Gibsons Abroad

Acropolis by night.

Monasteraki night shopping.

View of the Acropolis from the Roof Garden of our hotel in Athens.

Acropolis - Athens.

Acropolis - Athens.

Acropolis - Athens.

Expansive Athens - population 9 million.

Temple of Hephaestos - Athens.

The Stoa of Attalos - Athens.

Small church amongst the chaos of Athens.

Surviving columns of the Temple of Olympien Zeus - Athens.

Surviving columns of the Temple of Olympien Zeus - Athens.

The Parthenon - shot taken from the New Acropolis Museum.

Excavations under the New Acropolis Museum.

The site of Hadrian's Library - Athens.

Santorini lights.

Santorini's most famous church.

Hidden treasure - church on the side of a cliff overlooking Mouzaki Bay.

Mouzaki Bay - Santorini.

Imerovigli - Santorini.

Imerovigli - Santorini.

Sunset over Santorini.

Low Tide - Santorini.

Firastefani - Santorini.

Firastefani - Santorini.

Church bells of Santorini.

Santorini Caldera.

Fira - Santorini.

Shopping in Oia - Santorini.

Santorini Windmill.

Oia Windmills - Santorini.

Oia - Santorini.

Oia - Santorini.

Oia - Santorini.

Oia - Santorini.

Oia - Santorini.

Oia - Santorini.

Santorini.

Santorini Sunset.

Fira - Santorini.

Camelot Hotel's courtyard - with accompanying medieval cannon balls.

Courtyard of the Palace of the Grand Masters.

Sitting Room in the Palace of the Grand Masters.

Inside the Palace of the Grand Masters.

Mosaic tiled floor in the Palace.

Main staircase in the Palace of the Grand Masters - Rhodes Old Town.

Breakfast Room in the Camelot Hotel - Rhodes, restored with the guidance of the Rhodes Archeological Society.

Lindos shopping.

Part of the Temple of Lindian Athena.

Pristine waters of Lindos.

View from the Acropolis of Lindos.

The Ancient Temple of Lindian Athena - Lindos.

Lindos - from the Acropolis.

Lindos - Rhodes Island.

Lindos and her Acropolis.

Timeless alleyway - Rhodos.

Church in the shadows of the afternoon - Rhodes.

Shopping in Rhodes.

Archeological Museum of Rhodes - mosaic tiled floor.

The Archeological Museum of Rhodes - was once the Knights Hospital. Cannonballs in the foreground.

The Sea Gates - primary entrance to Rhodos Old Town.

Rhodes - Old Town.

Moats surrounding walls of the Old Town.

A Walk on the Walls - Rhodos Old Town.

Entrance to the Walls of Rhodos Old Town.

Rhodos Old Town.

Palace of the Grand Masters.

Lyon Cathedral.

Original mosaic flooring at the site of the Roman Ruins in Lyon.

City of Lyon.

Sarlat - Southern France.

Sarlat - Southern France.

Carennac - Southern France.

Carennac - Southern France.

Loubressac - Southern France.

Loubressac - Southern France.

Loubressac - Southern France.

Le Chateau De Castelnau in Bretonoux.

View from the Watch Tower of Chateau De Castelnau.

Le Chateau De Castelnau in Bretonoux.

Beynac - Southern France.

Beynac's Chateau.

View from the top of the village of Beynac.

Chateau on the banks of the Dordogne River.

Dordogne River view.

The village of La Roque Gageac.

Bastide village of Domme.

View of Dordogne countryside taken from the clifftop village of Domme.

The Dordogne River.

Sarlat Restaurant.

Sarlat - Southern France.

The Gardens of the D’Eyrignac Manor.

The White Garden.

The Gardens of the D’Eyrignac Manor.

The Gardens of the D’Eyrignac Manor.

Rooftops of Rocamadour.

Rocamadour - Southern France.

Charming Rocamadour.

Rocamadour - Southern France.

Looking skyward - Rocamadour.

Rocamadour - Southern France.

The Village of Rocamadour.

Padirac Abyss.

Bordeaux reflections.

Cathedral in the centre of Bordeaux.

Bordeaux - France.

Quinconces Fountain in Lyon.

Rhone River - Lyon.

Pont D’Avignon - a bridge never completed.

Avignon - France.

Huge hall within the Palace of the Popes.

Dining Room in the Palace of the Popes.

Sculpture outside the Palace of the Popes.

One of the old gates in Avignon.

Storm clouds over Avignon.

Rhone River - Avignon.

The Palace of the Popes - Avignon.

The fountain in Genoa's main square.

Charming shop window in Siena.

Siena's Duomo under lights.

Autumn Siena.

The tower overlooking Siena's main Piazza.

No-one makes Gelati like the Italians!

The Siena skyline - main Piazza is in the centre of the photo.

Siena's Duomo.

Siena's Duomo.

Siena's Duomo.

Duomo, Siena - 200 years in the making.

Basilica di San Francesco - Assisi.

Basilica di San Francesco - Assisi.

Assisi.

Assisi alleyway.

A much loved Assisi garden.

Sarcophagus within the Archeological Museum of Perugia.

Sarcophagus within the Archeological Museum of Perugia.

Underground walkway in Perugia.

Perugia skyline.

Six hundred years old and eight stories high - Perugia.

Colours of Perugia.

Perugia at night.

Perugia.

The Spanish Steps - Rome.

The Trevi Fountain - a favourite with tourists.

Living Statue - Rome.

Statue at the centre of Piazza Navona.

The Colosseum - Rome.

One of numerous ornate ceilings in the Vatican Museums.

Castello St. Angelo - Rome.

Ray of sunshine - St. Peter's Basilica.

Cupola of St. Peter's Basilica - Rome.

Baldecino within St. Peter's Basilica.

View from the top of St. Peter's Basilica.

St. Peter's Basilica - Vatican City.

Moon set over Lake Como.

Varenna laneway.

Bellagio.

Bellagio Promenade.

Rooftop of Milan's Cathedral.

Impending storm over Varenna.

Late afternoon on our balcony - Varenna.

Gardens of the Villa Monastero.

Gardens of the Villa Monastero.

Gardens of the Villa Monastero.

Gardens of the Villa Monastero.

Picturebook entrance to the Gardens of the Villa Monastero.

Varenna - Lake Como.

Varenna - Lake Como.

View from our apartment - Varenna.

Colourful Varenna - Lake Como.

Ivy covered home on the side of a mountain - above Como.

Como.