Por el Norte, por el Sur – Italian opposed icons, 2

© 2021 Valerio Griffa

Mount Etna, Sicily, Italy

The olive tree, the chestnut tree, the broom are suitable for Etna, plants linked to the fortunes of civilization and the dreams of poets; the vine with the sweet languors it gives to men is also suitable,
Fosco Maraini

Mount Cervino, Pennine Alps, Aosta Valley, Italy

The noblest rock in Europe, John Ruskin