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Church of the Good Shepherd and Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
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Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland. This scene has been the inspiration for poems by Goethe and Byron.
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An old lantern next to the entrance to the Virgin Mary Visitation church in Hejnice, Jizera mountains, Czech Republic. I feel that giving light is very symbolic for this place where the pilgrimage roads from several countries cross since the 13th century… February 2002. Canon EOS 500N, Sigma 28-135. Post-processing: retouch, blend-modes, color correction, watercolor.
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This beautiful Church of Ireland church located in county Donegal, Ireland was built by Jane Smith Russell as a memorial to her husband James Russell landlord of the Dunlewey estate who died on the 2nd of September 1848. He was laid to rest in a vault under the church floor. The church is built of white marble and blue quartzite which was quarried locally. Mount Errigal Donegals highest peak is behind the church Please visit my website at Beautiful Photos of Ireland
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A small church located in the Pordoi Pass, Dolomite Mountains, Italy. Canon 400D, f22, 1/13, 10mm, ISO100, 1 shot pseudo-HDR processed in Photomatix Pro See more of my work at Dan Biggins Photography.
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Do you go inside a church? Do you have church inside you? Primitive chuch in Cades Cove / shot in Cades Cove Smoky Mountains /
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This is the natural island in the middle of Lake Bled in Slovenia. The island has several buildings, the main one being the Pilgrimage Church of the Assumption of Mary, built in the 15th century, where weddings are held regularly. The church has a 52-metre tower and there is a stairway with 99 steps leading up to the building. This was taken with a Canon DSLR EOS 350D camera. This shot was featured in the Rural around the Globe group and the Canon DSLR group, 2 weeks ago.
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MY FAVORITE COUNTRY ROAD / Best viewed large. / / / / “MY FAVORITE COUNTRY ROAD” was featured in the group COUNTRY ROADS/AROUND THE WORLD / / / / “MY FAVORITE COUNTRY ROAD” was featured in the group NATURAL COLOR AND LIGHT / / / This is a recent photo of my favorite country road! It is located in Flatwoods, Kentucky, in Greenup County, which lies in the northeastern part of the bluegrass state. Many of my relatives live in or just outside of Flatwoods, and my Dad built this one. / / The scenery from this road is almost surreal, it is so beautiful. Surrounding this road are country farms, barns and old churches. This road winds around a gorgeous mountain cloaked with a variety of lush trees and evergreens, whose leaves are radiant in the Fall of the year with brilliant shades of yellow, orange, red, brown and green. / / At the top of the mountain is the end of this magnificent road, which leads to a private, gated mansion that overlooks the entire county. It is very quiet and peaceful there, and everything, including time, seems to stand still on this beautiful road. It is a breath-taking view from the very top, and this is truly my favorite country road!.. / / / To read and learn more about this special country road, / go to:COUNTRY ROAD
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Combination one room school house, church, community building, and town hall. These structures are scattered through out the Ozark Mountains, and the foothills of Arkansas. Sooooooo…... These types of scenes are very familiar to me, living here in the good ol’ natural state. My very first years of school began in a one room school house almost identical to this one, and it is now long gone.. When I look at this photograph, I can still see us all running, and playing in the school yard, and hear all of our laughter, and screaming. All the sounds of the children playing, as we went along in our merry, carefree younger days. I remember…........
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Featured in Visions of Italy Group November – 08 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- / Featured in The Beauty of the European Waters Group October – 19 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Featured in Live and Let Live Group October – 18 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- / Featured in European Everyday Life Group October – 17 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Featured in JPG Cast-Offs Group October – 17 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- / Featured in Your Magic PLACE Group October – 17 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- / Featured in Dimensions Group Agoust – 25 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / Featured in The Beauty of the European Waters Group May – 28 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Challenge Winner The World Group – SUMMER! Challenge May 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Featured in Your Magic Place Group May – 18 – 2009 / _______ Featured in All Water in Motion Group May – 18 – 2009 / ________ Featured in Shifting Sands Group May – 17 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Featured in Italy and all Things Italian April – 22 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Nikon D300 Sigma 15/30 Belvedere Marittimo is town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. The town is made of two separate urbanized areas also called “paese” and “marina”. The first is what’s left of the original medieval town, the second was developed in more recent decades and it now represents the center of Belvedere Marittimo’s commercial and turistic services. Main sights The “Castello del Principe” was originally built by the Normands on what is the highest hill by the coast, around the year 1000. The castle was restored and enriched during the Spanish domination to assume the shape and architecture currently visible. Monastery of “San Daniele” (16th century) Paolo Emilio” roman tower Church of “Rosario” (Rosary) founded in 1091 Wooden Crucifix (17th century)
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Featured Members in That One Great Shot Shot Agoust – 24 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Challenge Winner in That One Great Shot Group – That One Great Shot SUNSET Challenge Agoust – 24 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Featured in That One Great Shot Group Agoust – 24 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Placed 8th in à EUROPA! Group – EUROPEAN SUNSETS Challenge July – 24 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Challenge Winner in Italy and all Things Italian Group – Italian Sunsets Challenge June 08 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Featured in Sunrise, Sunset April – 14 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Featured in Live, Love, Dream April – 30 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Featured in DSLR Users Only – 3 A Day May – 02 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— HDR processed in Photomatix Pro 3.1.3 from a single RAW image, then processed using CS4 – no tripod used Nikon D100 Sigma 15/30 Camogli – the “City of the Thousands Sailships” Our city has very old origin. Traces of a first settlement, dating back to the prehistoric age, have been discovered on the Castellaro hill, located east of the present downtown, in the middle of the park of the Cenobio dei Dogi Hotel, where we can find the the majestic maritimes pines. Unfortunately, we cannot retrack any remains of the Middle Ages, when the first beach village and the fort which protected the “Island”, which was rocky ram that forms the natural port. The first inhabitants were fishermen, right after they became seamen to serve the genoese fleet and later they kept their own business as shipowners. The glorious era of the camogliese people, extraordinary seamen, goes back to the 19th century, when their trade crossed with international events. In that period, they joined the Egypt’s and Algiers’ campaign and, overall, the Crimea war, as the only military striking force of the Piedmontese army. This useful contribute was possible thanks to their well equipped maritime fleet. Their audacity and skillness at sea were decisive to the result of the was and brought a solid welfare to the city. This welfare was well visible through the buildings and in the institutions, in the social services as well. The growing importance of Camogli allowed to obtain from king Vittorio Emanuele II the title of “City”. About its name, there are few speculations: camuggi in genoese dialect means “house of the wives” (their husbands were out at sea); another version says that cà a muggi (packed houses) reminds its landscape as seen from far out at sea. Finally and more realistically, scholars determined that the name Camogli comes from etrurian or celtic deities: Camulo or Camolio. Camogli has three neighbours: Ruta, St. Rocco and St. Fruttuoso and many valued places for environmental and historical matters. / Ruta, which was named by the route that passes through of it, has been built on the hills, at an altitude of 300 metres. There we experience a mild and dry climate, for this, Ruta was a reknown tourist destination until the last century. Today this neighbour is the departure point for the many escursions to the Portofino Park. By going to a private boulevard, we can reach the Portofino Kulm hotel, built on the first years of the 20th century and restored recently.St. Rocco lies on a rocky wall falling to the sea: up there you can admire the Paradiso Gulf panorama.St. Fruttuoso, which is only reachable by foot or by boat, is a sea village framed in a narrow valley of the Portofino promontory. There we find a very valuable monumental complex : the abbey, the church and the Andrea Doria’s tower. Camogli, among the many historical and artistic treasures, has various religious buildings. On the “Island”, close to the medieval castle, we can admire the Basilica, named after Santa Maria Assunta, which hosts many art masterpieces of the camogliese sculptors Francesco and Bernardo Schiaffino and of the genoese painters Niccolò Barabino and Francesco Semino. Inside the church, among the altars, decorated by valuable marbles, we can admire the paintings of the Patron saints of Camogli: St. Fortunato, protector of fishermen and seamen and St. Prosperous, patron of the city.Uphill of the Repubblica Street, you will find the Oratory of St.Prosperous and Caterina, dating back to the 15th century. The old crucifix inside the building has a great value for the camogliese people: it was carried out in procession during the difficult times. On the hills, we meet the church and monastery of St. Prosperous, still today it is hosting a small community of benedectine friars; then we meet the sanctuary of Our Lady of the Boschetto, loved specially by seamen which invoke the Lady during sea storms and perils, as painted in the various votive images.In the downtown of Ruta we can admire the parish church, built on 17th century. Inside there, we find masterpieces of painters and sculptors such as Bernardo Castello and Francesco Schiaffino. Along the road which leads to St. Martino of Noceto, we meet the millenary church dated back to the 12th century, national monument, seat of classic concerts specially in the summertime.Between St Rocco and Chiappa Point, western tip of the Portofino promontory, we mmet the romanic church of St. Nicolò of Capodimonte which is placed into a spectacular and natural frame. Finally, in the sea village of St. Fruttuoso, it is possible to admire the benedectine abbey, placed by side of the romanic church, donated on 1983 along with the built-up area, by the Doria Pamphily princes to the Italian Fund for the Environment (F.A.I.), which arranged to restore it.In the St. Fruttuoso bay we can dive to reach the Abyss Christ, a bronze statue which is object of devotion by many divers. Since the old times, due to its location, the inhabitants of Camogli looked for sustenance from the sea. Before as fishermen and after as captains and shipowners. Since 1800 until 1900, Camogli prduces 3700 ship captains, 2932 merchant vessels and more than 500 naval engineers. Indeed, in the middle of the 19th century, our city reaches the top of its maritime economy. Camogliese ships and crews join the events which had been lead to the Unity of Italy on 1860. Simone Schiaffino, the ensign of the ” Mille”, the Garibaldi’s army, was a brave camogliese ship captain. Again, on the middle of 1800, the first camogliese maritime insurance was founded: it covered the damages originated by the perilous sailings of those times. Just in that period, Camogli is named “the City of the Thousands Sailships”. The most famous ships were the bricks and barks and the camogliese crews were very brave to handle them. At the beginning of the 20th century, along with the mechanic propulsion, the “family management” of the sailships started to decline: it was extremely expensive to keep the maintenance all around the world of an “iron ship”. As a remain of the extraordinary maritime tradition of Camogli, we have today the high professional value of its seamen, specially on board the most modern cruise and cargo ships where the highest level of technology can be found. To admire the maritime tradition of Camogli, please visit the Maritime Museo “G.B.Ferrari”, located in the stairways in front of the railway station. In the museum, you will find rare parts of ships and seamen’s belongings wich are donations of the camogliese families of 1800 and 1900. HDR processed in Photomatix Pro 3.1.3 from a single RAW image, then processed using CS4.Nikon D300 camera Sigma 15/30 Lens no tripod use.
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Featured in STAINED GLASS ART Group Agoust – 24 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / Featured in Shapes & Patterns Group Agoust – 13 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— Featured Members in Shapes & Patterns Group Agoust – 12 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Challenge Winner in Shapes & Patterns Group – Window & Door Shapes Challenge Agoust – 12 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Featured in That One Great Shot Group June – 07 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Featured in Color and Light Group May – 08 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Featured in Historic Churches Group April – 19 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Nikon D300 Sigma28/70 Millstatt Abbey (Stift Millstatt) is a former monastery in Millstatt in Carinthia, Austria, now used by the Austrian civil service. For centuries the monastery was the spiritual and cultural centre of Upper Carinthia and with its possessions round the Millstätter See, in the valley of the Görtschitz, in Friuli and in Salzburg, was one of the largest in the province. It is presumed to have been founded in about 1070, but had definitely been established before 1122 and was run as a Benedictine abbey. In 1469 the buildings and assets were taken over by the Order of St. George, an Austrian order founded to combat the invading Turks. After its collapse in 1598 the premises passed to the Jesuits. The church is now the property of the parish, while all other buildings belong to the Austrian government and are used by the Austrian State Forestry Commission (Österreichische Bundesforste). Millstatt Millstatt is a village in Carithia that is situated near the northern shore of Lake Millstätter See near the Nockberge. If you have read my article on the National Parks of Austria, the Nockberge might sound familiar to you – it is them of the not-quite-a-national-park reserve, which offers good hiking opportunities. Millstatt itself benefits quite a bit from the vicinity to these mountains, however, it is best known as a formerly imperial spa town that managed to preserve much of its 19th century splendour. Millstatt’s oldest record dates back to Neolithic times, to approximately 2000 BC. Archaeological findings from that period were discovered on the Millstätter Berg hill near the hamlet of Lammersdorf. Around 500 BC, various Celtic tribes arrived in the area and populated much of today’s Carinthia until the Romans arrived in 15 BC. The Romans were the first people in Carinthia to convert to Christian faith and built a church near another hamlet of Millstatt, Laubendorf. When Slavonic tribes started to migrate into Carinthia in the 5th and 6th century, they destroyed this church. The principality of Karantania formed as the seed for today’s Carinthia. It went under Bavarian and later Franconian rule in the 8th century. Millstatt as a Scholastic Centre Around this time, the bishops of Salzburg accepted the task of re-Christianising the people south of the Alps. They sent missionaries to Karantania, Bavarian settlers followed. In 800, the first Slavonic-Bavarian church was built in today’s Millstatt. According to legend, a Slavonic duke called Domitian became a Christian and threw a thousand statues of pagan gods (Latin: “mille statue”) into the lake, which thereafter was called “lake of the mille statue” from which Millstätter See developed. The sad rationale of modern linguistics, however, teaches us to doubt such legends – in fact, the name refers to a place and developed only in the 11th century, a long time after all pagan statues had gone. In 1070, a Benedictine monastery was founded in Millstatt. This was done with the support of the Duke Aribo of Bavaria and the Archbishop of Salzburg. Soon the monastery became the scholastic centre of Carinthia. For more information on the Stift Millstatt and its colourful history, please see my article on the monasteries of Carinthia. The former monastic church still serves as a parish church to Millstatt. Millstatt turning into a Fancy Spa Town The following centuries saw the arrival of the Knights of St George, Jesuits, some attempted Turkish invasions and the Napoleonic Wars. Carinthia was under changing administrations and it is hard to keep an overview on the turbulent past of this province. A very important innovation was the towns opening towards tourism in the second half of the 19th century. The construction of a railroad accelerated this development, and soon the first lakeside promenade and public bath alongside with B&Bs and hotels were opened. The former monastery was transformed into a hotel in 1901. In 1921, Millstatt earned itself the status of an official “spa town” and emphasised that by hiring a spa orchestra of 25 musicians that performed nightly by the lakeside promenade during the main season. Some of Millstatt’s most significant buildings date back to the period between approximately 1880 and 1920. This is when many Viennese aristocrats had their countryside retreats built here for stays in summer. To accommodate modern sightseeing-needs, the tourism board of Millstatt publishes a guide to 20 particularly nice villas as a “Villenwanderweg” (“Villa Hiking Route”). Millstatt Museums & Nearby Attractions Furthermore, visitors can learn more about the history of Millstatt in the town museum, situated in the former monastery. The local dungeon prides itself for still having some 16th century graffiti. A separate collection shows an array of rosaries, which might delight individuals with very specific interests. The more recent past of Millstatt is shown in the “Heimat- und Fremdenverkehrsmuseum” in the former primary school of the town. This moderately interesting collection presents daily life in the past 150 years. If all that is not enough for you, reach out to other attractions of Carinthia. In the vicinity of Millstatt, these include Gmünd, Seeboden and Spittal; Villach, Velden, Ossiach and Maria Wörth.
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Featured in Colour and Light Group October – 16 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Challenge Winner in A Place To Call Home Group – HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS Challenge September – 09 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Featured in A Place To Call Home Group September – 04 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Featured in Country Bumpkin Group Agoust – 20 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / Featured in Style! Class! Elegance! Group Agoust – 20 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— / Placed 6th in Trees Group – Spring Trees Challenge June 24 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Challenge Winner VIBRANT COLOURS IN NATURE in à EUROPA! Group May 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- May – 08 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— Featuredin in Natural Color and Light Group May – 07 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Featured in Italy and all Things Italian Group May – 06 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Featured in Weekly Theme Challenges Group May – 06 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Challenge Winner Weekly Theme Challenges Group “Challenge Spring” May 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Italian Spring Nikon D300 Sigma 15/30
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Featured in à Europa Group May – 29 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Camogli – The Harbour – Challenge Winner in à EUROPA! Group – PRETTY PORTS OF EUROPE Challengr May – 22 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Nikon D100 Sigma 15/30 Camogli / Camogli’s biggest tourist attraction is its annual fish-fry and festival during the second weekend of May. Saturday’s “blessing of the fish” festivities include bonfires and a spectacular display of fireworks. On Sunday the town pulls out what is said to be the largest skillet in the world (about four meters - more than 12 feet - in diameter) and fries up a huge helping of fish donated by the local fish cooperative. If you’re planning a trip to Camogli, the best way to get there is by train. From Genoa, it’s just a 20-minute ride. Driving is not recommended since parking is scarce, especially during the crowded summer months. Once you arrive, you can get just about everywhere by foot. Just be sure to put on your walking shoes and be prepared to hike a lot of stairs.
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Featured in A View Somewhere Group October – 17 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Featured in Historic Churches Group May – 27 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Nikon D300 Sigma 15/30 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Admont Benedictine Monastery Admont Benedictine Monastery lies in the market town of Admont in Austria at the entrance to the Gesäuse National Park. It was founded in the year 1074 by Archbishop Gebhard of Salzburg and is thus the oldest extant foundation in Styria. The Admont Benedictines attempt to live by the Rule of St. Benedict (“house rules” for a monastic community), which through its breadth and depth has achieved much of important over the centuries and indubitably offers orientation for the future. The rhythm of their life is stamped by prayer, the fulfilment of manifold tasks in pastoral care, education, culture and in social areas and through the personal deepening of their lives. In this God is always the central point. This is especially true of the life style of the Admont Benedictines whereby the church is seen as the centre of the foundation. In addition to serving 26 parishes, the Monastery runs a nursing home in Frauenberg, a secondary school and further businesses which have roughly 500 secular employees. The main cultural attraction of the Monastery is the Baroque library and the new large museum. Nearness to God and the faith that determines the life of the monks can be felt throughout the whole Monastery grounds. This is also true of the library and museum and equally for the gardens around our house. Thus Admont Monastery is a spiritual, cultural and economic centre of important far beyond the region.
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Featured in Dimensions Group Agoust – 20 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Photo of the Month of July in Austria Group / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Featured in Austria Group June – 03 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Nikon D300 Sigma 15/30 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Maria Worth Halfway along the southern side of the Wörther See, obliquely across from Pörtschach, lies the resort of Maria Wörth (458m/1,503ft; pop. 2,000), with the communes of Dellach (golf courses) and Reifnitz. The old core of the village occupies a rocky peninsula. High up on the headland, surrounded on three sides by water, stands the Late Gothic parish church, a prominent landmark; note the fine Baroque interior, the Romanesque crypt and the 15th-16th C. high altar with a beautiful Late Gothic figure of the Virgin. In the churchyard there is a round charnel house of 1278. Close by stands the little 12th C. Rosenkranzkirche (Rosary Church) or Winter Church, with well preserved Romanesque frescos of the Apostles. The picturesque village of Maria Worth is situated on the south shore of Lake Wörthersee and is one of the most charming scenic pearls of Carinthian beauty
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all stock from sxc.hu, dreamstime, istock / one landscape from / night-fate-stock.deviantart.com other textures and blending photos my own – this image has been digitally watermarked
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Ministry of Heritage and Cultural Activities, Superintendence for the Architectural, the Landscape, the Historical Heritage. Artistic and Ethno-Anthropological of Italy / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Featured in Historic Places Group October – 10 – 2009 Featured in Live, Love, Dream Group September – 09 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— / Placed 2nd in A Place To Call Home Group – One if by Land and Two if by Sea Challenge June – 30 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Featured in Heritage in Stone Group June – 09 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— Taken from the Album”Journey in Calabria” Nikon D100 Nikon 70/300 Tropea The sanctuary of Santa Maria dell’Isola, situated right on a cliff above the sea, can be reached by a windling path from the beach. Visit the church and do not miss the garden that offers breath-taking views of the sea from above – also because of its hidden terraces and panoramic benches, perfect for romantics. Legend has it that this picturesque little town was originally founded by Hercules, therefore the port is called a Hercules Port. The name Tropea dates back to the V Century after Christ and suffered for several hundred years under the constant attacks of the Saracens. / From the Norman era and on, the independent town of Tropea became the popular nest of noble families who constructed their luscious palaces on the spectacular cliff above the sea. The narrow streets of Tropea, the ancient noble palaces and the whiteness of the beaches below in contrast with the deep blu sea are an extraordinary experience for the senses. The town has almost completely preserved its 16th century planning. / Admire the “Porta Nuova”, the opening above the sea of piazza Galluppi with the savage cliff precipitating into the white beach stretching below.At a short distance there is another cliff, on which is erected the sanctuary of Santa Maria dell’Isola.
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An amazing view as you drive along this road – but NOT if you have been visiting Talisker Distillery beforehand, and have been sampling the Malt Whisky !! Shot on a Canon EOS 40D with polarising filter, f16, ISO 100, Auto WB, single RAW processed in CS3, curves and levels adjustments, and colours enhanced by developing in LAB colour, just a tad.
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Location: Terlingua,Texas Best viewed in Large…..see if you can spot the bird :) 7th place in the Top Ten Challenge – “Ghost Towns” – Wild Wild West Group This image placed 3rd place on the EyeFetch site under the Free Photoshop group.
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Five Lands National Park – Italy Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List – Italy Portovenere, Five Lands, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto) (1997) / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / Featured in Visions of Italy Group October – 24 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Featured in Going Coastal Group October – 17 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— / Featured in Sea Group October – 16 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- / Featured in Historic Places Group September – 06 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- / Challenge Winner in Style! Class! Elegance! Excellence! Group – The Best Waterscape (sea, river, lake only) Challenge Agoust – 28 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— / Featured in National Trust Properties Group July – 26 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Featured in Unlimited Quality Group July – 21 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Nikon D300 Sigma 15/30 Vernazza The name is thought to derive from the Latin adjective verna, meaning “of the place” or “indigenous”. Thus the village’s name would be linked to its most famous product, Vernaccia, the local wine. Others maintain that the place name comes from a Latin predial, Vulnetia, indicating a family that owned land. • 1080: the first mention of the village dates to a deed of gift by Albert IV Rufo, grandson of Adalbert II of the Obertenghi family, drawn up in castro Vernazio, i.e. the castle of Vernazza. • 1207: the lords of Vernazza submit to Genoa. • 1242: the inhabitants of Vernazza drive back Frederick II’s troops led by his deputy Oberto Pallavicino. • 1254: in the Cathedral of Santa Reparata in Florence, Florentine judges concede Vernazza to Genoa, together with all lands and castles situated between the Magra river and Genoa itself. • 1310: date of the earliest documents referring to the Church of Santa Margherita di Antiochia. • 1874: the railway line between Genoa and La Spezia is completed, putting an end to the village’s centuries-old isolation. • 1997: UNESCO places Vernazza, together with the other four towns of the Cinque Terre, on its “world heritage” list.
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Featured in Castle Magic Group October – 24 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Featured in Communities Group October – 19 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Featured in JPG Cast-Offs Group October – 13 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— / Featured in All Castles Around The World Group Agoust – 25 – 2009 Challenge Winner in All Countries ~ Wetlands, Ponds, Lakes & Rivers Group – Calm As The Mirror Challenge Agoust – 20 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Featured in The Male Photographer Group Agoust – 18 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Featured in All Countries ~ Wetlands, Ponds, Lakes and Rivers Group Agoust – 15 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Castel Toblino – Trentino – Italy Renowned for the romantic legends associated with it, and as the pleasure retreat of the episcopal court, Castel Toblino is a rare example, in Trentino, of lake fortification. / It was probably a prehistoric fort and Roman site, on an island in the middle of the lake which, due to the lowering of the water level later became a peninsula. It is a very old site, once occupied by a small temple dedicated to the worship of the Fates, as recorded in the rare 3rd century epigraph (walled under the northern portico of the castle). Its original religious function was soon replaced by a military function, given its strategic position. In the 13th century the castle passed from the hands of the lords of Toblino into those of the lords of Campo, who owned the castle bearing the same name in the Giudicarie (Castel Campo). Later on, the castle fell into the hands of the church of Trento (1495) and the Cardinal Bernardo Clesio had the place restored and rebuilt (1536-1537) on Renaissance lines, to become a lord´s residence: it was decorated by some of the artists working at the Magno Palazzo of the Castello del Buonconsiglio in Trento. The prevailing 16th century elements are due to the subsequent transformations (courtyard portico and loggia, round arches) ordered by Gian Gaudenzio Madruzzo. All that remains of the Medieval castle layout are the wall to the west, a turret to the north-west of the present enclosure and the 20 meter high cylindrical tower, which may be considered a keep, strengthening the fortifications closing the summit of the fortified rock. Lake of Toblino This valley bottom lake has marsh vegetation (in particular ) and lacustrine (a few samples of “lamineto” of the ninfea gialla type); At certain points of the shore there are willow groves. The site includes the surrounding hills, where holm oaks woods grow(Celtidi australis-Quercetum ilicis). Nikon Coolpix 990
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Featured in Unique Buildings Of The World Group September – 02 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / Featured in Dimensions Group Agoust – 27 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Featured in Italy and all Things Italian Group Agoust – 28 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- / Camogli – Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta On the “Island”, close to the medieval castle, we can admire the Basilica, named after Santa Maria Assunta, which hosts many art masterpieces of the camogliese sculptors Francesco and Bernardo Schiaffino and of the genoese painters Niccolò Barabino and Francesco Semino. Inside the church, among the altars, decorated by valuable marbles, we can admire the paintings of the Patron saints of Camogli: St. Fortunato, protector of fishermen and seamen and St. Prosperous, patron of the city. Nikon D300 Sigma 15/30
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Challenge Winner in Italy and all Things Italian Group – Doors & Windows of Italy Challenge September – 29 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Featured Member in #1 Artists of RedBubble Group Featured in #1 Artists of RedBubble Group September – 21 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— / Scalea is a town in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. Scalea is a picturesque, little town which takes its name from its terraced lay-out an the hillside, at the bottom of the Capo Scalea promontory. The old town is placed on the heights and preserves the remains of an ancient wall, while towards the beach, the Scalea Marina centre has recently been developed, with modern, comfortable hotels splendid villas and numerous, fully-equipped bathing areas on the beach. These enchanting beaches look out onto a sea of incomparable beauty. This town was no doubt inhabited even in prehistorical times, as proved by the material of the Paleolithic period that was excavated in a cavern near Torre Talao, which dominates over the rocky promontory called Scalea Island. It is claimed that the town of Lao, of pre- Indo-European origin and colonized by the Sybarites in the 6th-5th century B.C., once stood an the plain South of Scalea, near the mouth of the river Lao. Nowadays Scalea is synonymous of seaside and holidays. Indeed, it is one of the most visited resorts in Italy. But the name of Scalea is also synonymous of culture, history and folklore. During the Swabian, Angevin, Aragonese and Spanish era, Scalea became an important fief and a centre of study, which was gradually enriched with monuments and works of art, most of which can still be admired today. The 13th century Palazzo of the Spinelli Princes (XIII century), which belongs to the Town Council, is the most important building of the lower part of the old Town Centre. In the old hamlet the main “street” is an attractive stairway that begins in piazza De Palma: it is a natural amphitheatre. Well north a visit are the Norman Castle, the Palazzo Palamolla, of Renaissance inspiration and the Torre Cimalonga, Aragonese style building, now the seat of the “Antiquarium”. Nikon Coolpix 990
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