Photography in Italy

Saluzzo

Traveling in Piedmont, in Italy, you must stop and visit Saluzzo a magnificent and spectacular example of medieval architecture perfectly preserved during centuries. The opportunities to take good pictures in Saluzzo are really many. Saluzzo was for four centuries, an independent and proud marquisate; a territory with vocation for fruits, a fertile and generous soil. The day I came across visiting Saluzzo regretfully was cold and foggy, not really ideal for the shots I had in mind, and the beautiful castle named “Castello della Manta” with its Renaissance frescoes was closed for restoration. It is not sure, of… Continue reading →

Turin’s sunset in Piazza Solferino

One of the most famous historic squares of Turin is Piazza Solferino, located at busy center of the city. The realization of Piazza Solferino started in the second half of the nineteenth century, after the dismantling of the fortifications of the Citadel of Turin in 1852. The main decoration of the square is the fountain Angelica with four groups of statues that refer to the four seasons. The esoteric legend says that between the statues there is a magic door, a gate to the infinite. At the center of the square you see the Atrium pavilions designed… Continue reading →

Roero’s awakening

Today Roero is a recognized wine-making area of Piedmont along with its neighbors Langhe and Monferrato; but Roero region is also known for its fruits production. Therefore during springtime the landscape dominated by orchards changes really rapidly starting from amazing blossom and flowers of all kinds of fruit trees: pears, peaches, apples, apricot, and plums. Here we have some photos I took when I went there for a walk trying to get pictures of the blossom colors but regretfully the light was quite terrible, plus I got also an overexposed development of my film done by some really… Continue reading →

Turin’s Chinese ideograms

A demonstration on how to draw Chinese ideograms grabbed my attention while I was visiting a small town near Turin while an Asia related showing was going on. The grace and the image of the lady movements was intense so I started to shot some pictures with my Canon EOS 300. There was also some interesting decorations items in the garden outside the showroom. Basically another occasion for some good photos. NOTE: - the images have been realized starting from original prints using a scanner HP, wait to load completely the page before click on the photos,… Continue reading →

Roero’s geometry

The name Roero comes from the Roero family who dominated this area of Piedmont for a number of centuries during the Middle Ages, but as geographic identity is quite a recent term. Starting from the seventies Roero has identified the hilly region situated north of Alba in the north-east corner of the province of Cuneo in Piedmont, north-west Italy. The river Tanaro marks its southern border, dividing it from the Langhe. Twenty-four towns today are included in Roero. Here we have the photo gallery of my first trip in Roero many years ago, visiting a friend of mine… Continue reading →

Mole Antonelliana with snow

Last winter, I realized that I had never photographed the Mole Antonelliana as seen by the royal gardens. In this website you will find some other photos of the Mole Antonelliana, it is virtually impossible to come to Turin to photograph the city without its symbol, the one which makes it a unique city with a unique profile. The construction of the Mole Antonelliana began in 1863, and was originally intended to be a Jewish synagogue. The draft of the Mole Antonelliana was revealed long and costly and a series of changes made by Antonelli, the architect of this work,… Continue reading →

The Devil’s door in Turin

In Turin, in Via Vittorio Alfieri, stands an old building, now hosting a Bank. The building has a beautiful huge door of carved dark hardwood. Palazzo Trucchi di Levaldigi, so you call the building, is an imposing building erected in 1673 by the minister of finance of the House of Savoy, it was designed by Amedeo di Castellamonte. The door is decorated with flowers, angels, fruit, but what can not be unnoticed is the clapper in the center of the door, shiny, a smiling a Devil. All Turin, known this place as the Devil’s door. It was once also home… Continue reading →

Claviere, geology and photos

Claviere is a small municipality along the Alps located 80 km west of Turin, on the border with France. Basically a well equipped and organized skiing village. I have a good friend of mine in Claviere and quite often we are going out together visiting places of geological interest because we were companions at University during my studies. One of the most interesting geological tracks near Claviere is the path going to “Colletto Verde”. Just on top is preserved an ancient and completed sequence of the so called ‘Alpine Green Stones’. It start from ultramafic rock then we have mafic… Continue reading →

Triora

The third and last step of our excursion in Liguria was the medieval village of Triora . Triora is really in the middle of nowhere, in the heart of Liguria, far from the sea and far from Piedmont separated by high hills and mountains covered by a dense forest. Triora is located in the Argentina Valley at 780 m above sea level on the southern slope of a ridge of mountains; has been reviewed as one of the most beautiful medieval towns in Italy. The day was ending, the weather getting worst, but the place was absolutely amazing. … Continue reading →

Dolceacqua

The second stop of the trip in Liguria, after a quick sandwich, was Dolceacqua, a beautiful medieval village in the Nervia valley. The oldest part of Dolceacqua is dominated by the Castle of the Doria. The most modern part is developed on the opposite bank. Dolceacqua apparently existed since Roman times, archaeological studies confirm that fortifications were manned from the fourth century B.C., to protect the villages, pastures and fields. In the twelfth century the nobles of Ventimiglia built the first nucleus of the castle, so in this they could control the access in the surrounding valleys. The… Continue reading →

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