Sicily
Narrow, old street in Palermo, Sicily at night.
Balconies in the center of Palermo, Sicily.
Interior of the Cathedral of Monreale, built in 12th century by William II - one of the greatest examples of Norman architecture in the world.
Magnificent glass mosaics inside the Cathedral of Monreale. On the left in the central apse is figure of Christ, with a seated Virgin and Child below. Monreale, Sicily.
Capital of one of the columns of the main nave inside the Cathedral of Monreale, Sicily.
Narrow street near the Cthedral of Monreale, Sicily.
Little girl sitting on the street next to the Cathedral of Monreale, Sicily.
Fountain in the courtyard of the abbey of Monreale, Sicily next to the cathedral.
View of the cathedral tower and cloisters of the courtyard of the abbey of Monreale supported on 228 double columns in romanesque style. Monreale, Sicily.
Inside the cloisters of the abbey of Monreale.
Golden interior, covered with 12th century mosaics, of Capella Palatina - the royal chapel of the Norman kings of Sicily located in Palazzo Reale in Palermo, Sicily.
Golden interior, covered with 12th century mosaics, of Capella Palatina - the royal chapel of the Norman kings of Sicily located in Palazzo Reale in Palermo, Sicily.
Italian Carabinieri protecting the seat of the Sicilian government in Palazzo d'Orleans on Piazza Indipendenza in Palermo during a demonstration of local trade unions.
Nuns from Palermo.
Poster advertising the celebration of the festival of the Holy Mary of the Seven sorrows placed on a grafitti covered wall in Palermo.
Sicilian lady sweeping her balcony. Palermo.
Sicilian man basking in the sun during a lazy evening in Palermo.
Balcony with laundry. Palermo, Sicily.
Stands with vegetables on Ballaro Market - the oldest food market in Palermo, where vendors are known to advertise their products shouting loudly in Sicilian dialect.
Friendly vegetable sellers from Ballaro Market taking a photo with a little girl. Palermo, Sicily.
Woman from Palermo and her laundry.
Corner of Via Giovanni Grasso and Viccolo del Romito in the centre of Palermo, Sicily.
Waiter from a restaurant in Palermo talking on the phone during a break.
Balconies in Corleone, Sicily.
Church (Parrocchia) of S. Rosalia in Corleone, Sicily.
View from Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi along Via Francesco Bentivegna to the north. Corleone, Sicily.
A woman from Corleone, Sicily.
View of the city of Cefalu, Sicily from La Rocca with the famous 12th century Norman Cefalu Cathedral in the foreground.
A maze of narrow streets of the city of Cefalu, Sicily seen from La Rocca.
Laundry wayving in the wind. Cefalu, Sicily.
In the narrow streets of Cefaluu, Sicily.
A very narrow street in the Sicilian city of Cefalu.
View from the beach in Cefalu, Sicily to the north, towards the oldest part of the city.
A balcony in Sirakuza, Sicily.
Narrow street on the island of Ortygia - the historical centre of Syracuse, Sicily.
A window-niche with metal lattice protecting holy statues. Syracuse, Sicily.
A window from Syracuse, Sicily with a photo of a statue of Virgin Mary, decorated with artificial flowers.
Window. Syracuse, Sicily.
Balcony with a lot of greenery. Syracuse, Sicily.
A flag of Sicily with triskelion ( the head of Medusa and three wheat ears) seen from Via Saverio Landolina towards Piazza Duomo. Syracuse, Sicily.
A member of the Jewish community in Syracuse, Sicily.
Young boy playing the accordion in front of the Cathedral in Siracusa, Sicily.
Young boy playing the accordion in front of the Cathedral in Siracusa, Sicily.
A boy on a bicicle calling his friend (Andrea) in a narrow street of Ortigia in Siracusa, Sicily.
A Sicilian man dressed his best on a street of Ortigia in Siracusa, Sicily.
Details of the Cathedral of San Giorgio in Ragusa, Sicily.
Details of the Cathedral of San Giorgio in Ragusa, Sicily.
Towers of the Norman Cathedral of Cefalu in Sicily and the city seen from La Rocca - the rock 270 m high towering over the area.
City of Cefalu in Sicily and the Tyrrhenian Sea seen from La Rocca.
Sicilian family in front of a restaurant in Cefalu.
The statue of Virgin Mary carried during the night procession on Good Friday in Ragusa Ibla, Sicily.
Procession carrying the statues of Christ in glass coffin and Virgin Mary leaves Piazza Duomo after starting with fireworks in front of Cathedral di San Giorgio. Ragusa Ibla, Sicily.
Statues of Christ in glass coffin and Virgin Mary are carried through the streets of Ragusa Ibla in Sicily during the night procession on Good Friday.
The city of Ragusa in Sicily seen from Ragusa Ibla at night.
Holy Cross carried by little boys during the night procession on Good Friday through the streets of Ragusa Ibla in Sicily.
Night procession on Good Friday through the streets of Ragusa Ibla in Sicily.
People line the strrets of Ragusa Ibla in Sicily during the night procession on Good Friday.
Symbolic body of Christ in a glass coffin an a statue of Virgin Mary is carried back to the cathedral of San Giorgio in Modica, Sicily after the night procession on Good Friday.
Shrine of San Giuseppe on the wall of the old house in Modica, Sicily.
View of the houses on the hills surrounding Modica from the piazza in front of the Duomo (Cathedral) di San Pietro in Modica, Sicily.
Inside the Duomo (Cathedral) di San Giorgio in Modica Alta, Sicily.
A beggar in front of the Duomo (Cathedral) di San Pietro in Modica, Sicily.
Older woman preparing food in his flat in Modica Alta, Sicily.
Laundry hanging from the balcony. Modica, Sicily.
Bust of Carlo Papa on Corso Umberto I in Modica, Sicily.
A man resting in front of the Duomo (Cathedral) di San Pietro in Modica, Sicily.
Steep street on the way to Duomo (Cathedral) di San Giorgio in Modica Alta, Sicily.
Hanging out laundry. Palermo.
One of the grotesque masks on the fountain on Piazza della Rotonda in Rome looks up to the pigeon about to do what pigeons usually do to old monuments.
Roofs and chimneys on Piazza della Rotonda in Rome.
Houses in Cefalu on Sicily right on the rocky shore of the Tyrrhenian Sea - seen from La Rocca.
Cefalu Cathedral, built in 1131 - one of the three most important architectural masterpieces from Norman times in Sicily. Particularly famous are Byzantine mosaics in the presbyterium.
Balconies in Cefalu, Sicily.
VIew along a narrow street in Siracusa, Sicily.
Good Friday night procession in the mountaineous town of Ragusa in Sicily.
Piazza San Domenico with Chiesa di San Domenico Chiostro, Palermo, Sicily.
Palermo, Sicily. Via Roma seen towards Palermo Centrale railway station (to the south).
Narrow, old street in Palermo, Sicily at night.
Balconies in the center of Palermo, Sicily.
Interior of the Cathedral of Monreale, built in 12th century by William II - one of the greatest examples of Norman architecture in the world.
Magnificent glass mosaics inside the Cathedral of Monreale. On the left in the central apse is figure of Christ, with a seated Virgin and Child below. Monreale, Sicily.
Capital of one of the columns of the main nave inside the Cathedral of Monreale, Sicily.
Narrow street near the Cthedral of Monreale, Sicily.
Little girl sitting on the street next to the Cathedral of Monreale, Sicily.
Fountain in the courtyard of the abbey of Monreale, Sicily next to the cathedral.
View of the cathedral tower and cloisters of the courtyard of the abbey of Monreale supported on 228 double columns in romanesque style. Monreale, Sicily.
Inside the cloisters of the abbey of Monreale.
Golden interior, covered with 12th century mosaics, of Capella Palatina - the royal chapel of the Norman kings of Sicily located in Palazzo Reale in Palermo, Sicily.
Golden interior, covered with 12th century mosaics, of Capella Palatina - the royal chapel of the Norman kings of Sicily located in Palazzo Reale in Palermo, Sicily.
Italian Carabinieri protecting the seat of the Sicilian government in Palazzo d'Orleans on Piazza Indipendenza in Palermo during a demonstration of local trade unions.
Nuns from Palermo.
Poster advertising the celebration of the festival of the Holy Mary of the Seven sorrows placed on a grafitti covered wall in Palermo.
Sicilian lady sweeping her balcony. Palermo.
Sicilian man basking in the sun during a lazy evening in Palermo.
Balcony with laundry. Palermo, Sicily.
Stands with vegetables on Ballaro Market - the oldest food market in Palermo, where vendors are known to advertise their products shouting loudly in Sicilian dialect.
Friendly vegetable sellers from Ballaro Market taking a photo with a little girl. Palermo, Sicily.
Woman from Palermo and her laundry.
Corner of Via Giovanni Grasso and Viccolo del Romito in the centre of Palermo, Sicily.
Waiter from a restaurant in Palermo talking on the phone during a break.
Balconies in Corleone, Sicily.
Church (Parrocchia) of S. Rosalia in Corleone, Sicily.
View from Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi along Via Francesco Bentivegna to the north. Corleone, Sicily.
A woman from Corleone, Sicily.
View of the city of Cefalu, Sicily from La Rocca with the famous 12th century Norman Cefalu Cathedral in the foreground.
A maze of narrow streets of the city of Cefalu, Sicily seen from La Rocca.
Laundry wayving in the wind. Cefalu, Sicily.
In the narrow streets of Cefaluu, Sicily.
A very narrow street in the Sicilian city of Cefalu.
View from the beach in Cefalu, Sicily to the north, towards the oldest part of the city.
A balcony in Sirakuza, Sicily.
Narrow street on the island of Ortygia - the historical centre of Syracuse, Sicily.
A window-niche with metal lattice protecting holy statues. Syracuse, Sicily.
A window from Syracuse, Sicily with a photo of a statue of Virgin Mary, decorated with artificial flowers.
Window. Syracuse, Sicily.
Balcony with a lot of greenery. Syracuse, Sicily.
A flag of Sicily with triskelion ( the head of Medusa and three wheat ears) seen from Via Saverio Landolina towards Piazza Duomo. Syracuse, Sicily.
A member of the Jewish community in Syracuse, Sicily.
Young boy playing the accordion in front of the Cathedral in Siracusa, Sicily.
Young boy playing the accordion in front of the Cathedral in Siracusa, Sicily.
A boy on a bicicle calling his friend (Andrea) in a narrow street of Ortigia in Siracusa, Sicily.
A Sicilian man dressed his best on a street of Ortigia in Siracusa, Sicily.
Details of the Cathedral of San Giorgio in Ragusa, Sicily.
Details of the Cathedral of San Giorgio in Ragusa, Sicily.
Towers of the Norman Cathedral of Cefalu in Sicily and the city seen from La Rocca - the rock 270 m high towering over the area.
City of Cefalu in Sicily and the Tyrrhenian Sea seen from La Rocca.
Sicilian family in front of a restaurant in Cefalu.
The statue of Virgin Mary carried during the night procession on Good Friday in Ragusa Ibla, Sicily.
Procession carrying the statues of Christ in glass coffin and Virgin Mary leaves Piazza Duomo after starting with fireworks in front of Cathedral di San Giorgio. Ragusa Ibla, Sicily.
Statues of Christ in glass coffin and Virgin Mary are carried through the streets of Ragusa Ibla in Sicily during the night procession on Good Friday.
The city of Ragusa in Sicily seen from Ragusa Ibla at night.
Holy Cross carried by little boys during the night procession on Good Friday through the streets of Ragusa Ibla in Sicily.
Night procession on Good Friday through the streets of Ragusa Ibla in Sicily.
People line the strrets of Ragusa Ibla in Sicily during the night procession on Good Friday.
Symbolic body of Christ in a glass coffin an a statue of Virgin Mary is carried back to the cathedral of San Giorgio in Modica, Sicily after the night procession on Good Friday.
Shrine of San Giuseppe on the wall of the old house in Modica, Sicily.
View of the houses on the hills surrounding Modica from the piazza in front of the Duomo (Cathedral) di San Pietro in Modica, Sicily.
Inside the Duomo (Cathedral) di San Giorgio in Modica Alta, Sicily.
A beggar in front of the Duomo (Cathedral) di San Pietro in Modica, Sicily.
Older woman preparing food in his flat in Modica Alta, Sicily.
Laundry hanging from the balcony. Modica, Sicily.
Bust of Carlo Papa on Corso Umberto I in Modica, Sicily.
A man resting in front of the Duomo (Cathedral) di San Pietro in Modica, Sicily.
Steep street on the way to Duomo (Cathedral) di San Giorgio in Modica Alta, Sicily.
Hanging out laundry. Palermo.
One of the grotesque masks on the fountain on Piazza della Rotonda in Rome looks up to the pigeon about to do what pigeons usually do to old monuments.
Roofs and chimneys on Piazza della Rotonda in Rome.
Houses in Cefalu on Sicily right on the rocky shore of the Tyrrhenian Sea - seen from La Rocca.
Cefalu Cathedral, built in 1131 - one of the three most important architectural masterpieces from Norman times in Sicily. Particularly famous are Byzantine mosaics in the presbyterium.
Balconies in Cefalu, Sicily.
VIew along a narrow street in Siracusa, Sicily.
Good Friday night procession in the mountaineous town of Ragusa in Sicily.
Piazza San Domenico with Chiesa di San Domenico Chiostro, Palermo, Sicily.
Palermo, Sicily. Via Roma seen towards Palermo Centrale railway station (to the south).