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Photographs of Malcesine, Monte Baldo, Venice, Verona, Sermione, Lazise and Lake Garda

 Italy 2005

 

Welcome to Italy. Here you can find links to many photographs taken during a 7 day holiday in Italy, July 2005. Staying in Malcesine Lake Garda, I took day trips to Venice, Verona and did the 'lake trip' by bus and boat. This page will give you flavour of the content with links to additional galleries containing photographs of views, architecture, people and places in Italy. I enjoy candid photography and there are several photographs that have captured people at work and play. There are sections in the middle and at the foot of the page containing links to the main galleries.  Try toggling F11 once in explorer - this gives you a full screen view. These images have been downgraded in quality to speed up display on screen. Most of us have broadband now so the pages should be reasonably quick to load. Broadband is coming to Camptown Edgerston, 31st Aug 2005 - at last! I hope you enjoy viewing the galleries and I welcome any comments in the guest book. If you wish to contact me about photography, techniques or anything in general, simply email. MONTE BALDO

The photograph above is a panoramic image created from 3 digital photographs stitched together. (17-85mm EFS, 20D) The new cableway, which is unique in the world with its rotating cabins, travels the distance from Malcesine to Monte Baldo in only ten minutes, offering panoramic views and fascinating excursions. Paragliders and bikes can also be transported.  Baldo Mountain is one of the most beautiful natural environments of the Alps, a splendid terrace overlooking Garda Lake with a view of the Venetian and Lombard Prealps, the Po Vtoy and the Dolomites.  Popular with mountain bikers and para- gliders, I took some shots of the gliders launching from the hillside on Monte Baldo. This young lass was preparing for her first flight over Lake Garda. She was a welcome sight that morning adding a splash of colour to a hazy day. Fill in flash with a 70-200mm lens, Canon 20D.

MALCESINE - LAKE GARDA.  Having visited a few of the towns around the lake, I consider Malcesine one of the best from a tourist/photographers point of view. Malcesine is certainly one of the most beautiful villages on the lake. The quaint harbour (“il porticciolo”) is the lively heart of the village equally busy day and night. A variety of music can be heard at nights in the harbour and the small squares with two piece and three piece bands catering for all tastes. Once in the picturesque historical centre, which is positively teeming with shops and typical bars and restaurants, take your time to visit the striking “Castello” which can be seen in the photograph below.  Early morning and there was an Osprey fishing in the waters at the base of the castle. This photograph was taken with a Canon Digital compact (Ixus 500) so I wasn't able to capture any photographs of the Osprey. Between 1277 and 1387 ithe Scaliger Castle belonged to the Della Scala family, and up until 1403 it was owned by the Visconti family. Well worth a visit and you can climb to the top of the tower to overlook Malcesine in all directions. There is a gallery devoted to photographs in and around the Castle. There are so many places to eat in Malcesine. The town really comes to life at night. See more night photographs in the galleries. The week I visited Malcesine, I was fortunate enough to see a festival taking place which climaxed with a very impressive fireworks display.    MAIN PHOTOGRAPHIC GALLERIES - SELECT HERE   MALCESINE TOWN - DAYTIME VENICE MALCESINE TOWN - DUSK / NIGHT  VERONA MONTE BALDO & PARAGLIDING GARDA, LAZISE, SERMIONE MALCESINE CASTLE AND VIEWS  HOTEL INTERNAZIONALE THOUGHTS ON ITALY FOR THE PHOTOGRAPHER MY FAVOURITES VENICE Being just over two hours away (from Malcesine), I had to visit Venice. As a photographic opportunity, it was excellent and I grabbed a variety of candid shots. I didn't take too many architecture shots as they have all been done before. Did the obligatory Gondala trip and Lagoon trip as well. A busy day and simply not enough time to do Venice justice.  St. Marks Square, 70-200mm Venice waterfront, fill flash and 70-200 St Marks Square, 70-200, fill flash (EX580)   Typical scene from the lagoon, entering Venice Photo, exterior, facade of San Marco Venice VERONA Again, within close proximity to Malcesine, well worth a visit. View the photo gallery on Verona, well worth a visit too! The amphi-theatre or arena. Simply amazing. Gladiator is one of my favourite films and seeing this place was very special.  The photograph below was created from 5 separate images. The wonders of digital eh! In the heart of the city rises the impressive Roman amphitheater constructed in about the 1st century AD. The elliptical construction with a central open space called the arena was used for thrilling battles between gladiators and conflicts between ferocious wild beasts. There is an internal tunnel that circles the whole Arena. The arena in which the spectacle took place soon became the name of the entire structure. The word "arena" derives from "rena", or sand, which was used to cover the pit where the conflicts were staged. The Veronese amphitheater is the third largest of its type, preceded by the Colosseum in Rome and the amphitheater of Capua. There are 44 tiers of steps. Today the Arena can accommodate a total of 22,000 spectators! Hopefully by now you are interested in looking at the rest of the photographs of Italy, and for ease of navigation, I've repeated the link section below.

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