Vietri sul Mare or Vietri on the Sea

Vietri sul Mare, on the Amalfi Coast

Vietri sul Mare is the first town of the famous Amalfi Coast (in Italian Costiera Amalfitana) in the Campania region of southern Italy. It is in the province of Salerno, just west of that city. Its name means Vietri on the sea.

Siena, Tuscany (Italy)

Thousands of spectators fill the Piazza del Campo on the days of the Palio di Siena.

Bargain hotels in Italy.

San Gimignano, Italy

View of San Gimignano, a small walled medieval town in Tuscany, Italy.

S. Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna (Italy)

Mosaic of the Three Magi, Basilica of Sant' Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna.

Pantocrator, Cefalu Cathedral, Sicily

Pantocrator, Cefalu Cathedral, Sicily (Italy).

Florence from the campanile (Italy)

A view of Florence from the campanile.

Etna volcano, Sicily (Italy)

Mount Etna, the largest active volcano in Europe.

Cefalu cathedral, Sicily (Italy)

The Cefalù cathedral, built in a style of Norman architecture (12th century). Two strong towers flank the cathedral porch, that has three arches.

Cefalu, Sicily (Italy)

Cefalù beach.

Neonian Baptistry, Ravenna, Italy

The ceiling mosaic in the Baptistry of Neon, Ravenna.

Agrigento, Sicily, Italy

Greek temple, in the Archaeological Area of Agrigento.