The Old City is fantastic, Three (not counting the Armenian quarter) different religions and cultures crammed in to such a small area. Always something happening.
Aahh The Palio, havent been to one since 2008, but between 1990 and 2008 I probably photographed 12-15 Palios with the help of the City Hall who always gave me a (lasciapassare) photographers pass. The late Lord Bracknell, having lived nearby for a while was something of an expert on all the...
Great place. I used to do all the brochure photography for the magic of italy tour operators, now part of Tui and every summer I used to be sent out to photograph villas and hotels in Tuscany and Umbria. Although I like Florence I always prefered Siena.
Do you mean Hawker Chan's. if so, isnt that the only michelin starred hawker centre in the world, its in some shopping mall in Chinatown. Always a massive queue when ive been there.
For me, has to be Venice.
Travelled to many cities and countries, but Venice stands out, had so many lovely times there with Mrs Shingle.
PS my avatar is a pic of mine from the Venice carnevale.