Italy, Veneto, Venice, Grand Canal, Participants in the Regata Storico historical Regatta held each September, wearing traditional costume and rowing ornately decorated blue and silver gondola approac...

Italy, Veneto, Venice, Grand Canal, Participants in the Regata Storico historical Regatta in brightly painted gondolas and wearing traditional costume approaching the Rialto bridge with onlookers on b...

Italy, Veneto, Venice, Grand Canal, Participants in the Regata Storico annual historical regatta in brightly painted gondolas and wearing traditional costume approaching the Rialto bridge with onlooke...

Italy, Veneto, Venice, Restored facades of canalside buildings painted pastel pink, terracotta and yellow with window balconies and shutters in late summer sunshine.

Ireland, County Anrtrim, Whitehead, Colourfully painted terraced houses with balconies.

Ireland, County Anrtrim, Whitehead, Colourfully painted terraced houses with balconies.

Cuba, Habana, Havana, Colourful colonial buildings along the Malecon with washing hanging from lines across the balconies.

USA, Louisiana, New Orleans, French quarter buildings with wrought iron balconies.

Turkey, Istanbul, Balcony of the Dolmabahce Palace.

Turkey, istanbul, Ceiling and balcony inside Haghia Sophia Mosque.

ITALY, Tuscany, Siena, Religious carving at the entrance to the Palazzo Publico in the Piazza del Campo with people on balconies beyond.

GERMANY; Saxony; Dresden; Restaurant and shops below apartment flats in Neustädter market square.