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Monterosso al Mare est le plus vieux village des Cinque Terre et le plus grand, il ne ressemble en rien aux autres villages. Contrairement à eux, il a la particularité de ne pas être suspendu à un promontoire rocheux à la manière des autres villages, et c’est le seul des cinq villages à avoir une grande plage accessible.
Monterosso al Mare is the oldest village of the Cinque Terre and the largest, it does not look like other villages. Unlike them, it has the distinction of not being suspended from a rocky promontory in the manner of other villages, and it is the only one of the five villages to have a large accessible beach.
The Colosseum, also known as the Flavian Amphitheater, owes its name to the Latin expression Colosseum (or Coliseus, late Latin) due to the colossal statue of Nero, which was near the building.
Located in the center of Rome, it is an exception among the amphitheaters for its volume and architectural relief. Originally capable of housing close to 50,000 people, and at 48 meters high, it was used for varied shows.
It was built east of the Roman Forum and took between 8 and 10 years to be built.
Rio Marin a canal in Santa Croce one of the six sestieri of Venice in Veneto, Italy.
It is 332 meters and connects the San Giacomo de l'Orio and San Zuane Evangelista rii to the northwest to the Grand Canal.
The name of rio Marin appears already in writings of 1080. According to Gallicciolli and Il Corner, this canal would have been excavated by hand by a name Marin Dandolo. It was expanded in 1875 by destroying some houses.
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Rio delle Due Torri a canal in Santa Croce one of the six sestieri of Venice in Veneto, Italy.
The name comes from a house with two angular towers, which was found here around 1105, at the time of the famous devastating fire; Venetian texts of 1514 still speak of this casa da do toro. It was customary to add towers to buildings during civil strife.
The Rio do Torre is 72 meters long. It extends the Rio de San Polo at its junction with the rielo Ca'Bernardo to the northeast, where it becomes Rio Mater Domini after the junction with the Rio de San Boldo. The rio of Santa Maria Mater Domini has a length of 697 m and connects north-north-east the Grand Canal.
Rio Marin a canal in Santa Croce one of the six sestieri of Venice in Veneto, Italy.
It is 332 meters and connects the San Giacomo de l'Orio and San Zuane Evangelista rii to the northwest to the Grand Canal.
The name of rio Marin appears already in writings of 1080. According to Gallicciolli and Il Corner, this canal would have been excavated by hand by a name Marin Dandolo. It was expanded in 1875 by destroying some houses.
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Rio di San Mauro a canal in Burano an island in the Venetian Lagoon, north of Venice, Italy.
Like Venice itself Burano is an archipelago of four islands linked by bridges. It is situated near Torcello at the northern end of the Lagoon and is known for its lace work and brightly coloured homes. The primary economy today is tourism as visitors arrive for sightseeing and to purchase lace goods.
The island was probably settled by the Romans, and in the 6th century was occupied by people from Altino, who named it for one of the gates of their former city. Two stories are attributed to how the city obtained its name. One is that it was initially founded by the Buriana family, and another is that the first settlers of Burano came from the small island of Buranello, about 8 kilometres (5 miles) to the south.
Although the island soon became a thriving settlement, it was administered from Torcello and had none of the privileges of that island or of Murano. It rose in importance only in the 16th century, when women on the island began making lace with needles, being introduced to such a trade via Venetian-ruled Cyprus. When Leonardo da Vinci visited in 1481, he visited the small town of Lefkara and purchased a cloth for the main altar of the Duomo di Milano.
The lace was soon exported across Europe, but trade began to decline in the 18th century and the industry did not revive until 1872, when a school of lacemaking was opened. Lacemaking on the island boomed again, but few now make lace in the traditional manner as it is extremely time-consuming and therefore expensive.
Burano is also known for its small, brightly painted houses, which are popular with artists. The colours of the houses follow a specific system, originating from the golden age of its development. If someone wishes to paint their home, they must send a request to the government, who will respond by making notice of the certain colours permitted for that lot.
Other attractions include the Church of San Martino, with a leaning campanile and a painting by Giambattista Tiepolo, the Oratorio di Santa Barbara and the Museum and School of Lacemaking.
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My 85th image on Explore (20/10/2025), reaching No. 190!
The Castel Sant'Angelo and Ponte Sant'Angelo, over the river Tiber, in Rome, Italy.
The bridge and castle were built by the Emperor Hadrian, (originally as a mausoleum for himself) in around 130 AD. After completion, for many years the castle was the tallest building in Rome. The bridge and castle were renamed to Sant'Angelo under Pope Gregory I (around 500 AD), and in the Medieval and Renaissance periods the castle also served as a prison.
Shot with a Nikon D7000 and a Nikkor AFS DX 18-200mm F/3.5-5.6G lens, and processed in GIMP and Photoscape.
Rio Marina a canal in Santa Croce one of the six sestieri of Venice in Veneto, Italy.
It is 332 meters and connects the San Giacomo de l'Orio and San Zuane Evangelista rii to the northwest to the Grand Canal.
The name of rio Marin appears already in writings of 1080. According to Gallicciolli and Il Corner, this canal would have been excavated by hand by a name Marin Dandolo. It was expanded in 1875 by destroying some houses.
Lorsque je déambulais dans les ruelles du petit village de Monterosso, mon regard s’est porté sur les toiles de cette petite échoppe. J’ai trouvé intéressant de les photographier, car les peintres ont souvent la même approche que les photographes dans la composition de leurs œuvres, mais avec une vision artistique qui leur est propre d’un même lieu.
When I wandered through the alleys of the small village of Monterosso, my eyes fell on the canvases of this small shop. I found it interesting to photograph them, because the painters often have the same approach as the photographers in the composition of their works, but with an artistic vision which is their own of the same place.
Rio di San Giacomo dall'Orio a canal in Santa Croce one of the six sestieri of Venice in Veneto, Italy.
The name comes from the nearby San Giacomo dall'Orio Church. It has a length of 217 meters. It extends the Rio Marin at the confluence of the Rio di San Giovanni Evangelista in the east, then north-east to reach the Rio de San Boldo.
Rio Marina a canal in Santa Croce one of the six sestieri of Venice in Veneto, Italy.
It is 332 meters and connects the San Giacomo de l'Orio and San Zuane Evangelista rii to the northwest to the Grand Canal.
The name of Rio Marin appears already in writings of 1080. According to Gallicciolli and Il Corner, this canal would have been excavated by hand by a name Marin Dandolo. It was expanded in 1875 by destroying some houses.
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The bride and her father dancing at a family wedding, near Barga, Tuscany, Italy.
Shot with a Nikon D7000 and a Nikkor AFS DX 18-200mm F/3.5-5.6G lens, with lighting from an off-camera, ceiling-bounced Nikon SB-600, and processed in GIMP and Photoscape.
The Fondamenta Pontinello Sinistro on Burano an island in the Venetian Lagoon, north of Venice, Italy.
Like Venice itself, it could more correctly be called an archipelago of four islands linked by bridges. It is situated near Torcello at the northern end of the Lagoon, and is known for its lace work and brightly coloured homes. The primary economy today is tourism as visitors arrive for sightseeing and to purchase lace goods.
The island was probably settled by the Romans, and in the 6th century was occupied by people from Altino, who named it for one of the gates of their former city. Two stories are attributed to how the city obtained its name. One is that it was initially founded by the Buriana family, and another is that the first settlers of Burano came from the small island of Buranello, about 8 kilometres (5 miles) to the south.
Although the island soon became a thriving settlement, it was administered from Torcello and had none of the privileges of that island or of Murano. It rose in importance only in the 16th century, when women on the island began making lace with needles, being introduced to such a trade via Venetian-ruled Cyprus. When Leonardo da Vinci visited in 1481, he visited the small town of Lefkara and purchased a cloth for the main altar of the Duomo di Milano. The lace was soon exported across Europe, but trade began to decline in the 18th century and the industry did not revive until 1872, when a school of lacemaking was opened. Lacemaking on the island boomed again, but few now make lace in the traditional manner as it is extremely time-consuming and therefore expensive.
Burano is also known for its small, brightly painted houses, which are popular with artists. The colours of the houses follow a specific system, originating from the golden age of its development. If someone wishes to paint their home, one must send a request to the government, who will respond by making notice of the certain colours permitted for that lot.
Other attractions include the Church of San Martino, with a leaning campanile and a painting by Giambattista Tiepolo (Crufixion, 1727), the Oratorio di Santa Barbara and the Museum and School of Lacemaking.
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Rio delle Due Torri a canal in Santa Croce one of the six sestieri of Venice in Veneto, Italy.
The name comes from a house with two angular towers, which was found here around 1105, at the time of the famous devastating fire; Venetian texts of 1514 still speak of this casa da do toro. It was customary to add towers to buildings during civil strife.
The Rio do Torre is 72 meters long. It extends the Rio de San Polo at its junction with the rielo Ca'Bernardo to the northeast, where it becomes Rio Mater Domini after the junction with the Rio de San Boldo. The rio of Santa Maria Mater Domini has a length of 697 m and connects north-north-east the Grand Canal.
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Hanging outside an osteriea, on the streets of Rome, Italy.
Shot with a Nikon D7000 and a Nikkor AFS DX 18-200mm F/3.5-5.6G lens, and processed in GIMP and Photoscape.
In the old town of the Italian city of Lucca, Tuscany. Really loved the light here.
Shot with a Nikon D7000 and a Nikkor AFS DX 18-200mm F/3.5-5.6G lens, and processed in GIMP and Photoscape.
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Europe - Italy - Italia - Alps - Province of South Tyrol - Tirol - Bolzano valley basin - Vineyards - Rows of grape bearing vine plantation for winemaking during autumn time with fall warm changing colors
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5DS; Lens: EF16-35mm f/4L IS USM; Focal length: 35.00 mm; Aperture: 13; Exposure time: 164.0 s; ISO: 100
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Campagna di sensibilizzazione per la salvaguardia del patrimonio artistico di Roma, senza scopo di lucro
Awareness campaign for the preservation of the artistic heritage of Rome
#PalazzoMontecitorio si affaccia sulla piazza omonima e ospita la #CameradeiDeputati della #RepubblicaItaliana. Commissionato nel 1653 da #PapaInnocenzoX a #GianLorenzoBernini come residenza della famiglia #Ludovisi, subì più volte l’interruzione dei lavori di costruzione per contrasti tra Innocenzo X e il Principe Niccolò Ludovisi (che aveva sposato la cognata del Papa). I lavori vennero ripresi anni dopo dall'architetto #CarloFontana che convinse #InnocenzoXII a installarvi due importanti attività: la #CuriaPontificia e il #Dazio. Fontana conservò la caratteristica facciata convessa impostata dal Bernini aggiungendovi il campanile a vela e modificando il progetto dell'ingresso. Con il #Risorgimento, il palazzo fu espropriato dallo Regno d'Italia e destinato a ospitare la Camera dei deputati. I lavori di ampliamento furono affidati all'architetto palermitano #ErnestoBasile, esponente di primo piano della stagione #liberty italiana, che costruì un nuovo edificio alle spalle dell'originale. Basile mantenne infatti solo la parte frontale del palazzo berniniano innalzando, sulla piazza del Parlamento, il nuovo corpo di fabbrica caratterizzato da quattro torri angolari in mattoni rossi e travertino. All'interno di questo blocco Basile collocò l'aula delle sedute, illuminata da uno straordinario lucernario a ventaglio in stile liberty, il noto #Velario di #GiovanniBeltrami. A Basile si deve anche l'imponente salone detto #Transatlantico posto sul diametro dell'emiciclo e centro informale della vita politica italiana.
Palazzo Montecitorio overlooks the homonymous square and houses the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic. Commissioned in 1653 by Pope Innocent X to Gian Lorenzo Bernini as the residence of the Ludovisi family, it underwent several times the interruption of the construction work because of contrasts between Innocent X and Prince Niccolò Ludovisi (who had married the sister of the Pope). The work was taken up years later by the architect Carlo Fontana who persuaded Pope Innocent XII to install there two crucial activities: the Papal Curia and the Dazio. Fontana kept the characteristic convex façade set by Bernini adding a bell tower and changing the entrance project. During the Risorgimento period, the palace was expropriated by the Kingdom of Italy and destined to house the Chamber of Deputies. The works of the building expansion was entrusted to architect Ernesto Basile from Palermo, a leading exponent of Italian Art Nouveau season, who designed a new building behind the original. Basile mantained the Bernini façade but added a new building on the Parliament Square that features four corner towers in red brick and travertine. Within this block Basile placed the hall of sessions, illuminated by an extraordinary fan-shaped skylight, an Art Nouveau masterpiece: the known Velario by Giovanni Beltrami. Basile also designed the impressive lounge called "Transatlantico" placed on the hemicycle diameter that became the informal center of Italian political life.
testo di #alessandroloschiavo
Giudecca one of the six sestieri of Venice in Veneto, Italy.
Giudecca was known in ancient times as the Spinalunga (meaning "Long Thorn"). The name Giudecca may represent a corruption of the Latin Judaica/Judaean and so may be translated as "the Jewry": several towns in Southern Italy and Sicily have Jewish quarters named Giudecca or Judeca.
However, the original Venetian Ghetto was in Cannaregio, in the north of the city, and there is no evidence, but for the name, of Jews ever having lived in Giudecca. Furthermore, the term "Giudecca" was not used to denote the Jewish quarters of towns in northern Italy.
Giudecca was historically an area of large palaces with gardens, the island became an industrial area in the early 20th century with shipyards and factories, in addition to a film studio.
Much of the industry went into decline after World War II, but it is now once more regarded as a quiet residential area of largely working-class housing with some chic apartments and exclusive houses. It is known for its long dock and its churches, including the Palladio-designed Il Redentore.
The island was the home of a huge flour mill, the Molino Stucky, which has been converted into a luxury hotel and apartment complex. At the other end of Giudecca is the famous five-star Cipriani hotel with large private gardens and salt-water pool.
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Italy - Italia - Sicily - Sicilia - Riposto fishing town on shores of Mediterranean sea under active Etna Volcano in background
It is always fascinating to be nearby volcano, especially when it is active. The smoke on the photo is from the Etna and it still carries the remaining colors from the sunset. Sicily is on my list to return at some point and I hope to have Etna active again (in safe distance).
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II; Lens: EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM; Focal length: 55.00 mm; Aperture: 9.0; Exposure time: 30.0 s; ISO: 100
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Europe - Italy - Italia - Sardinia - Italian island in Mediterranean Sea - Costa Verde - Buggerru - Spectacular Rocky Coast
Timelapse movies had become my new way of capturing my travels besides regular photography. See this particular moment and many more during spectacular autumn time at :
► ITALY - SARDINIA'S SPECTACULAR ROCKY COAST - Timelapse Video - 4K
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► ITALY - SARDINIA'S BEAUTIFUL COASTAL TOWNS - Timelapse Video - 4K
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5DS; Lens: EF16-35mm f/4L IS USM; Focal length: 16.00 mm; Aperture: 11; Exposure time: 4.0 s; ISO: 50
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Giudecca one of the six sestieri of Venice in Veneto, Italy.
Giudecca was known in ancient times as the Spinalunga (meaning "Long Thorn"). The name Giudecca may represent a corruption of the Latin Judaica/Judaean and so may be translated as "the Jewry": a number of towns in Southern Italy and Sicily have Jewish quarters named Giudecca or Judeca. However, the original Venetian Ghetto was in Cannaregio, in the north of the city, and there is no evidence, but for the name, of Jews ever having lived in Giudecca. Furthermore, the term "Giudecca" was not used to denote the Jewish quarters of towns in northern Italy.
Giudecca was historically an area of large palaces with gardens, the island became an industrial area in the early 20th century with shipyards and factories, in addition to a film studio. Much of the industry went into decline after World War II, but it is now once more regarded as a quiet residential area of largely working-class housing with some chic apartments and exclusive houses. It is known for its long dock and its churches, including the Palladio-designed Il Redentore. The island was the home of a huge flour mill, the Molino Stucky, which has been converted into a luxury hotel and apartment complex. At the other end of Giudecca is the famous five-star Cipriani hotel with large private gardens and salt-water pool.
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