Giulio, Piemonte: exterior, the full length of the palazzo facade with its stone-slab roof, shuttered windows and geranium balconies, seen from the sloping lane.
Roccabianca, Emilia-Romagna
Photograph Parma1983, Roccabianca, Emilia-Romagna
Castello di Roccabianca, Roccabianca, Emilia-Romagna: exterior: the south front and south-west flank of the whole castle, low sun, clipped hedges and gravel drive in frame, landscape orientation.
Tagliolo Monferrato, Piemonte
Photograph Davide Papalini, Tagliolo Monferrato, Piemonte
Castello di Tagliolo Monferrato, Tagliolo Monferrato, Piemonte: exterior: the tower, the brick loggia block and the shuttered residential wing above the boundary wall and ivy terrace, deep blue sky, landscape orien.
Isola del Cantone, Liguria
Photograph Davide Papalini, Isola del Cantone, Liguria
Castello Spinola Mignacco (trades as 'Castello Spinola'), Isola del Cantone, Liguria: exterior: the square manor block with its round corner tower on the wooded rock spur, seen across the treetops, landscape orientation.
Styled scene
Photograph Matthew Buchanan, Styled scene
A wedding party at long tables under trees strung with lights, at night.
Styled scene
Photograph Kateryna Hliznitsova, Styled scene
A couple sitting close at a dinner table, candles lit, the evening around them.
Styled scene
Photograph Luigi Pozzoli, Styled scene
Rows of white ceremony chairs under trees beside the water, before the guests arrive.
Metato, Lucca
Photograph Steffen Lemmerzahl, Metato, Lucca
One long table laid under a vine pergola, benches down both sides, the garden bright behind it.
Vieste, Foggia
Photograph Gabriella Clare Marino, Vieste, Foggia
People still at the table after dark under festoon lights, between whitewashed walls and potted lemons.
Gran Sasso d'Italia, Pietracamela, Italy
Photograph Johannes Beilharz, Gran Sasso d'Italia, Pietracamela, Italy
A grey rock summit of the Gran Sasso half-buried in cloud, dark forested slopes falling away below it.
Matera, Italy
Photograph Valerio Giannattasio, Matera, Italy
The sassi of Matera lit gold after sunset, stone houses stacked up the hillside under a violet sky.
Tropea, Italy
Photograph Massimo Virgilio, Tropea, Italy
Looking straight down onto a Calabrian beach crowded with coloured parasols, turquoise water running along the sand.
Bologna, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Italy
Photograph Dieter K, Bologna, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Italy
Wooded hills receding in layers of haze below the Emilian Apennines, one dark cypress in the foreground.
Monte Santo di Lussari, Tarvisio, Italy
Photograph Edoardo Bortoli, Monte Santo di Lussari, Tarvisio, Italy
A mountain village under deep snow, a church tower above the roofs and bare rock behind.
Civita di Bagnoregio, Italy
Photograph Catherine Kerr, Civita di Bagnoregio, Italy
Civita di Bagnoregio on its tufa outcrop, eroded badlands dropping away on every side and a footbridge running out to it.
Vernazza, Italy
Photograph Jacek Pobłocki, Vernazza, Italy
The harbour at Vernazza seen from above, coloured houses packed around a small bay with boats drawn up on the slip.
Parco Regionale del Conero, Sirolo, Italy
Photograph Alessio Patron, Parco Regionale del Conero, Sirolo, Italy
The wooded headland of Monte Conero dropping into clear blue sea, a strip of beach at the foot of the cliff.
Termoli, Province of Campobasso, Italy
Photograph Gabriella Clare Marino, Termoli, Province of Campobasso, Italy
A trabucco, the timber fishing platform on stilts, standing in breaking surf on the Molise coast.
Capo Testa, Santa Teresa di Gallura, Italy
Photograph Massimo Virgilio, Capo Testa, Santa Teresa di Gallura, Italy
Granite boulders and low scrub above a clear turquoise inlet at Capo Testa.
Sicilia, Italy
Photograph Carlos Leret, Sicilia, Italy
A road curving down through greenery to a long Sicilian coastline, open sea to the horizon.
Lago di Braies, Prags, Italy
Photograph Erik Rosner, Lago di Braies, Prags, Italy
The boathouse and jetty at Lago di Braies, still green water reflecting the Dolomite wall behind.
Umbria, Italy
Photograph Nils Schirmer, Umbria, Italy
Green Umbrian farmland and scattered trees falling away to a wide valley, a hill town on the far ridge.
Verona, Italy
Photograph Alessandro Carrarini, Verona, Italy
Verona at dusk from the hillside above it, the river curving through terracotta roofs and bell towers.
Aosta, Aosta Valley, Italy
Photograph Julien Maculan, Aosta, Aosta Valley, Italy
An Alpine valley in afternoon haze, the town spread along its floor and ridges receding behind.