Lias jigsaw puzzles: Italy

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2025-06-27

Completed 26th June 2025

6000 Pieces

Rialto Bridge, Venice

DINO Puzzle, Czech Republic

Where to find

2025-06-01

Summercalendar - surprise :-) - day 22/22 and completed

If you're following my blog for a time, you might have seen the annual advent calendars I receive and assemble day by day. Advent calendar means winter & 24 days until christmas. But...

... in my german jigsaw puzzle board we organize these calendars in summer, too. Why just 1 calendar per year if you can have fun assembling 2? And never forget the joy of those friends who are drawn by a lot to each other to choose the jigsaw puzzles, assemble them and divide them in portions of 22 days? Yes, in summer we only have 22 days to set ourselves apart from the advent calendar.

That was the foreword to the summer event.

Now comes the most important thing: I actually only get my calendars in winter. This year, a friend who prepared many of the large puzzles for me (f.e. Linderhof in 2021 - how could I EVER foget that?) surprised me with a very large parcel and 22 small bags made of Yute.

Oh yes, they are filled properly - and here we go with day 1 /22

buildings at night, ships, water ....

Day 2 / 22

Day 3/ 22

day 5 / 22

Day 6

Welcome to Venice

day 7-8

Day 9

Day 11

I guess that this gap will be filled with a famous bridge?

Day 12

this pictures shows day 7 > 12 & the shape of the world famous Rialto

and here we go with day 13 and 14 (in progress)

Day 1️⃣ 3️⃣ > 1️⃣ 5️⃣

Day 16 and 17 (in progress)

Just 5 days left ...

Day 16 - 17 (by night)

+ Pieces for the following day 18

The early bird builds the walls ...

Day 18 completed

It was a bit of delay, but here we are

Day 21

fits in this gap

and there's just 1 day left:

Day 22 in progress

... and completed

Completed 1st June 2025

500 Pieces

Italien - Lac de Come

Calypto, manufactured in France

by sentosphere 2025

2025-02-23

Completed 21st February 2025

1000 Pieces

Florenz mit Arno (Florence with river Arno)

FXSchmid, Germany

vintage jigsaw puzzle

The river originates on Monte Falterona in the Apennines and takes a southward curve. The river with a length of 241 kilometres turns to the west near Arezzo passing through Florence and Pisa, flowing into the Ligurian Sea.

The "Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze"

Santa Maria del Fiore

The Palazzo Vecchio

2025-02-17

Under construction: vintage F.X.Schmid Panorama > Florence (completed 21st Feb.)

When I was a child, I spent time with my grandfather's sister and we enjoyed assembling jigsaw puzzles.

Must be late 1970ies until the late 1980ies - a long time ago, but I think she ignited the spark that started my love of puzzles and the time I spend assembling them. It was her joy and patience with the pieces and a little girl that felt chosen to help putting so many pieces together.

I remember that she once assembled a view of the italian city Florence. This view was kept in my memories until I found a vintage jigsaw puzzle at Ebay, offered by a private seller in my hometown. It was during the Covid pandemic and we decided to organise the pick-up in the fresh air due to social distancing. I paid a fair price for this vintage jigsaw puzzle and I was happy. I kept the puzzle in my stash for a few years and decided it was time. Now!

A Super Panorama jigsaw puzzle by FXSchmid, a German manufacturer of playing cards, board games and puzzles. It is named "Florenz mit Arno" - the river that flows from east to west.

Florence is the capital of Tuscany with about 360.000 inhabitants. The city is best known for the Uffizi Gallery, the Palazzo Vecchio and Palazzo Pitti as well as the Ponte Vecchio. Florence was the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance. It was economically and culturally one of the most important cities in Europe and the world from the 14th to 16th centuries!

So here we go, starting from 15th February.