Colfiorito, Marche. A resident walks among the rubble of her house after an earthquake.
Roger Wehrli
Taranto, Apulia. An oil refinery sits alongside an old watchtower.
Roger Wehrli
Idroscalo of Milan, an artificial lake on the edge of town that attracts the less well-off Milanese at weekends.
Roger Wehrli
Rome. "Buona Domenica" is a television entertainment show produced for Canale 5, part of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's empire.
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The Po Delta. The fertile wet lands of the River Po are intensively farmed.
Roger Wehrli
Palermo, Sicily. Waiting for the godfather.
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Rome. Teletuscolo, one of many local private broadcasters, rents out its studio to business people who want to flog their wares to viewers.
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Bronte, Sicily. Traces of the eruption of Mount Etna.
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Castelsilano, Calabria. Five seconds after falling off his bike.
Roger Wehrli
Rome, Tor Bella Monica. Two women with a joint and aggressive dog.
Roger Wehrli
Belpasso, Sicily. Sunday is a chance to scrub up and be seen on the piazza.
Roger Wehrli
Genoa. Arriving in port first thing in the morning.
Roger Wehrli
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Swiss photographer Roger Wehrli has been travelling round Italy for the past 15 years. His book, Pensione Italia, is a sort of travel diary and shows everyday Italian life, including its quirks.
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