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Big Bugs Cast Shadows Over Italy

There are some mighty big bugs in Italy. Some of the wasps I’ve seen are huge, and scary. Luckily, for those of you who are like me, not the world’s greatest bug fans, these miniature giants of the Italian bug world are not often to be spotted.

Photographs of Monterosso, Le Cinque Terre, Italy

At the start of June, I spent a long weekend in the company of friends and my family down in the stunningly beautiful Cinque Terre area of the Liguria coast in northern Italy. I took a few photographs of Monterosso, one of the Cinque Terre, while the rest of the group lounged around on the beach.

Guess Where in Italy – Part 12

Time for another little Guess Where in Italy? challenge, as I have not run one for a while. Seeing as summer is just about upon us, and some will be looking for a little vacation inspiration, here’s a picture which might just inspire you to come to Italy this summer.

Guess Where in Italy? – Part 11

Guess where this place is in Italy -both the name and the location – and get an Amazon Gift Voucher or an upgrade to a Yahoo Flickr Pro account.

Guess Where in Italy? – Part 10

This week’s Guess Where in Italy? fun quiz features a photo courtesy of @pixiebisous, whose colourful image caught my little eye on Twitter.

Guess Where in Italy? – Part 7

Towers, Italy has lots of them. Pavia, for example is littered with them. Italy’s nobles delighted in trying to outdo each other by building the tallest tower they could manage.

Guess Where in Italy? Part 6

This week’s Guess Where in Italy post features a photograph of a famous Italian café stroke confectioners. I’m not going to say in which city it can be found, unless nobody guesses.