#swissguard

[erfigh]

#guardiasvizzera #schweizergarde #gardesuisse #SwissGuard #swissguards #guardiasuiza #guardiasvizzerapontificia #vaticano #vatican #vatikan #army #cittadelvaticano #vaticancity #basilicadisanpietro #roma #catholic (en Vatican City) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmm1VcnMQSo/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[eauverdose]

Certains font vraiment très fort pour leur costume d'Halloween 😉 #gardesuisse #guardiasvizzera #swissguard #stpierre #sanpietro #rome #roma #ig_rome #ig_roma #volgoroma #noidiroma #visitrome #romacapitale #spqr #cosavederearoma #roma_cartoline #igersitalia #igersroma #romecity #igerslazio #ig_lazio #italie #italia #fierdemonfuji (à Roma, Italia / Rome, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVsLgImIRGQ/?utm_medium=tumblr

[nestorallen]

Swiss Guards, Italian Guardia Svizzera, corps of Swiss soldiers responsible for the safety of the pope. Often called “the world’s smallest army,” they serve as personal escorts to the pontiff and as watchmen for Vatican City 🇻🇦and the pontifical villa of Castel Gandolfo. 📜 The Swiss Guard is one of the oldest functioning military corps in the world. 📜 Becoming a Swiss Guard is not easy, for starters you must be Swiss, male, Catholic, single and under 30. 📜 Contrary to popular belief, their uniforms were nit designed by Michelangelo or Raphael. 📜 The Swiss Guard does have heavy duty armor, but generally carry the 16th-century basics. Halberd also known as the Swiss Voulge, dress sword, partisan, unarmed or simply baton. Glocks (semi-automatic pistols) and AK-47s (sub-machine guns) tend to be kept from public view. 📜 All Swiss Guards sign a mandatory 2-year contract of service to the pope and can be extended upon request. 📜 Swiss Guard earned a reputation for self-sacrifice and bravery, as demonstrated during the sack of Rome in 1527, when all but 42 of the 189 guardsmen died defending Pope Clement VII. The Swiss Guards prepared for similar self-sacrifice during World War II, when the vastly outnumbered guardsmen took up defensive positions as German forces rolled into Rome; Adolf Hitler, however, chose not to attack the Vatican. #swissguard #vatican #vaticano #roma #italy #cityscape #city #cityview #beautifuldestinations #beautifulcity #holiday #holidays #holidayfun #travel #travels #travelpics #traveltheworld #traveldiaries #travelphotography #travelblogger #travelling #traveller #travelgram #vacation #vacations #vacationmode #europe #eurotrip #ilovetravel (at Città del Vaticano - Basilica San Pietro di Roma) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVKqHd3pOEA/?utm_medium=tumblr

[eauverdose]

Mes premiers gardes suisses ! Je vais faire un voeu 😀 #gardesuisse #guardiasvizzera #swissguard #stpierre #sanpietro #rome #roma #igersitalia #igersroma #italie #italia #xt3 #fierdemonfuji (à Città del Vaticano - Basilica San Pietro di Roma) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTrQPTrog7D/?utm_medium=tumblr

[helpwithredtape]

GUESS the WORD  and Contact Us for Prizes!  Series 46 starts soon.....

1st letter of each Post Title (in a Series) spells a business word - spelt correctly or jumbled up.  Series 45  answer was  H-A-R-D-A-Z   (HAZARD)

pic: Filmery_Youtube

[hsrm]

Swiss Guard (2016) . . . #swissguard #vatican #vaticancity #stpeterssquare #rome #italy #trip #travel #nikon #nikond750 #d750 #picoftheday #photooftheday #hugosergio (at Piazza San Pietro - Vaticano, Roma, Italia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzqvs5RBGrw/?igshid=11zqghgtsru2

[47of74]

#sanpietroinvaticano #vatican #rome #timehop #swissguard https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv1SVDYjgyo/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=884b2e5gd0v4

[italiandigest-blog]

Some images seem timeless and as a photojournalist capturing one is always a nice surprise. I do not subscribe to the belief that we should aim exclusively at either making 'art' or chasing the zeitgeist of the day. Photography to me is about timing and presence; to place yourself in a spot in time and space that gives you an opportunity you otherwise you might have not had. The results are never granted on the basis of preparedness or 'voglia' (the will we have to do or achieve something), so I find no sense in expecting something to a degree that disappointment seems abiding. I let myself be surprised by my own mistakes, by the unexpected capture and the fine grain of a smooth blur of motion. To me this photo hits that note of timelessness where if it wasn't my image I would not be able to tell when it was taken. I had the chance for the first time in my life to do something special and attend the Christmas morning mass at the Piazza San Pietro in Vatican City and see and hear the Pope give an emotional message. This photo might not capture any of those things but to me it holds them all. . . . . . #rome #bwoftheday #vatican #swissguard #armor #medieval #longtext #streetphotography #streetphotographer #photojournalism #LaStampagram #lifestyle #sonyphotogallery #bnw #igblogger #blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #igersbnw #storytime #sonyalpha #sonyalphasclub #500px #discoveritaly #artprint #fineart #ig_italia #medievalarmor #italianity #italianoperdiem #italianDigest (at Vaticano, Roma) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsQbMixBK4G/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1npcmzzywau1z