Photos and the City

Category: Italia

Quartieri Spagnoli

This was kind of my daily route down to Via Toledo and back up to my apartement – straight through the spanish quarters (Quartieri Spagnoli). And every time there was something new to discover, shrines, murals, cute dogs, ladies selling something out of their kitchen window, kids on a Vespa, tiny little front gardens, tiny shops, people watching tv together,…

Some days ago Dolce & Gabana transformed the narrow streets of Napoli into a catwalk for their “Alta Moda” show – what a perfect backdrop to present fashion!

12/07/2016
Duomo at night

After being brave enough to wander around the rooftop of the Duomo I spent some time on the Piazza waiting for the blue hour… it was time to say good bye to Milan on the next day I travelled south to Bari.

04/07/2016
Glas & Stone

After wandering around Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II I decided to be brave, ignore my fear of hights and take a walk on the roof the Duomo di Milano …

Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II built from 1865 and 1877 is one of the oldest shopping malls of the world. Designed by Giuseppe Mengoni who died the tragic way of falling from the roof of the one galleria he had built.

The Galleria conntects the Duoma and the Teatro Alla Scala and not only serves as a shopping area but also as a common Milanese meeting and dining place.

Who had thought that it would be possible to walk on the roof of Italys second biggest church – the gothic Duomo di Milano, built during a couple of centuries. And what a view! The roofs of Milan and all the (little) details of the Duomo. I almost expected all the creatures (the gargoyles) to come alive like in a movie!

Galleria Vittoorio Emanuele II on the right

01/07/2016