It is difficult to imagine that a collection of men, originating as legend has it from Illyria, chose to initiate the building of the settlement that would become Venice upon the most feeble of island foundations: marsh, mud and silt! The true early origins of this highly improbable city are hard [more]
Tuscany has been a favourite destination with Light & Land clients for over a decade now. It is a region with fabulous photographic opportunities – the sculptural cypresses, the picturesque, gently decaying buildings scattered - as if by an artist’s hand - across the softly rolling landscape and the [more]
In the south of sunny Spain is a city like no other, an old city that boasts a shining jewel of modern architectural magnificence. Valencia is home to The City of Arts and Sciences and is the setting for one of the most exciting architectural city breaks Light and Land have to offer for 2012 Stand [more]
The upper reaches of the Dordogne River flow westward across the Department of the Lot, and cuts its way through a landscape of extremes as extraordinary and varied as any in France. Sweeping through wide valleys, it curves across a patchwork of tobacco, walnut and corn plantations. Or it flows, d [more]
Many of the villages of Santorini are perched on the edge of one of the most spectacular volcanic calderas on the planet. The magnificent views across the caldera take in the picturesque villages with the exquisite blue domed churches for which this Greek Island is famed. Santorini lies at the sout [more]
Light & Land has had a long-standing fondness for Italy, with regular photography tours to Tuscany and Umbria and now with a return visit to the Dolomites. We will see and photograph this truly spectacular mountain region at a time when we hope carpets of alpine flowers will be stretching out ben [more]
Tuscany has been a favourite destination with Light & Land clients for over a decade now. It is a region with fabulous photographic opportunities – the sculptural cypresses, the picturesque, gently decaying buildings scattered - as if by an artist’s hand - across the softly rolling landscape and the [more]
At the heel of Italy, Puglia is an untapped gem for photographers. Its long history as a melting pot of wealthy civilisation during the Greek, Roman and Baroque times, coupled with its fertile soil, extensive coastline and unique trulli architecture that is still lived in today, makes Puglia a trul [more]