ROME ITALY Past and Present | ROMA Passato e Presente

Going through the pages of a Rome travel book. Discover the past and current state of Rome's major tourist attractions. The video is recorded in HD with iPhone 6Plus. Enjoy!

Views from Palazzo Ducale Venezia

Bocca di Leone

Bocca di Leone (Lion's mouth) is a 'complaint box', embedded in the wall of Doge's palace in Venice. The citizens of Venice had the possibility to submit written complaints in secret. In cases that the security of the Republic was endangered, the complaints were forwarded for further investigation to the State Inquisitors or the much dreaded Council of Ten. There were many 'complaint boxes' in the city of Venice, especially around the Doge's Palace. Nowadays, the only two boxes can be seen in Doge's Palace (the one pictured below) and the church Santa Maria della Visitazione.

Bocca di Leone in Doge's Palace in Venice. The inscription reads: "Secret denunciations against anyone who will conceal favors and services or will collude to hide the true revenue from them."

Isola San Michele Venezia

Isola San Michele - Venice's island of the dead.

L'isola di San Michele - Isola dei Morti di Venezia. Il cimitero sull'isola di San Michele visto da Murano.

The cemetery on the isle of San Michele seen from Murano.

Murano Glass

Murano, Italy: the art of Venetian glassmaking.

If you are staying in Venice for a couple of days, make sure to visit the small island of Murano. Murano lies in the Venetian lagoon, about 1.5 km (or 0.9 miles) north of Venice. The island is extremely easy to reach from Venice by vaporetto, Italian for waterbus.

In the late 13th century, the Venetian Republic moved glassmaking to the island of Murano in order to prevent fires and the destruction of buildings (mostly wooden at the time) in the city of Venice. Murano quickly gained its reputation as a center of glassmaking. To the present day, Murano is associated with Venetian glass and tourists can visit a demonstration in one of Murano's glassfactories.

Murano, Venezia 2014.

Murano, Venezia: Palazzo Da Mula

Palazzo Da Mula a Murano, Venezia.

The buildings in Murano may be not as grand as the palaces of Venice and yet they are extremely beautiful. Palazzo da Mula is definitely one of the most charming buildings on the island of Murano. I think the building currently houses various exhibitions.

View of Murano's Grand Canal with Palazzo da Mula (on the right). Murano, Venice, Italy.

Murano, Venice: a Splash of Colors

The Venetian island of Murano is a real splash of colors in summertime.

L'isola di Murano a Venezia è un vero e proprio tocco di colore in estate.

Colorful houses along the canal in Murano, Italy.

Murano, Venice

The main canal on the island of Murano in Venice, Italy.

Il canale principale sull'isola di Murano a Venezia.

Murano, Venice, Italy. 2014.

Typical Italy

Lancia, Lancia, Lancia ...

Street in the old town of Bergamo (Citta Alta).

Baptistery - Bergamo, Italy

The octagonal baptistery in Bergamo's old town (Citta Alta).

Food Temptations

Tourists can taste typical salami and cheese. Bergamo Italy, October 2013.

Table for two

Spotted in Bergamo - one of the many cute little restaurants in Citta Alta.

Bergamo Cathedral

Bergamo Cathedral, Duomo di Bergamo or Cattedrale di Sant'Alessandro in Italian, is located in the heart of the old town (citta alta). The cathedral is dedicated to Saint Alexander of Bergamo, patron saint of the city. Nowadays the cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Bergamo.

A golden statue of Saint Alexander decorates the top of Bergamo Cathedral. Bergamo, Italy 2013.

Lombardian Landscapes

10 beautiful landscapes from Lombardy, Italy.

Prisoner's View

View of Bergamo's Citta Alta (Old Town) from one of the windows of the Clock Tower in Piazza Vecchia.

Prisoner's View

Espresso Italiano

Espresso in Italy

Espresso is definitely one of the most successful symbols of Made in Italy.

Italians take their Espresso extremely seriously. Did you know there is even an Italian Espresso National Institute?

In the Shop Windows of Bergamo

Cute panda biscuits in a Bergamo bakery.

Seen in the shop windows in Bergamo, Italy.

Bergamo Market

International food and craft market in the center of Bergamo. Bergamo, October 2013.

Polenta Bergamo

Polenta cakes in a shop window. Bergamo, Italy.

One of the local specialties, you should definitely try in Bergamo, is polenta e osei.

Polenta e Osei is Bergamo's signature cake. It is a yellow mound-shaped cake topped with sweet marzipan and chocolate birds.