San Giovanni - Monza

The 24th of June in Monza there is the feast of the patron. In that day are planned St. John's fireworks and The appointment is on the great lawn of Villa Reale, a stunning place perfect to shot beautiful photos.

Finally this is the Villa Reale just few minutes before the show with people arriving there and sitting on the grass.

Sicily

These photos were taken last week during one of my usual longs walking around my Sicily.

The first one is a group of spiny plants that seems staring at the moon and trying to make themselves longer and longer to reach it, while the second photo is a wonderful church in Siracusa, which has a strange clock without hands!!

Monza - Path to the Cathedral

Suffering's Mystery

 The long trumpet (diptych)

Nightview of Como from Brunate

Como is a city 45 kilometers north of Milan. Its proximity to the Lake Como and to the Alps has made Como a popular tourist destination and the citycontains numerous works of art, churches, gardens, museums and palaces.

 

Brunate, town part of the province of Como, is famous for its landscapes: the whole Alps can be seen on very sunny days. A funicular connects Brunate down to Como.

 

Navigli

The Navigli are two artificial canals in Milan, northern Italy, build between 1179 and the XIX century.
I went few days ago there to shoot some reflections photos but when I arrived there the delusion was so big!
The water was drained in order to clean them, so no reflections at all, I had to change subject.



Hence I decided to point my camera to pubs (this area is one of the most practised for nightlife in Milan) and bridges there, until walking under one of these bridges I found this interesting spider.

Dancing gallery

The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is a covered double arcade formed of two glass-vaulted arcades at right angles intersecting in an octagon; it is prominently sited on the northern side of the Piazza del Duomo in Milan, and connects to the Piazza della Scala; it was originally designed in 1861 and built by Giuseppe Mengoni between 1865 and 1877.





Last night there was a show organized by one of the most famous Valzer schools of Milan and their students danced here. It was such a strange and romantic atmosphere.





There are many shops inside the gallery and of course women didnt resist for some classy shopping :-)

It's snowing again

Cold today, it's snowing and Milan is beautiful, covered with this white snow blanket.



It's early afternoon here and I'm going to the airport and then back to Sicily, so while i'm waiting the bus I shot some photos to the people close to me involved with the snow.

Via Montenapoleone

Via Monte Napoleone, is an elegant and expensive street in Milan, Italy, famous for its ready-to-wear fashion and jewelry shops.
It is the most important street of the Milan Fashion District known as the Quadrilatero della moda where many well-known fashion designers have their high-end boutiques and stores from Italian designers to all the world famous brands.
Via Montenapoleone is also regarded as the most important 'street in fashion', as Milan is recognized as one of the major fashion capitals in the world.
Today, several of the world's top fashion houses have their headquarters, major offices or large emporia in the street.




I wanted to practise the zooming lens effect while walking in this famous road, shooting the most famous shops and fashion brands. These photos are the result of this artistic tecnique.









Hearts theme by D&G and Swatch:





Time to go back home...shops are closed now!

Castello Sforzesco

Castello Sforzesco (English: Sforza Castle) is a castle in Milan, that used to be the seat and residence of the ruling family of Milan and now houses several of the city's museums and art collections.

The original construction on the site began in the 14th century. In 1450, Francesco Sforza began reconstruction of the castle, and it was further modified by later generations.

During these days in Milan there is a light festival: in many squares and famous monuments are installed colourful and artistic lights to render them even more beautiful if possible.

At the end some panning photos to complete the night :-)