IN SEARCH OF A CARESS

Abruzzo Day 3 – 18th April
Another place we visited was this very old abbey in Fossacesia. It is dedicated to San Giovanni in Venere (St John in Venere). The coach had to park some 200 metres up the road and on our walk to the abbey this cute little dog came along looking for a caress. And it got it, as you can see. I couldn’t resist posting this shot.
Inset is a shot of this marvellous old portal of the church/basilica.
The name of the place – San Giovanni in Venere – derives from the fact that it was built on the site where a temple to the goddess Venere had been built in 80BC. The Abbey of San Giovanni in Venere includes a basilica and the monastery proper. They were both built in the early 13th century.
Thank you very much for looking and for your wonderful comments and the fav’s on yesterday’s picture.

[Suse♡]

Sweet doggy getting pampered...I can understand why you couldn´t resist to post this... the abbey sounds really interesting place too

[Sue Wilde]

Totally lovely Dione

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Lovely candid shot,

[What's for dessert?]

So sweet!

[Chris K]

lovely capture and I enjoy all your descriptions very much

[alia_801]

I like the similar colours and contrasting textures between the two shots :)

[Tony]

Great pair of images, the entrance to the abbey looks very ornate.

[sally agnew]

Amazing entrance, interesting history, and of course what an endearing image of the puppy getting lots of attention :-)

[Nancy]

Some times you just need a good scratch.

[tony gig]

Lovely capture and information Dione.

[Rick Schies]

Cute, she found what she was looking for

[Rob]

Cute capture! Love the details on the entrance!

[Carole Imes]

Beautifully arranged. I like how dogs love their belly rubs. Daisy is famous for that.

[richard saffold]

the little guy might greet all the coaches.

[Kerri]

Great shots

[Gena Pegg]

Very cool capture of the ancient abbey. Nice pov. .... and always up for a sweet puppy needing some love!

[John]

Nice photos and the history you provide always adds to enjoyment of viewing the remarkable places and buildings you photograph.

[Dawn Ulmer]

Delightful.

[Pyrrhula]

Very nice/funny dog and beautiful insert. The explanation as always is excellent and very informative.

[Danny Davies]

Like the both Dione, like the entrance to the Abbey, love the dog shot.

[Claire]

That entrance is spectacular

[Terry]

Great regal entrance, the dog sure is not modest. LOL

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Nice shot on both accounts. The church looks beautiful and the dog is cute!

[Catherine W.]

What a beautiful abbey and the cute dog is a bonus!!!

[bkb in the city]

cute shot

[Dione Giorgio]

@susale @swilde @ziggy77 @whatsfordessert @cruiser @alia_801 @tonydebont @hermann @nanm @tonygig @digitalrn @jdr4690 @cimes1 @chard @kerristephens @eyesmile @congaree @deu49097 @pyrrhula @dannydavies @claireuk @sarasdadandmom @olivetreeann @wannabe @bkbinthecity Thank you very much for your lovely comments.

[Alison Hewitt Bailey]

Aww, so cute! Nice captures.

[mervyn hobbs]

Very nice.

[Maggiemae]

Your good focus enables a great look at the sculpture on the doorway! Fav

[Dione Giorgio]

@dulciknit @carwyn3 @maggiemae Thank you so much. The Fav makes my day.

[Angie]

I love how content that cat looks. Great candid

[Dione Giorgio]

@angiec Thanks, Angie. Dak kelb, haha.

[Catherine Pace]

adorable moment!

[Sally Ings]

Wonderful capture. What amazing architecture the old abbey has