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Ancient Noto - Sicily - Eremo di S. Maria della Provvidenza

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Interno dell'Eremo di Santa Maria della Provvidenza, costruito dopo il terremoto del 1693

oto antica fu fondata all'epoca di Ducezio re dei siculi (verso il 428 a.C.) e diventata capovalle durante l'epoca araba. Era una città importantissima nella Sicilia ed era confederata con altre due città: Messina e Taormina. Alla città fu dato anche il titolo di Città ingegnosissima da Ferdinando il cattolico nel 1503.

Si ritiene che Ducezio, continuamente in guerra con i Greci, sia stato indotto alla scelta del sito sul monte Alveria dalle difese naturali da cui è circondato, alti costoni rocciosi e profonde valli; vi si godeva poi, la vista del mar Jonio ed era facile la discesa verso la spiaggia (anche se più lunga rispetto a quella sul nuovo sito). Noto era così un sito perfetto per la sua inespugnabilità, essa infatti non fu mai conquistata con la forza.

Dunque Ducezio, che avendo costruito Mineo in posizione elevata, non poteva tollerare di lasciare la sua patria in un luogo umile ed insicuro (l'antica neas sul monte dell'Aguglia) e gettò sul monte Alveria le basi della città di Noto, circondandola di mura. Nell'antica città fiorirono ginnasi dei filosofi.

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Info photo: Vista dalla torre, il cuore di Praga

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Il 6 maggio 1757 nei pressi della città si svolse la Battaglia di Praga che vide fronteggiarsi gli eserciti prussiano, guidato dallo stesso re Federico II di Prussia, e quello austriaco, guidato dal principe Carlo Alessandro di Lorena. La vittoria arrise ai prussiani, che posero la città in stato di assedio ma non riuscirono a conquistarla; nel luglio dello stesso anno dovettero togliere l'assedio a causa della sconfitta subita a Kolin.

Le quattro città indipendenti che precedentemente formavano Praga, vennero proclamate come unica città nel 1784.

La città di Praga conserva all'interno della Cattedrale di San Vito le più importanti reliquie della nazione, ovvero le spoglie mortali di San Giovanni Nepomuceno, martire del sigillo sacramentale della confessione e patrono della Boemia.

Queste quattro città erano Hradčany (il Castello, a ovest della Moldava), Malá Strana (ovvero il Piccolo Quartiere nell'area a sud del Castello), Staré Město (la Città Vecchia, sulla riva orientale opposta al Castello) e Nové Město (la Città Nuova, a sud-est). La città subì un'ulteriore espansione con l'annessione di Josefov (il quartiere ebraico) nel 1850 e Vyšehrad nel 1883.

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Prague (English pronunciation: /ˈprɑːɡ/; Czech: Praha pronounced [ˈpraɦa] ( listen), see also other names) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Nicknames for Prague have included "the mother of cities" (Praga mater urbium, or "Praha matka měst" in Czech), "city of a hundred spires", or Stověžatá Praha in Czech and "the golden city" or Zlaté město in Czech.[4]

Situated on the River Vltava in central Bohemia, Prague has been the political, cultural, and economic centre of the Czech state for more than 1100 years. For many decades during the Gothic and Renaissance eras, Prague was the permanent seat of two Holy Roman Emperors and thus was also the capital of the Holy Roman Empire.

Today, the city proper is home to more than 1.2 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 1.9 million.[5]

Since 1992, the extensive historic centre of Prague has been included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites, making the city one of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe, receiving more than 4.1 million international visitors annually, as of 2009.[6]

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Hammer of the brand Nooitgedagt, translated into English NeverTought. Rust is a Dutch word and means rest, that's what this hammer does after years of faithful service. The hammer is a bit rusty, which also fits the theme.

The brand Nooitgedagt is also in "rust" ( does not exist anymore), again it fits the theme.

For the Macro Mondays theme: rust.

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During the trip in Noto Antica (Sicily, Italy), i saw The Monastery of St. Mary of Providence.

There I show the pictures because I think outside of the Church

are well known, what you see is what's inside.

You can not enter, but fortune has allowed me to find

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and has left open the gate.....

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Argegno Como Series - Argegno Como Lake

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ARGEGNO

Argegno è una tra le località più frequentate del Lago di Como sia come luogo di soggiorno che di transito. Da qui, infatti una strada percorre la Valle d'Intelvi, che congiunge il lago di Como a quello di Lugano.

Argegno dista 20 km. da Como, da cui può essere raggiunto percorrendo la statale Regina, che prende il nome dall'antica via Regia romana che portava a Chiavenna e a Coira, e di cui segue il tracciato.

La valle è gremita di paesi e comprende sia località turisticamente note come Castiglione, S.Fedele, Lanzo, che borghi tranquilli e riposanti. Punti di eccezionale bellezza sono i Belvedere di Pigra, verso il Lago di Como, e di Lanzo, verso il lago di Lugano.

Molto pittoresco è l'antico borgo del paese che, attraversato dal torrente Telo, è diviso in due parti collegate da un vecchio ponte in pietra a sesto acuto.

L'origine romana del paese è attestata da alcuni ritrovamenti di lapidi, le cui iscrizioni fanno riferimento al console Publio Cesio Archigene. Argegno è stato fin dall'antichità un centro fortificato, la sua posizione strategica giocò un ruolo fondamentale nell' ambito della guerra fra i Rusca e i Vittani, nel 1335 si consegnò insieme a tutti i comuni di Como ai signori di Milano e divenne proprietà dei Visconti.

Da Argegno si può salire in funivia fino a Pigra 881 m. situata su di un altopiano da cui si gode un bellissimo panorama del lago di Como.

Da vedere il Santuario di S. Anna, edificio settecentesco, che conserva all'interno stucchi e affreschi del settecento.

Ogni paese della valle ci regala qualcosa dal punto di vista dell'abilità artigiana che molto spesso si innalza a vera e propria opera d'arte.

Tra le più famose famiglie di artisti vanno ricordati i Carloni di Scaria, i Solari di Verna, i Quaglio e i Barberini di Laino, Bregno di Osteno.

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ARGEGNO

Argegno is one of Lario’s most frequented places, as a place to stay as well as to stop in to visit. Actually from here a road travels the Valle d'Intelvi (Intelvi Valley), which connects Lake Como with that of Lugano.

Argegno is 20 km. from Como, from which can be reached by travelling the statale (state road) Regina, which takes its name from the ancient Roman via Regia that lead to Chiavenna and to Coira, and follows its route.

The valley is full of towns and includes noted tourist localities such as Castiglione, S.Fedele, and Lanzo, as well as calm and relaxing villages. Points of exceptional beauty are Belvedere (Terrace with a view) di Pigra, towards Lake Como, and Belvedere di Lanzo, towards Lugano’s lake.

Very picturesque is the ancient village of the town which, having crossed the Telo torrent, is divided into two parts connected by an old, pointed-arch stone bridge.

The town’s Roman origin is testified to by a few discoveries of gravestones, the inscriptions of which refer to the consul Publio Cesio Archigene.

Argegno has since ancient times been a fortified centre, its strategic position played a fundamental role in the course of the war between the Rusca and the Vittani, in 1335 it surrendered together with all the towns of Como to the Lordship of Milan and became property of the Visconti.

From Argegno you can climb in the cableway to Pigra (881 mt) located on a plateau from which a beautiful panorama of Lake Como can be enjoyed.

The Santuario di S. Anna (St. Anna Sanctuary), an 18th century building, which conserves in its interior stuccoes and frescos of the 1700s, is a must-see.

Every town of the valley offers us with something from the artisan ability point of view, which often is elevated to a downright work of art.

Among its most famous artist families should be mentioned the Carloni of Scaria, the Solari of Verna, the Quaglio and Barberini of Laino, and Bregno of Osteno.

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Eight little cuties I found in a street of Lisbon, Portugal.

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of my other cats pictures here...

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though. The truth is that I always spend some time to edit

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Island Bella Garden Palazzo Borromeo

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The Indian Peafowl or Blue Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) is a large and brightly coloured pheasant native to South Asia, but introduced and semi-feral in many other parts of the world. The male, peacock, is predominantly blue with a fan-like crest of spatula-tipped wire-like feathers and is best known for the long train made up of elongated upper-tail covert feathers which bear colourful eyespots. These stiff and elongated feathers are raised into a fan and quivered in a display during courtship. The female lacks the train, has a greenish lower neck and has a duller brown plumage. They are found mainly on the ground in open forest or cultivation where they forage for berries, grains but will also prey on snakes, lizards, and small rodents. Their loud calls make them easy to detect, and in forest areas, often indicate the presence of a predator such as a tiger. They forage on the ground, moving in small groups and will usually try to escape on foot through undergrowth and avoid flying. They will fly up into tall trees to roost, however. It is the national bird of India.

A melanistic form with black wings, initially considered as a subspecies P. c. nigripennis, also known as a Japanned Peafowl was a topic of some interest during Darwin's time.[4] It is however only a case of genetic variation within the population. Other variations include the pied and white forms all of which are the result of allelic variation at specific loci

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Il Pavone comune o Pavone blu (Pavo cristatus, Linnaeus 1758) è un uccello appartenente alla famiglia dei Fasianidi. Originario delle foreste dell' India, è stato importato in Europa dai Romani, i quali lo allevavano non solo per la sua bellezza, ma anche per la prelibatezza delle sue carni.

Nel corso degli anni sono state selezionate numerose varietà d'allevamento. La più famosa è sicuramente la varietà Bianca, in cui la coda del maschio somiglia ad uno splendido pizzo. Punto debole di questa varietà è l'eccessiva consanguineità, che la rende sensibile alle malattie e al clima instabile.

Altra razza degna di nota è l'Arlecchino, che presenta una livrea simile al Pavone comune ma intervallata da chiazze bianche di varie dimensioni e su tutto il corpo; questa razza è stata ottenuta incrociando la varietà Bianca con il meno noto Pavone dalle ali nere

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Info photo: Parco Alto Milanese

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Busto Arsizio - Varese (Italy), Parco Alto Milanese

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EXPLORE: Aug 1, 2009 #26

Info photo: Catinaccio - Rosengarten

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Il Gruppo del Catinaccio, in tedesco Rosengarten e in ladino Ciadenac, è un massiccio delle Dolomiti situato tra la Valle di Tires, la Val d'Ega e la Val di Fassa nel Parco naturale dello Sciliar.

Domina, anche se distante una ventina di km, l'orizzonte orientale di Bolzano. Caratteristica del gruppo è la colorazione rosata che assume al tramonto, fenomeno visivo chiamato enrosadira.

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The Rosengarten (Italian: Catinaccio; German: Rosengarten) is a massif in the Dolomites of northern Italy. It is located between the Tiers, Eggental and Fassa Valleys, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.

One peculiarity of the Rosengarten is the pink shade which, due to the presence of dolomite mineral, it takes in the sunset, celebrated in the Südtirollied as "glowing". Meaning "Rose garden" in German, the name refers to the legend of King Laurin and his Rose Garden, a traditional story explaining the outer appearance of the mountain range.

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SCOUT EXPLORE: Aug 19, 2009 #18

Info photo: Diving Marsa Alam.

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with a soft plastic case, max depth 12 meters.

Marsa Alam (o Marsà ‘Alam, in arabo مرسى علم) è stato fino a pochi anni fa un piccolo villaggio di pescatori situato in Egitto, sulla costa ovest del Mar Rosso.

Negli ultimi anni, a seguito dell'apertura dell'aeroporto internazionale (codice ICAO: HEMA, codice IATA: RMF) nel 2001, è cresciuto rapidamente fino a divenire una popolare destinazione turistica, come lo sono già Sharm el Sheikh e Hurghada.

Marsa Alam è situata in prossimità del Tropico del Cancro, dove il Mar Rosso incontra il deserto del Sahara, e si presenta ricca di palmeti e mangrovie, con un mare ricco di pesce per via della presenza della barriera corallina. Quest'ultima è molto rinomata tra i subacquei per via dei molti siti d'immersione ancora incontaminati, in cui si possono incontrare facilmente delfini (del genere stenella rostrata), dugongo e squali martello.

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Marsa Alam (Arabic: مرسى علم‎) is a town in south-eastern Egypt, on the west coast of the Red Sea. It is currently seeing increasing popularity as a tourist destination and development including the opening of Marsa Alam Airport in 2001.

Marsa Alam is situated near the Tropic of Cancer where the Arabian Desert meets the Red Sea, and it has the appearance of a tropical paradise with its palm trees, mangroves and sea coasts fringed with barrier coral reefs. It has already gained a strong reputation amongst scuba divers due to its numerous and unspoilt diving sites both along the coast and offshore. Sightings of spinner dolphins, dugongs and hammerhead sharks are a frequent occurrence for those who venture into its waters.

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The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in the United States in the state of Arizona. It is largely contained within the Grand Canyon National Park, one of the first national parks in the United States. President Theodore Roosevelt was a major proponent of preservation of the Grand Canyon area, and visited it on numerous occasions to hunt and enjoy the scenery.

The Grand Canyon is 277 miles (446 km) long, up to 18 miles (29 km) wide and attains a depth of over a mile (1.83 km) (6000 feet).[1] Nearly two billion years of the Earth's geological history have been exposed as the Colorado River and its tributaries cut their channels through layer after layer of rock while the Colorado Plateau was uplifted.[2] While the specific geologic processes and timing that formed the Grand Canyon are the subject of debate by geologists,[3] recent evidence suggests the Colorado River established its course through the canyon at least 17 million years ago.[4][5] Since that time, the Colorado River continued to erode and form the canyon to the point we see it at today.[6]

Before European immigration, the area was inhabited by Native Americans who built settlements within the canyon and its many caves. The Pueblo people considered the Grand Canyon ("Ongtupqa" in Hopi language) a holy site and made pilgrimages to it.[7] The first European known to have viewed the Grand Canyon was García López de Cárdenas from Spain, who arrived in 1540.[8]

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Il Grand Canyon è un'immensa gola creata dal fiume Colorado nell'Arizona settentrionale. È lungo 446 chilometri circa, profondo fino a 1.600 metri e con una larghezza variabile dai 500 metri ai 27 chilometri. Per la maggior parte è incluso nel parco nazionale del Grand Canyon, uno dei primi parchi nazionali degli Stati Uniti. Il presidente Theodore Roosevelt amava molto l'area del Grand Canyon e la visitò diverse volte, per andare a caccia di puma ed ammirare il paesaggio.

Quasi due miliardi di anni della storia della Terra sono emersi alla luce grazie all'azione del Colorado e dei suoi affluenti, che in milioni di anni hanno eroso strato dopo strato di sedimenti, e grazie al sollevamento del Colorado Plateau.

Il primo europeo a vedere il Grand Canyon fu lo spagnolo García López de Cárdenas nel 1540 che partì dal Nuovo Messico alla ricerca del misterioso fiume di cui parlavano gli indiani Hopi. La prima spedizione scientifica verso il canyon fu guidata dal maggiore statunitense John Wesley Powell alla fine degli anni '70 del XIX secolo. Powell descrisse le rocce sedimentarie esposte nel canyon come "pagine di un grande libro di storia". Comunque, molto prima di queste scoperte, l'area era abitata da Nativi americani che costruirono insediamenti tra le pareti del canyon.

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SCOUT EXPLORE: Jul 2, 2009 #56

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Cardo (nome scientifico Carduus L. 1753) è un genere di piante Spermatofite Dicotiledoni appartenenti alla famiglia delle Asteraceae, dall’aspetto di erbacee annuali o perenni, mediamente alte, in genere molto spinose e dai fiori simili al carciofo.

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Carduus is a genus of about 90 species of thistles in the family Asteraceae, native to Europe, Asia and Africa. Carduus is Latin for a thistle.[1]

Carduus species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Coleophora therinella.

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Lake Iseo or Lago d'Iseo or Sebino is the fourth largest lake in Lombardy, Italy, fed by the Oglio river.

It is in the north of the country in the Val Camonica area, near the cities of Brescia and Bergamo. The lake is almost equally divided between the Provinces of Bergamo and Brescia. This is a heavily industrialised part of the world, but the area remains one of outstanding natural beauty. The road north to Switzerland used to run along the side of the lake, and stories about entire families being swallowed up by the murky waters abound. A much safer road, carved into the side of the mountains, now exists.

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Il lago d'Iseo o Sebino (in lombardo lac d'Izé) è un bacino lacustre dell'Italia settentrionale, situato in Lombardia. Ha come principale immissario ed emissario il fiume Oglio. Ha una superficie di 65,3 km2 e una profondità massima di 251 metri è situato a 180 m di quota nelle prealpi, posto in fondo alla Val Camonica, si incunea tra le province di Bergamo e di Brescia ed ospita la più grande isola lacustre naturale dell'Italia: Monte Isola cui fanno da satelliti a nord e a sud i due isolotti di Loreto e di San Paolo.

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