Tag Archives: Photos

Seaside Photos in Italy

Posted on June 22, 2017 by Margie Miklas

This site is no longer current. Please go to Margie in Italy for my up-to-date posts about my travels in Italy and all things Italian. Grazie. Italy is a peninsula and also has two large islands, Sardinia and Sicily, plus … Continue reading →

Posted in Italian lifestyle and culture, Italy Photo, Italy Travel, Photography, TRAVEL, Writing | Tagged Amalfi Coast, beach, beaches, Beaches in Italy, Italy blog, Italy Photos, Italy travel, Lake Como, Levanto beaches, margieinitaly, photography, Photos, Portofino, Positano, San Remo, Sicily, travel, trip to italy, visit italy, writing | 13 Comments

Exploring Rome with a Local

Posted on June 18, 2017 by Margie Miklas

This site is no longer current. Please go to Margie in Italy for my up-to-date posts about my travels in Italy and all things Italian. Grazie. Although I’ve visited the Eternal City on five previous occasions, I never had the … Continue reading →

Posted in Italian History, Italian lifestyle and culture, Italy Photo, Italy Travel, Italy Travel Planning, TRAVEL | Tagged Capitoline Hill, Exploring Rome, gelato, Insider Rome, Italian culture, Italian culture and lifestyle, Italian Experience, Italian lifestyle, Italians, Italy, Italy Photos, Italy travel, margieinitaly, Photos, Rome, Rome with a local, rome's hills, solo travel, travel, travel planning, travel writing, trip to italy, visit italy | 12 Comments

Views of Italy – Photo of the Day

Posted on February 12, 2017 by Margie Miklas

Italy is a photographer’s dream, with views to die for everywhere I go. So to choose one place where the view is a favorite is impossible…Enjoy just a few of my most memorable scenes from my travels to Bella … Continue reading →

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Travel to Italy – Images from Lucca

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Margie Miklas

Whenever I travel to Italy, my camera is a necessity, to capture the memories of a place and its photographic images forever. The images are from Lucca, a delightful city in Tuscany not far from Pisa or Florence. If you … Continue reading →

Posted in Italian lifestyle and culture, Italy Photo, Italy Travel, Photography, TRAVEL | Tagged images, Italian culture, Italian culture and lifestyle, Italian Experience, Italian lifestyle, Italians, Italy Photos, Italy travel, Lucca, margieinitaly, photo of the day, photography, Photos, solo travel, travel, travel writing, trip to italy, Tuscany, visit italy | 14 Comments

What Have I Learned From the Italian People

Posted on January 21, 2017 by Margie Miklas

Every time I visit Italy I learn something new from the Italian people. Certain aspects of life in Italy have made an indelible mark in my mind, changing my perspective on life in many ways. Maybe more than anything else, … Continue reading →

Posted in Italian lifestyle and culture, Italy Photo, Italy Travel, Made in Italy, TRAVEL, Writing | Tagged Italian culture, Italian culture and lifestyle, Italian Experience, Italian lifestyle, Italians, Italy, Italy Photos, Italy travel, margieinitaly, Photos, solo travel, travel, travel writing, trip to italy, visit italy, writing | 23 Comments

Italy Travel – Milan – Photo of the Day

Posted on December 18, 2016 by Margie Miklas

I love wandering around the streets of Italy and taking in snippets of everyday life. On my recent stay in Milan, I stopped for a moment to capture this scene. What are your thoughts? I’d love to hear your feedback, … Continue reading →

Posted in Italian lifestyle and culture, Italy Photo, Italy Travel, Photography, TRAVEL | Tagged Bella Italia, Italian culture, Italian culture and lifestyle, Italian people, Italians, Italy, Italy Photos, Italy travel, margieinitaly, Milan, Milano, photo of the day, photography, Photos, solo travel, street photography, streetscenes, travel, trip to italy, visit italy | 4 Comments

Italian Way of Life – Photo of the Day

Posted on November 20, 2016 by Margie Miklas

This older Sicilian couple captured my heart as I walked behind them in Trapani one evening during passeggiata, the traditional evening stroll in Italy. They seem to understand what so many of us forget, that spending time together is one … Continue reading →

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Giardini-Naxos: Where the Locals Go in Sicily

Posted on September 25, 2016 by Margie Miklas

The small seaside Sicilian town of Giardini-Naxos is not well-known but it is situated on the Ionian Sea, just below the very popular resort city of Taormina. It is a beautiful stretch of beach and has lots of great reasonably … Continue reading →

Posted in Italy Photo, Italy Travel, Italy Travel Planning, Photography, TRAVEL | Tagged GIARDINI-NAXOS, Italian culture, Italian culture and lifestyle, Italian Experience, Italy, Italy Photos, Italy travel, margieinitaly, photo of the day, photography, Photos, Sicily, Taormina, travel, travel planning, travel writing, trip to italy, visit italy | 13 Comments

Outdoor Shrines in Italy – Italian Culture

Posted on July 24, 2016 by Margie Miklas

I love noticing the differences in the Italian culture, and one that seems pronounced is the existence of outdoor shrines in almost every city and town in Italy. Despite the commonly-held perception that Italy is a Catholic country, the latest … Continue reading →

Posted in Italian lifestyle and culture, Italy Photo, Italy Travel, Italy Travel Planning | Tagged Amalfi Coast, Caltagirone, Italian culture, Italian lifestyle, Italians, Italy, Italy Photos, Italy travel, Lake Como, outdoor shrines, photography, Photos, shrines, travel, travel writing, writing | 13 Comments

Around the Corner in Verona

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Margie Miklas

Verona is arguably one of the most beautiful and romantic cities in Italy. After all it is the city of Romeo and Juliet. Via Mazzini leading to the stunning Piazza delle Erbe is made of pink marble. The old Roman … Continue reading →