Belluno

Two photos from Kurt Hielscher from two different books brought me here. Both with the description "Palazzo dei Rettori". In his books it  seemed indeed the same building but on arrival it turned out not. Though in black and white the building looks the same, in real life and in color not, hence the name: Palazzo Rosso of the other photp, which is situated across the street from one another.

In the days before we picked up the boys in Innsbruck and jumped into Italy via the Brennerpass. We stopped in lovely Chiusa/Klausen to have lunch with a lot of pizzas and moved on to check-out the stunning turquoise Lago di Carezza. High in the mountains a next stop was made in San Pellegrino, in the winter a ski resort, where we jumped into the snow on slippers. Our destination for that day and the upcoming days was the emerald green lake of Valle del Mis where we swam, canoed and SUP-ed and also made a hike. All the way below I,ve put photos from all these stops as well, because it is too beautiful to not share. Valle del Mis is only half an hour drive from Belluno and on the way to Venice so I convinced the other family members to make  the stop here and check out Belluno as well.

Facade of the Palazzo dei Rettori at the Piazza Duomo.

View the other way roud: from the Palazzo dei Rettori to the Piazza Duomo, with a bit of the Duomo on the right. 

Both Palazzo dei Rettori and Palazzo Rosso.

More from the Piazza Duomo with the Palazzo Rettori and the Fontana di San Gioatà, one of the patron saints of the city.

More impressions with a photo from the Duomo, the Basilica Cattedrale di San Martino Vescovo.

Cosy terrace on the Piazza delle Erbe/Piazza del Mercato.

More impressions.

Piazza dei Martiri.

Besides the Piazza Duomo, there's anothe impressive square with a park: Piazza dei Martiri. On the left you can see the Olympic rings logo, a reminder of the Winter Games of the past winter.

In Belluno, a city of slightly over 35 thousand inhabitants, we could park the van below the city center and take the Scale Mobili Lambioi, a fivefold (?(could be four too)) escalator, which leads directly to the Piazza Duomo with both the Palazzos.  

Using the escalator for transport into the city center.

Chiusa/Klausen where we stopped for a lunch with pizzas.

The stunning turqoise Lago di Carezza in the Dolomites.

San Pellegrino pass.

Kim on slippers in the snow at the San Pellegrino pass.

The emerald green lake of Valle del Mis where we stayed for three nights: her we swam, canoed, SUP-ed and hiked.

Below: a more detailed view on the Palazzo dei Rettori.