17th March 2021 Baldersdale – Hannah Hauxwell Country
View all photography for this entry The staycation continues. Today we set off for the beauty of Weardale and Teesdale. …
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Chiesa di San Zulian
The Chiesa di San Giuliano (St Julian), commonly called San Zulian in the Venetian dialect, is a church in Venice. …
Barbican
The Barbican is the name given to the western and northern sides of Sutton Harbour, the original harbour of Plymouth …
MV Armorique
The MV Armorique is a passenger and freight ferry built for Brittany Ferries by STX Europe in Finland at a …
York Minster: The Magnificent Church of St Peter
The Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Saint Peter in York, commonly known as York Minster, is the cathedral of York, …
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Stirling Castle: Palace and Fortress of the Scotts
Stirling Castle, located in Stirling, is one of the largest and most important castles in Scotland, both historically and architecturally. …
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Callander: “Tannochbrae” in the Trossachs
Callander (/ˈkæləndər/; Scottish Gaelic: Calasraid) is a small town in the council area of Stirling, Scotland, situated on the River …
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Oban: Gateway to the Inner and Outer Hebrides
Oban (/ˈoʊbən/ OH-bən;[An t-Òban in Scottish Gaelic meaning The Little Bay) is a resort town within the Argyll and Bute …
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Loch Lomond: On the bonny, bonny banks
Loch Lomond (/ˈlɒx ˈloʊmənd/; Scottish Gaelic: Loch Laomainn – ‘Lake of the Elms’) is a freshwater Scottish loch which crosses …
Loch Long: A Sea Loch in Winter
Loch Long is a body of water in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The Sea Loch extends from the Firth of …
Claymore Hotel: On the banks of Loch Long
Information obtained from http://www.arrocharheritage.com/HistoryOfArrocharHouse.htm. All rights acknowledged. Arrochar House has had several names. Over the years the name has changed …
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Inverary Castle: Ancestral Seat of the Dukes of Argyll
Inveraray Castle (Scottish Gaelic Caisteal Inbhir Aora, pronounced [ˈkʰaʃtʲəl̪ˠ iɲɪɾʲˈɯːɾə]) is a country house near Inveraray in the county of …
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Inveraray: A model town in Argyll
Inveraray (/ˌɪnvəˈrɛəri/ or /ˌɪnvəˈrɛərə/; Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Aora, pronounced [iɲɪɾʲˈɯːɾə]; “mouth of the Aray”) is a town in Argyll and …
The Bowes Museum: A French château & sublime art in Teesdale
The Bowes Museum has a nationally renowned art collection and is situated in the town of Barnard Castle, Teesdale, County …
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Cathedral of Saint Stephen of Metz: Gothic Majesty in the heart of Lorraine
Cathedral of Saint Stephen of Metz (French: Cathédrale Saint Étienne de Metz), also known as Metz Cathedral, is a historic …
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Loggia dei Lanzi
The Loggia dei Lanzi, also called the Loggia della Signoria, is a building on a corner of the Piazza della …
Seaton Delaval Hall
Seaton Delaval Hall is a Grade I listed country house in Northumberland, England. It is near the coast just north …
Warkworth Castle
Warkworth Castle is a ruined medieval building in the village of the same name in the English county of Northumberland. …
Common Eider
The common eider (pronounced /ˈaɪ.dər/) (Somateria mollissima) is a large (50–71 cm (20–28 in) in body length) sea-duck that is …
Riva del Garda
Riva del Garda is a town and comune in the northern Italian province of Trento of the Trentino Alto Adige …
Nago–Torbole
The municipality of Nago–Torbole contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Torbole (Turbel), Nago (Naag), and Tempesta. The villages …
Malcesine: Masterpiece of Lake Garda
Malcesine is a comune (municipality) on the eastern shore of Lake Garda in the Province of Verona in the Italian …
Girl in Blue
Dod Procter, born Doris Margaret Shaw, RA (1890–1972) was an English artist, and the wife of the artist Ernest Procter. …
Piazza San Marco: All Venetian Life
Piazza San Marco (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpjatsːa sam ˈmarko]; Venetian: Piasa San Marco), often known in English as St Mark’s Square, …
St Mark’s Clocktower
The Clock Tower in Venice is an early Renaissance building on the north side of the Piazza San Marco, at …
The Lion Of Venice: Symbol of Venetian Power
The Lion of Venice is an ancient bronze winged lion sculpture in the Piazza San Marco of Venice, Italy, which …
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Chiesa di Santa Maria del Giglio
The Chiesa di Santa Maria del Giglio is a church in Venice, Italy. The church, whose name translates into St. …
Chiesa di San Zulian
The Chiesa di San Giuliano (St Julian), commonly called San Zulian in the Venetian dialect, is a church in Venice. …
San Maurizio
San Maurizio is a Neoclassical-style, deconsecrated church located in the campo San Maurizio in the sestiere of San Marco of …
Gondolas and Gondoliers: travelling in style!
The gondola (English: /ˈɡɒndələ/, Italian: [ˈɡondola]; Venetian: góndoła [ˈɡoŋdoɰa]) is a traditional, flat-bottomed Venetian rowing boat, well suited to the …
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