Salerno is a city located on the Tyrrhenian Sea coast in Campania, Southern Italy. During the early Middle Ages it was the capital of the independent Lombard Principality of Salerno. In that period operated in the city the Schola Medica Salernitana: the first medical school in the world. You will see in this album a few pictures I took while strolling around it for a few … [Read more...]

Sabato River is located in Campania, Southern Italy. It originates from Monte Terminio in the Picentini Mountains Range and runs for about 50 km through the provinces of Avellino and Benevento. Its name is often confusedly attributed to the the identical modern Italian word for Saturday. But in fact, the name preceeds Christianity and the import of the Hebrew word for … [Read more...]

While being in Rome, I could not have omitted to pay a visit to the famous Holy Seat, the Vatican City. As I wasn't willing, for any reason, to spend half a day stuck in a queue under the violent summer Italian sun, I did not proceed to the interiors of the city-state. I am dropping here, however, a few shots I took around the area of Saint Peter's Square. … [Read more...]

In this album, you see a collection of 52 photos I took around various areas of Italy's capital, Rome, during a week I spent there in the summer of 2017. … [Read more...]

Ostia (often called Lido di Ostia) is a town on the Tyrrhenian coast, near the Italian capital. It does belong to the commune of Rome and it is the city's only seaside district. Maintaining a population of 85.000 inhabitants, it forms Italy's most populated 'frazione' administrative unit. It is known from the antiquity as it functioned as ancient Rome's port, which nowadays is … [Read more...]

The Blackmoon festival is a psychedelic music festival held annually in the region of Marche in Italy. Wandering around Marche while on a cycling trip contemporaneously with it, I thought it not a bad idea to attend. You'll see in this album a few pictures I took at the festival. And you may here read about my general impressions of it. … [Read more...]

This photo album consists of a set of pictures I took during the part of the cycling trip in Italy between the villages of Maestá and Poggio San Marcelo in the region of Marche. That was indeed one of my favorite parts of the trip altogether. Both those picturesque hilltop villages and the mountainous countryside surrounding them I found absolutely startling. You may here read … [Read more...]

The regional park of Frasassi and Gola della Rossa is one of the largest and most beautiful natural protected areas in the Italian region of Marche. It is known for its astounding mountainous sceneries, its serene rivers and lakes, and its numerous caves. While on a cycling trip in Italy we crossed through the park from west to east in two days. The night we spent there was … [Read more...]

Sassoferatto is a town lying in the westernmost reach of the province of Ancona in the Marche region of Italy. It is located in the vicinity of the ruins of Sentinum: an ancient Roman town known for the famous battle named after it, which took place in about 295 BC between the Romans and the combined forces of the Samnites and the Gauls. I happened to pass through this town … [Read more...]