Maggiore
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Cinque Terre meaning “The Five Lands” is a a portion of the coast along the Italian Riviera. This shot was taken in Riomaggiore one of the five villages that make up Cinque Terre.
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Looking towards the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore. Click to view by category / / Fractal Images Images from Nature HDR Images Flower Portraits Night/Low Light Images Architectural Images Landscape Images Infrared Images / / / Random Images / /
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Taken at Villa Taranto – Lake Maggiore The Gardens of Villa Taranto / “A beautiful garden does not need to be big, but it should be the realization of one’s dream, even though it is only a couple of square metres large and it is situated on a balcony”. So explained Captain Neil Mc Eacharn, the man who created these marvellous gardens. Many thousands of plants, brought from the far corners of the world, and rare collections, some of them unique in Europe and acclimatized after long laborious efforts, have been arranged with art in this beautiful setting, between the mountains and the lake. / In facts, back in 1931 the Scottish Captain decided to buy the estate called “La Crocetta” from the Marquise of Sant’Elia to transform it into a specimen of English Garden, situated in a strip of Italy which could remind him of his native Scotland, though it has more softness and wealth of tones. This work had to meet two basic requirements: the aesthetical and the botanical one. Botanical exigencies, as the different vegetations had to find the most ideal conditions of ground and climate. The stages of the creation of the new gardens saw different working stages, until their termination in 1940. / The botanical patrimony of the gardens of Villa Taranto contains nearly 1.000 non autochthonous plants and almost 20.000 genera and varieties of particular botanical importance. / The Villa is not open to the public, since it is used as seat of the Prefecture of the new Province of Verbano- Cusio-Ossola. / Since 1952 the gardens have been open to the public, from April to October, and the constantly rising number of visitors has now reached over 150.000 per year. Villa Taranto
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Featured in Heritage Listed and Other Trusts Sites World Wide Group June – 03 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— Featured in ImageWriting (2/24) Group May – 20 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Featured in Safe Haven Group May – 19 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Featured in “National Trust Properties” Group May – 17 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— Nikon F70 camera Sigma 28/70 lens Fuji Film Superia 200 iso Nikon Coolscan III Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List – Italy Venice and its Lagoon (1987) S.Giorgio Maggiore San Giorgio Maggiore is a basilica in Venice, Italy designed by Andrea Palladio and located on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore. Facing Saint Mark Basin, the church plays a central role in the panorama from the Piazzetta. The first St George’s church dates back to the 8-9th century. In 982 the whole island was donated to a Benedictine monk, who founded the adjacent monastery. The present church was begun in 1566, and was not entirely finished before the death of Palladio in 1580. The façade was continued by Vincenzo Scamozzi based on the original architect’s designs and completed in 1610. The church, sometimes designated as a basilica, is a prime example of Palladio’s architectural style, and one of the finest churches he designed. The bell tower, first built in 1467, fell in 1774; the reconstruction was completed in 1791. The Benedictine monks still officiate in the church.
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One of the islands of Venice. It seems every one has a church. / The gondolas are a major source of transportation.
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View From Castelli di Cannero, Cannero Castles / Lago Lake Maggiore, Piemonte Piedmont, Italy
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Floating gondolas and San Giorgio Maggiore church at dusk, Venice, Italy
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Isola Madre Isola Madre, at 220 m wide and 330 m long, is the largest island of the Isole Borromee archipelago which falls within the Italian part of the Alpine Lake Maggiore, in the Province of Verbano Cusio Ossola, Piedmont. The island is occupied by a number of buildings and architectural structures and is especially well-known for its gardens. In the past it was known as Isola di San Vittore and later as Isola Maggiore. / The Palazzo Borromeo was built in the sixteenth century on the remains of the early church, cemetery and perhaps castle of San Vittore (named after the martyr Victor Maurus). / The palace is surrounded by impressive gardens, the Giardini Botanici dell’Isola Madre, covering an area of eight hectares whose construction all’Inglese (in the English style) began in the late eighteenth century on the site of a citrus orchard. Particularly prized is the scala dei morti, or staircase of the dead, which in recent decades has been embellished with an important collection of Wisterias. / The family chapel of 1858 is also noteworthy; by contrast to that of Isola Bella, it contains no tombs or funerary monuments. Isola Madre
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Taken at Villa Borromeo Gardens, Lake Maggiore (Lombardy, Italy)
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Isla Maggiore / Italy 2001
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That was an interesting shot, seems a tunnel but really is…? / What is :-) ? Taken on abandone place “Hotel Meina” , on the river of Lago Maggiore , first place were Nazist in war period killed human in Italy. There is a book and a film on this story! I was the last people who entered in the hotel and take some shot, last week the hotel, after more than one century of life, was destroyed, demolited. This is the last picture of that place. / Based on original idea of “Funky64” Italian Flickr Photographer
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Viewing from Arona (near Novara, Piedmont, Italy)
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The Castles of Cannero Islands / These spectacular ruins are located on top of two small rocky islands not far from the shore and appear to the surface of the water as for magic. / They are what is left of the castle built between 1519 and 1521 upon the order of Ludovico Borromeo, who named it Rocca Vitaliana in honour of his famous ancestor. / The castle was erected on the remains of an older castle known as Castello della Malpaga, a fortification used as a hideout by the powerful and cruel five Mazzarditi brothers in the 15th century. Between 1403 and 1404, they got hold of the village of Cannobio and started exerting violence and pillages against all neighbouring people. / This situation ended when the Visconti besieged the stronghold and obliged the bandits to surrender by starvation. / The castle was totally destroyed and today there are absolutely no traces of it. / The Rocca Vitaliana was built to defend the Upper Lake Maggiore from Swiss incursions after the Duchy of Milan had lost the Ticino Canton.The main part of it, on the eastern islet, still features the sturdy walls built at water level following the irregular contour of the rock and some keeps of different shapes and still partially with battlements. / On the western islet, you can see a severely damaged keep and some remarkable vestiges of the retaining walls that go on flaking. / It is forbidden to visit the two islets for safety reasons, but they continue to bewitch all those who take a look at them from the shore or the boats with their ancient spell.
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Panorama of the town of Assisi. Stitched together with hugin from 17 vertical images. Practically all important buildings can be seen in this panorama from the Basilica San Francesco on the left, over the Rocca Maggiore on top, to the cathedral San Rufino and the basilica di Santa Chiara on the far left. To the right of San Rufino one can see the tower belonging to the Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo (Palace of the People’s Captain) rise from among the roofs. Since the year 2000 the whole town is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites (officially it is titled as “Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco d’Assisi and other Franciscan Sites”). / If you are interested in the complete list of reasons why it was chosen look here ++ Location: Assisi, Umbria, Italy (photo taken from a side road between Assisi and Santa Maria degli Angeli)
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Taken at Villa Borromeo, Borromee Islands – Lake Maggiore (northern Italy) in the beautiful gardens
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Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore, viewed from just outside la Piazza di San marco, Venice. Orton effect applied to enhance the atmosphere of the image.
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Fortress Angera Castle dominates the Lake Maggiore, with its tower and its laces and watches Arona. Going back to the XII century, with some successive fortifications of the castellana tower in the XIII century, is in perfect state of conservation. Inside of the Castle of Angera we can find the “noble court-yard” and a beautiful “Museum of Dolls”, a thousand of dolls and games of tin, wood and papier-mache’, valuable personal collection of a member of the Borromeo family.
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Taken from the top of La Campanile, Piazza San Marco.
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Taken at Cannobio, Lake Maggiore, in a sunny November day.
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Scenic view of lago Maggiore seen from hill near Como – size small – medium – large – xl – xxl
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