the Torre dell'Arenella, part of the complex of the Tonnara, Quattro Pizzi etc ... was built in 1852 by Don Vincenzo Florio Sr. (1799-1868), who had called a Dutchman to draw up the project. It served as a windmill or mechanical mill to grind sumac, a grass which, reduced to powder, was indispensable for the tanning of hides.

It worked for a few years, the exports were booming, then the workers began to get smart, mixing fake herb powder with that of the precious sumac, the result: the mill closed and business in smoke.

The tower also served as a lighthouse, as reported by an old nautical map of the port.

Arenella perhaps owes its name to the fine sand that once covered its coast.

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la Torre dell'Arenella, facente parte del complesso della Tonnara, Quattro Pizzi etc...fu fatta costruire nel 1852 da Don Vincenzo Florio Sr. (1799-1868), che aveva chiamato un olandese per redigerne il progetto. Ebbe funzione di mulino a vento o meccanico per macinare il sommacco, un'erba, che, ridotta in polvere, era indispensabile per la concia delle pelli.

Funzionò per qualche anno, le esportazioni a gonfie vele, poi le maestranze cominciarono a fare i furbi, mescolando polvere di erbe fasulle a quella del prezioso sommacco, risultato: mulino chiuso e affari in fumo.

La torre ebbe anche funzione di Faro, come riportato da una vecchia carta nautica del Porto .

L'Arenella forse deve il suo nome alla fina sabbia che una volta ricopriva il suo litorale .

Tagine is a slow-simmered stew of northwestern Africa traditionally cooked in a covered earthenware pot. The pot is commonly called a Tagine, too.

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Een schitterend park op de rand van de Internationale Zone, ingang Scheveningseweg.

Je moet hier wel een wandelkaart voor hebben. Te koop het bij VVV kantoor aan het Spui (bibliotheek)

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I think this is a "Heath Spotted Orchid" Close but a little dark.. ID welcome..

Shot on Haldon Heath.. View On Black

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Himalaya Népal

D'après diapositive de novembre 1982.

Snail Cottage, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, South Oxfordshire

My fourth attempt over a long period, and still a struggle to get something respectable. It is such a lovely scene to the eye, yet bedevilled by wires, cables, telegraph poles, cars, refuse bins, TV aerials, etc. Still not great, but this one is probably as good as it is ever going to get.

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Rue de la station, 23

7090 Braine-le-Comte

Stanier 5MT 44871 makes it's way through a tunnel of trees as it heads towards Wolsingham and eventually Stanhope with "The Railway 200 Special" tour.

A little earlier in the trip the train had passed over part of the original Stockton and Darlington Railway route of 1825 which was opened exactly 200 years ago on the 27th September. Celebrations have been held over the weekend including a recreation of the first train over the route.

This section of the line however is a relative newcomer having opened in 1847 as far as Frosterley, eventually reaching Stanhope in 1862.

27th September 2025.

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