Jonathan Gazeley

Everybody knows the story of Pompeii. However it was quite solemn to visit the ruined city, painstakingly excavated. Pictured here with the volcano that destroyed it, Vesuvius, in the background.

Viewed from a street in Sorrento, someone has hung lots of fruit and vegetables on their balcony.

No explanation required - I just liked the colour

This grand bridge spans the bay near the port of Gruz.

If you have read the caption for the photo "Terracotta quilt", you'll notice I said almost all the rooves were re-tiled. This is one of the few that evaded damage in the conflict and was not replaced.

All the tiled rooves in Dubrovnik are bright and orange, partly because the city was shelled in the Siege of Dubrovnik in 1991/2, causing extensive damage to the buildings. Almost all of the rooves have since been replaced. It also helps that no cars are permitted in the old city. Seen from the city walls, the vast array of bright, clean tiled rooves reminded me of some kind of patchwork.

This photo of the monastery in Dubrovnik was taken from high on the city ramparts.

... this time pictured shortly after leaving Venice

The Sea Cloud is a sailing cruise ship - most unusual. Pictured here docked in Venice, the passengers we spoke to from this ship told us their next port of call was in Croatia.

This is the "car park" for the tiny islet named above, which sits proudly in the harbour of Venice. There doesn't appear to be much on the islet except for a church.