Trip to Gran Sasso of Italy in Abruzzo

In september I had a free week on work. I didn't have summer holiday so I immediately organized a trip. I like to tracking and hiking in mountains and of course Gran Sasso natural park which is the nearest to Brindisi, 5 hours by car, always attracted me. Of course, Alpes are amazing and they are the most beautiful mountains in Italy but its too far and you have to take a flight and then to rent a car to reach them.

Gran Sasso of Italy is the highest mountain in the Apennines. It situated in Abruzzo region in central Italy.  The three main summits of the Gran Sasso are Corno Grande , which at 2,912 metres is the highest peak in the Apennines, nearby Corno Piccolo and Pizzo Intermesoli, which is separated from the other two peaks by Val Maone, a deep valley.

 We decided to ascend the Gran Sasso the first day after we arrived because it was sunny day without clouds. Local people said that the weather up near summits is very instable so we used this occasion of good weather. We took the chair-lift from Prati di Tivo, with 10 minutes we arrived at altitude of 2,000 meters at place named Madonnina. 

Breathtaking landscapes around..

From Madonnina the path is going up to the refuge (I shown it with the red arrow). It's not so far, but the path is difficult and with inclination

This is the path, not the most difficult piece, so you can imagine

This is the most difficult piece

Breathtaking view

Almost arrived...

Situated below the peak of the Corno Grande is the Calderone glacier, until 2009 the southernmost known glacier in Europe; deglaciation has significantly reduced the glacier's size. Glaciologists now question whether the glacier will survive past 2020.

We decided to not go up to the pass but go all way down to the Prati di Tivo on foot without taking the chair-lift

Returning in our hotel on the way from Prati di Tivo it was a small lake. Without any wind mountains and forest reflexed in water in amazing way!

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Chestnuts adventure in Calabria. Part 2

This is second part of my post about our trip in Calabria. It dedicated to forest. I don't have many words to write - all you need tell you photos.


When you go by a car between two hills - sudden you enter in cloud and it seems that you stay in horror film. Road, only road and clouds... nothing more around...

 Then you drive out and it's sun again and flaming forest:

 Small road in the forest:

Always in clouds:

Roads became smaller and smaller:

26 kg of chestnuts:

Krimml waterfall

One of the places we visited was famous waterfall near Krimml in Austrtia. It's the higher waterfall in Europe - 380 meters ans consist of three stages. You can ascend the trail to the top- Along the trail made places to admire the waterfall. Some are so close to it that it pour spray from head to toe. 


This photo I made at the base. 

Just when you make out little figures of people in the photo, you can imagine the size and power of Krimml Fall. But on the photo it's only small part of it.When you ascend this rock near the base of waterfall, the power of wind is so high that you can not to stay on the feet. There are so many splatters that you become wet after a few seconds and noise of waterfall deafen you.

Alpine nature

Today I share some photos of nature that I made in this trip. I like to make photos flowers, butterflies, trees, aint hills...

 Marmot. Stelvio pass. There was full of marmots)

Butterfly. Swiss National park. 

Aint hill. Swiss National park.

River and flowers. Fluela pass.

Mountain flowers. Solden.
I like this small flowers with their delicate color and tender beauty.

Bee. Brandnertal.
I catch this photo occidentally - when my husband kept the flower in the hand sudden set down a bee) 

End of vacance

Well here I am back from vacation, full of impressions, photos and inspiration! Our vacance consisted of two parts: 

The first - a trip by car to the Alps. Here is our itinerary:

The second part - Greece, the island of Kefalonia

In this week wait for details of our journey with photo report!

ACEO - Art Cards, Editions and Originals

Do you heard about ACEO - Art Cards, Editions and Originals? Thes are miniature works of art about the same size as modern baseball cards, or 2 ½ X 3 ½ inches (6cm X 9cm).
I have many beautiful photos from my vacances and decided to print ACEO cards. I made section in my graphic shop - ACEO.
Do you like it?

Greece, Santorini
Greece, Mikonos


Switzerland, Zermatt