Italy, Lazio, Rome. Plants on a typical Rome residential apartment balcony.

Italy, Lazio, Rome. Ancient Rome architecture in the City of Rome near the Piazza Bocca della Verita.

Italy, Lazio, Rome. Ancient Rome architecture in the City of Rome near the Piazza Bocca della Verita.

Italy, Lazio, Rome. View looking across the city of Rome, from Aventine hill towards the National Monument of Victor Emmanuel II.

Italy, Lazio, Rome. Looking towards the Palatine, ruins in the heart of Rome near the Colosseum.

Italy, Lazio, Rome. Ornate street lamp by the Colosseum.

Italy, Lazio, Rome. Tourist in the Colosseum or Roman Coliseum, originally the Flavian Amphitheatre

Italy, Lazio, Rome. Tourists buying souvenirs from a stall by the Colosseum or Roman Coliseum, originally the Flavian Amphitheatre

Italy, Lazio, Rome. Tourists in the Colosseum or Roman Coliseum, originally the Flavian Amphitheatre

Italy, Lazio, Rome. Tourists visiting the Colosseum or Roman Coliseum, originally the Flavian Amphitheatre

Italy, Lazio, Rome. Trees and the Constantine Arch near the Colosseum or Roman Coliseum, originally the Flavian Amphitheatre

Italy, Lazio, Rome. Woodland and surrounding buildings viewed within the grounds of Castel Sant'Angelo (also known as 'The Mausoleum of Hadrian').

Italy, Lazio, Rome. Woodland and surrounding buildings viewed within the grounds of Castel Sant'Angelo (also known as 'The Mausoleum of Hadrian').

Italy, Lazio, Rome. Castel Sant'Angelo (also known as 'The Mausoleum of Hadrian')

Italy, Lazio, Rome. Castel Sant'Angelo (also known as 'The Mausoleum of Hadrian')

Italy, Lazio, Rome. Ponte Vittorio Emanuele ii, a bridge over the River Tiber near to Vatican City in the city of Rome.

Italy, Lazio, Rome. Piazza San Pietro and St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City.

Italy, Lazio, Rome. Crowds gather to view a mass delivered by the Pope in the Piazza San Pietro and St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City.

Italy, Lazio, Rome. Typical Rome architecture of a hotel located near the 'Spanish Steps' in Rome.

Italy, Lazio, Rome. The church of the Santissima Trinità dei Monti, a late Renaissance titular church located near the 'Spanish Steps' in Rome.

italy, Lazio, Rome. The church of the Santissima Trinità dei Monti, a late Renaissance titular church located near the 'Spanish Steps' in Rome.

Italy, Lazio, Rome. Brass band on Police Parade near the Piazza Quirinale in front of the Presidential Palace

Italy, Lazio, Rome. Abstract view of a statue reaching towards the sky, located near the Colosseum in Rome City.

Italy, Lazio, Rome. The Colosseum or Roman Coliseum, originally the Flavian Amphitheatre

Italy, Lazio, Rome. Gardens near the Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II (National Monument of Victor Emmanuel II).

Italy, Lazio, Rome. Basilica Ulpia near the Foro di Traiano.

England, Northumberland, Seaton Delaval Hall. Dramatic clouds above Seaton Delaval Hall, a property located in the south of the county, and recently purchased by the National Trust.

England, Tyne and Wear, St Mary's Island and Lighthouse. Rain clouds pass the enigmatic St Mary's Island and Lighthouse near Whitley Bay.

Yellow Daffodil flower photographed against a white background.

Yellow Daffodil flower photographed against a white background.

England, Cleveland, Saltburn-by-the-Sea. "Lift to town" sign on the station of the funicular railway, one of the world's oldest water-powered cliff lifts.

England, Cleveland, Saltburn-by-the-Sea. View looking towards the top of the funicular railway, one of the world's oldest water-powered cliff lifts, from the station near the pier.

England, Cleveland, Saltburn-by-the-Sea. "Lift to town" sign on the station of the funicular railway, one of the world's oldest water-powered cliff lifts.

England, Cleveland, Saltburn-by-the-Sea. View looking towards the top of the funicular railway, one of the world's oldest water-powered cliff lifts, from the station near the pier.

England, Cleveland, Saltburn-by-the-Sea. View looking towards the top of the funicular railway, one of the world's oldest water-powered cliff lifts, from the station near the pier.

England, Cleveland, Saltburn-by-the-Sea. View from the top of the funicular railway, one of the world's oldest water-powered cliff lifts, towards the Victorian Pier and North Sea Beach.

England, Cleveland, Saltburn-by-the-Sea. View from the top of the funicular railway, one of the world's oldest water-powered cliff lifts, towards the Victorian Pier and North Sea Beach.

England, Cleveland, Saltburn-by-the-Sea. View from the top of the funicular railway, one of the world's oldest water-powered cliff lifts, towards the Victorian Pier and North Sea Beach.

England, Northumberland, Wooler. Common Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis) growing near the Northumberland village of Wooler.

England, Northumberland, Wooler. Common Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis) growing near the Northumberland village of Wooler.

England, Northumberland, Bamburgh. Daffodil growing near the Northumberland village of Bamburgh.

England, Northumberland, Bamburgh. Daffodil growing near the Northumberland village of Bamburgh.

England, Northumberland, Gosforth. Frogs spawning at the NWT urban reserve in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne.

England, Northumberland, Gosforth. Frogs spawning at the NWT urban reserve in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne.

Scotland, Scottish Highlands, Cairngorms National Park. The River Dee on a stretch near the town of Ballater, viewed at dusk.

Scotland, Scottish Highlands, Cairngorms National Park. The frozen expanse of Loch Muich, located on the royal estate of Balmoral.

Scotland, Scottish Highlands, Cairngorms National Park. The frozen expanse of Loch Muich, located on the royal estate of Balmoral.

Scotland, Scottish Highlands, Cairngorms National Park. The frozen expanse of Loch Muich, located on the royal estate of Balmoral.

Scotland, Scottish Highlands, Cairngorms National Park. The frozen expanse of Loch Muich, located on the royal estate of Balmoral.

Scotland, Scottish Highlands, Cairngorms National Park. The frozen expanse of Loch Muich, located on the royal estate of Balmoral.