From the crisp, snow clad mountains to vivid bright blue rivers, these breath-taking photographs capture the incredible beauty of various landscapes across France and Italy. Ranging from the morning sunrise to the night sky, the images catch these calm and tranquil settings in all their glory. Taken by photographer Alessio Andreani, 24, they depict the different moods for each shot, alternating from the bright and cheery greenery of Italy, to the dark and still rivers of France. The wonderful shots, taken throughout 2012, also manage to display the changing colours of the mountains and lakes, from oranges to yellows and purples to blues.….
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
A weightlifter has lost a whopping 12st after swapping biscuits for biceps .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
A woman who suffered from an allergic reaction to hair dye that made her face swell to twice its size has been left too scared to leave the house .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .