 | Full | The Symbol of the Dolomites | TRE CIME DI LAVAREDO
23. 07. 2018 20:22:06
© CLAUDIO MORTINIThe Tre Cime di Lavaredo, located on the border between the extreme north of the province of Belluno and the Tre Cime/3 Zinnen region in Alta Pusteria in South Tyrol, are perhaps the most famous mountains in the world, the most photographed and most present on postcards and calendar... |
 | Full | Lake Santa Caterina | AURONZO DI CADORE
24. 07. 2018 14:48:00
© CLAUDIO MORTINIAuronzo di Cadore (864 m), not far from Cima Gogna, on the shore of Lake Santa Caterina.Surrounded by the most beautiful peaks of the Dolomites World Heritage Site, such as the Marmarole mountain group, Monte Popera, Cadini di Misurina, Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Monte Piana, Sorapiss an... |
 | Full | Pearl of the Dolomites | LAKE MISURINA
24. 07. 2018 18:51:36
© CLAUDIO MORTINILake Misurina, also known as the "Pearl of the Dolomites" for its beauty, is the largest natural basin in Cadore, located in Misurina, a hamlet of Auronzo di Cadore.... |
 | | LAMPEDUSA SEA VIEW WITH THE FOURTH ISLAND
11. 09. 2018 19:07:19
© CLAUDIO MORTINIIf you are in Lampedusa on vacation, you must not miss the experience of touring the island by boat. You can do the circumnavigation without missing more than one dive into the coves that are reachable only by sea.... |
 | Full | RABBIT BEACH the most beautiful in the world | LAMPEDUSA
12. 09. 2018 23:11:46
© CLAUDIO MORTINIThe Rabbit Island of Lampedusa is not simply a beautiful beach, but the most beautiful beach in the world.Declared by TripAdvisor travelers.It is an authentic wonder, in a dream setting, immersed in an enchanted atmosphere, with incredible marine fauna and water whose clarity and az... |
 | | LAMPEDUSA Splendid and Unspoiled Island
13. 09. 2018 22:56:48
© CLAUDIO MORTINIAlong the eastern coast of the African continent, off the city of Tunis, emerges from the sea, the last strip of Italy, the Island of Lampedusa.On this fascinating island, one still breathes the air of being out of the world and at the same time in its center. Here time and life tak... |
 | | PROCESSION OF MADONNA DI PORTO SALVO | LAMPEDUSA
14. 09. 2018 18:49:14
© CLAUDIO MORTINIThe Madonna di Porto Salvo is the patron saint of Lampedusa and the inhabitants honor her feast every year on September 22. The feast has very ancient origins and everything dates back to World War II.... |
 | | SANTO STEFANO DI SESSANIO The Eagle's Nest of Gran Sasso
19. 09. 2018 19:24:43
© CLAUDIO MORTINIThe village of Santo Stefano di Sessanio in the province of L'Aquila in Abruzzo is, among man's monuments, perhaps the most evocative in the entire Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park. It is a village entirely built of white limestone, whose whiteness has been dulled by ti... |
 | | OPLONTIS POPPEA'S VILLA | ANCIENT HERCULANEUM
25. 09. 2018 19:38:53
© CLAUDIO MORTINIThe Roman city of Herculaneum, destroyed and buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, was brought back to the annals of history in the 18th century thanks to the Bourbon explorations.... |
 | | POMPEII Archaeological Park
26. 09. 2018 22:59:15
© CLAUDIO MORTINIPompeii, with its 66 hectares of which about 50 excavated (including suburban areas), is a unique set of civil and private buildings, monuments, sculptures, paintings and mosaics of such importance for the history of archaeology and antiquity that it has been recognized as a World H... |
 | | SORRENTO City of Lemon Gardens
27. 09. 2018 20:52:26
© CLAUDIO MORTINISorrento, how many definitions have been attributed to this locality, one of the most established destinations of international tourism.Sorrento homeland of the poet Torquato Tasso, who was born here in 1544, gentle Sorrento, Sorrento: land of colors, Sorrento: land of the Sirens, S... |
 | | ALLERONA Ancient Umbrian Village
29. 09. 2018 17:16:15
© CLAUDIO MORTINIAllerona TR, ancient village of very ancient origin, is picturesquely located on a hill at 472 m a.s.l. One of the 'Most Beautiful Villages in Italy'The settlement, probably Etruscan, of Lerona was on the route of the ancient Rome-Chiusi road: the Cassia first, the Traiana later. Of... |
 | 4k | Umbria | RASIGLIA The Water Village
17. 10. 2018 15:03:37
© CLAUDIO MORTINIRasiglia is one of the most beautiful mountain hamlets of the municipality of Foligno (PG), composed of buildings whose organization follows the classic layout of rural constructions of the past.... |
 | full | EUROCHOCOLATE 25th ANNIVERSARY | PERUGIA
20. 10. 2018 12:37:57
© CLAUDIO MORTINI25TH EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL CHOCOLATE FESTIVALTwenty-five delicious pralines in a maxi box of chocolates, as many as the years of Eurochocolate which since October 23, 1994 has not stopped amazing the whole world, offering the best of the delicious chocolate world: it opened w... |
 | 4k | TUSCANY | LORO CIUFFENA Medieval Village
24. 10. 2018 14:12:13
© CLAUDIO MORTINIThe village, one of Italy's most beautiful, is located at the foot of Pratomagno (AR), the historic center is of medieval origin but Loro Ciuffenna has much older roots; Etruscan and Roman artifacts have been found in the area, during the early Roman period, the Loro territory was c... |
 | | PALAZZO COLONNA wonder of Roman Baroque | ROME
28. 10. 2018 18:02:21
© CLAUDIO MORTINIIn the heart of Rome, near Piazza Venezia, Palazzo Colonna offers visitors one of the grandest testimonies of Roman Baroque. The Colonna Gallery and its halls are indeed one of Rome's wonders and frame an impressive collection of artworks: paintings, sculptures and furnishings from ... |
 | | MONTEFALCO VINEYARD FOLIAGE | UMBRIA
7. 11. 2018 17:49:58
© CLAUDIO MORTINIThe gentle hills around Montefalco, in the province of Perugia, are covered with vineyards that produce typical wines like Sagrantino and turn red in autumn. The Umbrian hills and their natural spaces, at this time of year, color enchantingly in shades of red, orange, yellow and in ... |
 | 4k | BASCHI Medieval Village | UMBRIA
10. 11. 2018 22:44:18
© CLAUDIO MORTINI Baschi is one of the largest municipalities in the province of Terni. Probably of Etruscan origin, but with extensive Roman-era evidence, its name derives from the Latin 'vasculum', where the root 'vas' means basin, hollow. The origin of this name seems confirmed by the particular ... |
 | | MASSA MARTANA Ancient Medieval Village | UMBRIA
14. 11. 2018 12:57:46
© CLAUDIO MORTINI Massa Martana is an ancient medieval village, returned to its former splendor thanks to restoration works carried out after the 1997 earthquake; in about ten years Massa Martana closed that dramatic chapter and recovered everything needed to restore dignity to the ancient Roman-ori... |
 | | TREVI Oil Capital | UMBRIA
24. 11. 2018 22:27:18
© CLAUDIO MORTINI Trevi, Umbrian village in the province of Perugia, is City of Oil, Slow City, Bio City, Orange Flag of the Touring Club, one of Italy's Most Beautiful Villages and has obtained the Emas environmental certification.... |
 | | THE RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE CITY IS REBORN | L'AQUILA
16. 12. 2018 20:13:19
© CLAUDIO MORTINI On one side wonders unveiled after restorations, a Renaissance and Baroque city emerging, on the other the absence of residents in a historic center still under construction, schools and public buildings not rebuilt.... |
 | | UMBRIA | CORCIANO THE MONUMENTAL NATIVITY SCENE
21. 12. 2018 13:46:37
© CLAUDIO MORTINI The medieval village of Corciano PG, classified as one of the 'Most Beautiful Villages in Italy' and recognized as a 'European Excellence Destination' for rural tourism, offers a natural setting for this event. The characters are life-size statues with terracotta heads and hands, m... |
 | | NOCERA UMBRA Medieval City of Waters
6. 02. 2019 18:56:40
© CLAUDIO MORTINI Nocera Umbra is in the province of Perugia, perched on the slopes of a steep hill overlooking the valley of the Topino river and is included in the Parco del Monte Subasio Characteristic medieval city famous for the goodness of the waters of its territory, brought in the 17th centu... |
 | Medieval village | CORCIANO Medieval village | UMBRIA
10. 04. 2019 22:58:45
© CLAUDIO MORTINICORCIANO is part of I Borghi più Belli dItalia. Of Etruscan origins and then inhabited by Romans. Possession of Pope Innocent II. The entire village must be visited discovering all its characteristic corners with staircases, palaces, towers, gardens, churches and bell towers.... |
 | CERTALDO Picturesque Village of Tuscany
17. 04. 2019 12:36:39
© CLAUDIO MORTINIA few kilometers from Florence, in the Val dElsa area, rises the suggestive medieval village of Certaldo. The art town gave birth to Giovanni Boccaccio and, for its beauty, obtained the Orange Flag from the Italian Touring Club.... |
 | 4K | Flowered Windows Balconies Alleys 2019 | SPELLO IN BLOOM
5. 06. 2019 20:54:43
© CLAUDIO MORTINIThe flowers and floral decorations of the windows, balconies and alleys in the historic center become the natural attraction of the city's spring and summer. Thanks to the generosity of the Spellans, urban views and corners become architectural paintings that enter the competition a... |
 | Tuscany 4K | ANGHIARI Medieval Village
25. 09. 2019 23:45:23
© CLAUDIO MORTINIAnghiari is a splendid medieval village located in the territory shaped by the flow of the Tiber and Arno rivers. Inviolable bastion thanks to the powerful 13th-century walls, it has been a significant reference point for many historical events, upholding the flag of Tuscan identity... |
 | 4K | CALCATA Magical Village of Witches
2. 10. 2019 23:10:50
© CLAUDIO MORTINI Calcata is a village built on a tuff rock in the province of Viterbo, known as the land of witches.Calcata is truly an enchanting little village with very ancient traditions that seems to come from a fairy tale book. It is a place that smells of magic and absolutely deserves a visi... |
 | 4K | ROCCA SAN GIOVANNI Village of the Trabocchi Coast | ABRUZZO
4. 10. 2019 20:40:48
© CLAUDIO MORTINI Rocca San Giovanni is a small center in the province of Chieti, part of the exclusive club of Most Beautiful Villages in Italy, located on top of a rocky hill rising 155 meters above sea level between the mouth of the Sangro River and that of the Feltrino stream.... |
 | 4K | STIFONE Gorges of the Nera River | UMBRIA
7. 10. 2019 12:24:37
© CLAUDIO MORTINI Stifone and the gorges of the Nera are one of the enchanting places in Umbria, not always known.Magical place, made so by the clear waters of the Nera and the dense vegetation.... |
 | 4K | CALVI DELL'UMBRIA Land of Nativity Scenes
8. 10. 2019 23:56:00
© CLAUDIO MORTINI Last municipality to the south of the region, Calvi dell'Umbria is a small center nestled on the slopes of Mount San Pancrazio from whose summit it overlooks a wide horizon of woods and green hills extending to the Tiber Valley.... |
 | 4K | Japanese drummers | NICHIRINKA TAIKO KOTO GIAPPONESI Giant Drums Japan
13. 10. 2019 20:17:00
© CLAUDIO MORTINI Impossible to remain unmoved by the sound of the Taiko, the famous Japanese war drum, indispensable protagonist of the Festival of the Orient! With its power, the vigor of its musicians.... |
 | | GOZO CALYPSO'S ISLAND | MALTA
26. 10. 2019 21:14:54
© CLAUDIO MORTINI Gozo is renowned for being a quiet paradise for those who want to take a leap back in time and space. The charm of Malta's sister island is immediately evident: it is greener, more rural and smaller, with the rhythms of life dictated by the seasons, fishing and agriculture.... |
 | 4K | VALLETTA THE CITY OF KNIGHTS | MALTA
28. 10. 2019 17:11:45
© CLAUDIO MORTINI Located in the Mediterranean Sea, Malta is 93 km from Sicily and 290 km from both Libya and Tunisia. The Maltese archipelago consists of three islands: Malta, the largest (246 sq km), with capital Valletta, the islet of Comino, which is uninhabited in winter, and finally the isla... |
 | 4K | THE THREE CITIES BIRGU | MALTA
28. 10. 2019 21:29:22
© CLAUDIO MORTINI The Three Cities, namely Bormla, Birgu and Isla, are undoubtedly the areas richest in history, the most fascinating and characteristic of all Malta. For these reasons, they are on the list of candidates for UNESCO heritage.... |
 | 4K | MARSAXLOKK | BLUE GROTTO | ĦAGAR QIM TEMPLE | MALTA
29. 10. 2019 17:29:31
© CLAUDIO MORTINI The temple of Ħaġar Qim is located southwest of Malta, situated on a rocky plateau a short distance from the sea. Like the other megalithic temples of Malta, Ħaġar Qim is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Throughout the Maltese archipelago, about twenty similar sites hav... |
 | | FOLIAGE | THE VINEYARDS IN AUTUMN | UMBRIA
11. 11. 2019 18:30:04
© CLAUDIO MORTINI The gentle hills around Montefalco, in the province of Perugia, are covered with vineyards that produce typical wines like Sagrantino and which turn red in autumn. The Umbrian hills and its natural spaces, in this period of the year, color themselves as if by magic with shades of r... |
 | | FOSSATO DI VICO MEDIEVAL VILLAGE | UMBRIA
15. 11. 2019 13:46:31
© CLAUDIO MORTINI Fossato di Vico PG consists of two parts, one linear and flat, continuously expanding along the Flaminia state road, and the other perched on the hill.The capital, called Fossato Alto, is a typical medieval village that, in the charm of its stones, preserves wonderful buildings, su... |
 | FONTI DEL CLITUNNO IN AUTUMN 4K | UMBRIA
27. 11. 2019 13:25:38
© CLAUDIO MORTINI The Fonti del Clitunno PG are a true naturalistic jewel of Umbria, located in Campello sul Clitunno, a town halfway between Spoleto and Foligno. They are formed by underground springs that emerge from rock fissures through pools, visible in places at the bottom of the lake; such s... |
 | 4K | ROMAN MUNICIPALITY IN UMBRIA | AMELIA
5. 12. 2019 21:02:57
© CLAUDIO MORTINI Amelia, a city in Umbria surrounded by powerful polygonal walls, where different eras and styles coexist in harmony.The primitive settlement developed in pre-Roman times on the acropolis, from which it dominated the underlying territory consisting of scattered settlements. The con... |
 | | CORCIANO THE MONUMENTAL NATIVITY 2019 | UMBRIA
20. 12. 2019 21:02:54
© CLAUDIO MORTINI The medieval village of Corciano PG, classified as one of the 'Most Beautiful Villages in Italy' and recognized as a 'European Excellence Destination' for rural tourism, offers a natural setting to this event. The characters are life-size statues with terracotta heads and hands, ma... |
 | 4K | UMBRIA | THE PRESEPI OF ITALY 2019 | MASSA MARTANA
27. 12. 2019 00:09:35
© CLAUDIO MORTINI THE 'ICE NATIVITY SCENE' SHINESIt can be admired in Umbria, in Massa Martana (PG), within the 18th Edition of PRESEPI D'ITALIA, the National Exhibition of Artistic Nativity Scenes, a nationally important event, from December 24 to January 6, 2020.... |
 | LUGNANO IN TEVERINA Umbrian Village 4k
2. 03. 2020 20:23:08
© CLAUDIO MORTINI Lugnano TR is worth a visit and a walk not only for the Church of S. Maria and the 12th-century Collegiate, but for the entire village that holds picturesque corners and offers unexpected panoramic views.... |
 | MONTECCHIO a castle in the woods UMBRIA 4k
10. 03. 2020 19:09:51
© CLAUDIO MORTINI Montecchio TR, located on a height overlooking the Tiber valley, Montecchio preserves intact the medieval charm with its alleyways, squares, light stone tone and powerful circuit walls with defense towers. Vaguely elliptical in shape, the village is among the best preserved in the ... |
 | PETROIO the terracotta village TUSCANY 4k | TUSCANY
14. 03. 2020 18:40:15
© CLAUDIO MORTINI Petroio (SI) The picturesque medieval village perched on a hill, spirals around a single ancient road. The remains of the old walls, the ancient houses and palaces, the churches, the staircases that climb to the top of the tower and the house, have preserved Petroio in the warm blo... |
 | CASTELMUZIO Medieval Village TUSCANY 4k | TUSCANY
16. 03. 2020 20:49:23
© CLAUDIO MORTINI Suggestive almost intact medieval village, of Etruscan-Roman origins, is mentioned in 9th century documents of the Badia Amiatina di San Salvatore, with the name Casale Mustia. In some texts kept at the State Archive of Siena dating back to 1213, it appears under the name Castel Mo... |
 | | TUSCANY | SINALUNGA and RIGOMAGNO | TUSCANY
22. 03. 2020 13:28:09
© CLAUDIO MORTINI Sinalunga (SI) Town located in an enchanting corner of the Valdichiana Senese, which now includes, without interruption, an older inhabited core, placed on a hill formed by layers of limestone and sandstone, whose origins date back to time immemorial (first Etruscan settlements in ... |
 | | UMBRIA | FERENTILLO The Village of Mummies
24. 03. 2020 15:23:25
© CLAUDIO MORTINI The origins of the village date back to the 8th century and its history is linked to that of the San Pietro in Valle abbey, for whose defense, in 1200, two castles were built. First a free commune, then under the lordship of the Cybo and Ancaiani, it fought for a long time against ... |
 | UMBRIA Monte Tezio Valley of Chiesa del Carmine 4k
26. 03. 2020 15:44:36
© CLAUDIO MORTINI The Church of Santa Maria del Carmine is a splendid 11th-century country church, located in the center of the valley, in the heart of Umbria, in the La Bruna area, 20 minutes north of the cosmopolitan city of Perugia, and close to the border with Tuscany.... |
 | UMBRIA | ARRONE Medieval Village in Valnerina
28. 03. 2020 17:22:15
© CLAUDIO MORTINI The village of Arrone is located on a rocky hill along the left bank of the Nera river, a short distance from the Marmore Falls. Once an important commercial hub on the road between the Duchy of Spoleto and Abruzzo, it remains a place of strong charm, not only for its medieval app... |