A calcenova plaster finish in one of the restaurants.

A mime in Venice, Italy

A favorite building in Mantova

A mime in Venice.

Me, in Venice

Duomo or Cathedral of San Pietro in Mantova, Italy (formerly "Mantua". Mantova is where our "Mantovano" finish originated). The facade dates to 1756 and is in carrara marble. It was built by the Roman architect Nicolo Bashciera, combining neoclassic purism, Roman Baroque Classicism and late Gothic style.

Church of the Madonna del Terremoto in Mantova

San Marco Basilica in Venice

Gondolas in Venice

Another applicator in front of an elaborate fresco in Verona. Verona is known as "the painted city".

Venice

House of G. Boniforte da Concorezzo in Mantova. This wealthy merchant dealt in luxury goods and this structure was built near the fourteenth-century, as indicated by a triple inscription in Latin, Italian and Mantuan vernacular. The window frames were at one time covered in genuine gold leaf.

More frescos in Verona, in the Square.

A public"water closet" (restroom) in Verona Italy

Taken from the tower in Venice overlooking the city.

Taken from the tower in Venice, another view.

The hotel in Verona in which we stayed.

A Fresconova plaster finish in a storefront in Mantova

The " Palazzo Te" in Mantova.

The Palazzo Te, Mantova. Interior pictures were not permitted.

The San Marco Basilica

The Villa next to our hotel in Verona, restored by Safra

Breakfast at the Hotel in Verona

Safra staff (Filippo and Daniella) with Daniel (right), an applicator

The Dome of Sant' Andrea, in Mantova

Romeo & Juliet site in Verona

Close up decoration of Piazza Marconi, Mantova

Villa in Mantova

Some of the blood of Christ is said to be kept here, protected in this crypt, in the Basilica, Mantova

Venetian Decoration

Close up of the marble columns in the Basilica, Venice

Another close up of Basilica in Venice

The oldest church in Mantua (Mantova), "Rotonda of San Lorenzo". The circular Romanesque church was built in 1082 for Matilda of Canossa. Not until 1908-1926 was the old building brought back to light and the missing parts were rebuilt in a neo-Romanesque interpretation.

A local restaurant in Verona Italy with a calcenova plaster finish.