La Fontana di Leonforte

Leonforte, a small, hopsitable town in Sicily, contains a single, massive fountain with 22 spigots. It brings good luck (and soaked shoes) to drink from every one.

Vernazza

Hiking along the vinyards and coast of the Cinque Terre exposed the tourist filled yet still marvelous countryside, spotted with colored towns. The pastel-faced, fading structures of Vernazza carry the collapsing air of the land.

La Biblioteca Piccolomini

The Piccolomini library of Siena contains brilliantly rendered frescoes adjacent to ancient music books, finely detailed with gold and lapis lazuli drawings to fill the space of sacred hymns.

Arte Publico di Torino

The public art of Torino fills many piazze, juxtaposing churches and palaces with colored lights and planets. It is a fantastic place for wandering at night.

Il Grotto di Tiberio

The pleasure grotto of Tiberius still has many stone structures remaining, overall the perfectly clear pool that reflects the surrounding hills, ruins, and cave.

Le Luci di Firenze

The lampposts of Firenze have a lot of personality, due to their lion legs that seem to permit them to scuttle across bridges and through parks.

Valle dei Templi

Agrigento was noisy, mostly due to our school group, but the perfection and symmetry of the temples still struck me, even if interrupted by screaming

Colosseo

The colosseum was a point of reference and reflection for me. I found myself often returning to it throughout the year. Charles, a friend of mine who lives in Rome, took me there for the first time.

Pantheon

I first walked into the Pantheon carrying a bag of potatoes across Rome. I just stared at the ceiling, clutching the shopping bag in one hand and my camera in the other. I went back several times later.

Mole Antonelliana

After getting a bit lost as to which side-alley to take to the Mole, we felt rather silly once we turned a corner and found it looming above us.

San Marco

I took this across San Marco square while flooded at two in the morning. Quite the night of sloshy tramping!