Italian Allure Travel Blog
Discover the best reasons to visit Italy

  • Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi in Piazza Navona Rome

                            Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi or Fountain of the Four Rivers located in the centre of Piazza Navona in the historical centre of Rome   Another Bernini masterpiece!   Designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini in 1651 Commissioned by Pope Innocent… Read more »

  • Beautiful artwork – talented sketch artists on the streets of Rome

      Beautiful artwork for purchase on the streets Rome,prints galore and not overly cheap yet stunning all the same.       Choose from a large selection to scroll up and take home to frame, some of them are really incredible!           Or have your portrait… Read more »

  • Polizia Di Stato a Roma

    POLIZIA DI STATO  ~ State Police   The main police force in Italy are the ‘Polizia’   They were perhaps not planing on chasing down any bad guys on this rainy day as they sat outside the Vatican in Saint Peter’s Square.  Such a cute little car yet I can’t… Read more »

  • Crypt of Original Sin

    Earlier in 2013 on a cold and rainy day a captivated crowd stood and gazed with interest  at the beautifully displayed CRYPT OF ORIGINAL SIN in Saint Peter’s Square.   Its incredible how real life these tiny figures looked, intricate detail down to the expressions on the faces of these… Read more »

  • Abstract sculptures in Villa Borghese

            Well you never know what to expect when you visit the wonderful parks in Rome, look how perfectly manicured the grounds are, such a wonderful place to visit and there is always something spectacular and new to experience, once again there is no exception this year… Read more »

  • Northern Italy Courmayeur dreaming..

    This morning one of my beautiful friends sent me these incredible photos from Courmayeur in northern Italy, how jealous was I, its like a white winter wonderland over there, and it should be with temperatures right now ranging from minus 7 to minus 18 degrees.  Courmayeur is an Italian town… Read more »

  • Stop the press at Italy’s colourful newsstands..

      The newsstands in Bella Roma are so colourful, this one in Piazza di Spagna or in Italian ‘Scalinata della Trinita dei Monti’ was definitely a Kodak moment!   So different from our shop fronts in Australia, and they have everything you need, toys, souvenirs, international press & glossy magazines, postcards, public… Read more »

  • Anna Dello Russo last night at Ermenegildo Zegna Autumn/Winter 2013

      Anna Dello Russo was dressed to kill last night looking totally chic top to toe in a black tuxedo style man’s suit at the Ermenegildo Zegna Autumn/Winter 2013 fashion show in Milan!   You can see previous posts on the inspirational Anna Dello Russo … here and here   xmm  … Read more »

  • Elegant Italian doors, shutters & gateways..

      Amalfi Coast..     Positano..     Heavenly colours brighten up even the darkest streets..     Shhh someone is sleeping..     Classic back streets of Rome, truly incredible on every doorstep!!!     A little Fornillo passage way in Positano..     Classic every day..    … Read more »

  • Buon anno a tutti..

    Buon Anno a tutti..   Happy New Year to everyone, cheers with a full glass of bubbles, here’s to an exciting year ahead in 2013.  No New Years resolutions for me, all I want is to immerse myself amongst the people that I love to be with and to be… Read more »

  • Photographer Bill Cunningham… wonderful, honest, moving and a visual genius..

    Bill Cunningham is a photographer based in New York who photographs ‘street fashion’, I just had to share this wonderful documentary about a man who has lived his life his way, which is for the love of the way that real people on the street wear fashion, the originator of it… Read more »

  • Beautiful Amalfi Coast roadside Nativity always there to enjoy..

          The Nativity scenes that can be seen along the stunning Amalfi Coast drive are pretty magical, full of intricate detail, brightly coloured quaint little Christmas trinkets nestled into the rock faces.  So much time has been spent putting together these little villages and I just love the… Read more »