Italia! photos of the month: June 2019

venice carnival

This month we have a gallery of glorious photos from our readers, showcasing the very best scenes from up and down the Italian peninsula… This month’s winner:  “Wonderful Venice Carnival 2019, away from the crowds.” by Johannah Duckett, Southport More of our favourites this month… “Looking over the beautiful ‘Bay of Silence’ at Sestri Levante. We […]

Italia! photos of the month: May 2019

Venice, Italy

Check out this selection of gorgeous reader photos, guaranteed to make you want to pack your bags and board a plane to Italy right away! This month’s winner:  “While me and my mum were staying in Bellagio we took a boat across to Varenna and visited the beautiful gardens of the Villa Monastero.” by Melissa […]

Past Italia: La Villa Donn’Anna

Palazzo Donn'Anna, Italy

This historic but dilapidated residence sits on the Posillipo coast in Naples, west of the Mergellina harbour, some way beyond the Castel dell’Ovo… Photo by Getty Images The Villa Donn’Anna takes its name from Anna Carafa, the wife of a Spanish viceroy of Naples who inherited the property in 1630 and had it rebuilt to […]

Italia! photos of the month: April 2019

Ostuni, Italy

We’ve got some beautiful photos in this month’s selection – read on to see Italy in all its glory, courtesy of these glorious snaps from Italia! readers This month’s winner:  “Taken outside the main church in Ostuni. It was very busy that day in September.” by Mike Allton, Guilden Morden More of our favourites this month… […]

Italia! photos of the month: March 2019

Lake Moveno, Italy

Enjoy this month’s gallery of beautiful Italy photos – and read on to find out how to enter our monthly photo competition… This month’s winner:  “We fancied a break by a lake in the mountains, but somewhere quieter than Como or Garda. I found Lake Molveno, in the Dolomites, by taking a bird’s-eye view from […]

Italia! photos of the month: February 2019

Val D'Orcia, Tuscany

Sit back and enjoy this gallery of glorious photos of Italy, all taken by Italia! readers – and read on to find out how to enter our monthly photo competition… This month’s winner:  “Val d’Orcia, Tuscany.” by Nick Board   More of our favourites this month… “This was taken in Sicily at the Valley of the […]

Past Italia: Marcus Aurelius on horseback

Piazza del Campidoglio with statue of Marcus Aurelius in Rome, Italy.

The Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius stands centre stage in Rome’s Piazza del Campidoglio… Photo by Getty Images One of the few stipulations that the Pope made when he commissioned Michelangelo to redesign the piazza on the Capitoline Hill was that the famous ancient statue of Marcus Aurelius should be its focal point. The statue […]

Italia! photos of the month: January 2019

Ortigia, Syracuse, Italy

We’re kicking off the new year with these spectacular shots from all over Italy – all taken by our talented readers… This month’s winner:  “Ortigia, Syracuse, Sicily. 13 December. The Festa di Santa Lucia, which commemorates the patron saint of Syracuse. The highlight is a procession during which an enormous silver statue of Saint Lucia […]

Past Italia: Snowfall in Rome

snow in Rome, Italy

It snowed in Rome last February, and in 2012, though historically it’s actually quite a rare event… Photo by Getty Images This photograph was taken on Monday 26th February 2018, after the ‘Beast from the East’ had dumped several centimetres of snow on Rome, giving the city’s schoolchildren, and many of its shop and office […]

Italia! photos of the month: December 2018

Florence, Italy, springtime

We’ve got a gorgeous crop for this month’s Reader Photo Competition – which one is your favourite? This month’s winner:  “Doing what Italians do best – talking! Maiori, Salerno.” by Brian Bennett, Burgess Hill More of our favourites this month… “In a walk in the Bardini Gardens in Florence, an open view between the trees […]