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Harbor & Capo Miseno Hill - Bacoli - Italy - Bacoli is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 15 km west of Naples with a population of 27,402 and an area of 13.3 km² (2005). Bacoli borders the following municipalities: Monte di Procida, Pozzuoli. (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacoli)
Harbor & Capo Miseno Hill
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A view from Ponto Vecchio - Florence - Italy - Florence (Italian: Firenze) is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany, and of the province of Florence. From 1865 to 1870 the city was also the capital of the Kingdom of Italy. Florence lies on the Arno River and has a population of around 500,000 people, plus a suburban population in excess of 200,000 striper persons (about 1,000,000 with the important near city Prato). A centre of medieval European trade and finance, the city is often considered the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance and was long ruled by the Medici family. Florence is also famous for its magnificent art and architecture. The city has been called the Athens of the Middle Ages. The ''Historic Centre of Florence'' was declared a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO in 1982. (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence)
A view from Ponto Vecchio
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Florence view from the hill - Tuscany - Italy - Florence (Italian: Firenze) is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany, and of the province of Florence. From 1865 to 1870 the city was also the capital of the Kingdom of Italy. Florence lies on the Arno River and has a population of around 500,000 people, plus a suburban population in excess of 200,000 striper persons (about 1,000,000 with the important near city Prato). A centre of medieval European trade and finance, the city is often considered the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance and was long ruled by the Medici family. Florence is also famous for its magnificent art and architecture. The city has been called the Athens of the Middle Ages. The ''Historic Centre of Florence'' was declared a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO in 1982. (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence)
Florence view from the hill
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Church on Procida Island - NA - Italy - Procida is one of the Phlegrean islands off the coast of Naples in southern Italy. The island is between Cape Miseno and the island of Ischia. With its tiny satellite island of Vivara, it is a comune of the province of Naples, in the region of Campania. It is less than 4 km² (1½ mi²). Its coastlines, very jagged, are 16 km (10 miles). The Terra Murata hill is the highest point on the island (91 m). Geologically, Procida was created by the eruption of four volcanoes, now dormant and submerged. (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procida)
Church on Procida Island
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Procida Island - NA - Italy - Procida is one of the Phlegrean islands off the coast of Naples in southern Italy. The island is between Cape Miseno and the island of Ischia. With its tiny satellite island of Vivara, it is a comune of the province of Naples, in the region of Campania. It is less than 4 km² (1½ mi²). Its coastlines, very jagged, are 16 km (10 miles). The Terra Murata hill is the highest point on the island (91 m). Geologically, Procida was created by the eruption of four volcanoes, now dormant and submerged. (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procida)
Procida Island
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Bust in the middle of a street of Roma - Italy - Rome (Italian: Roma, Latin: Roma) is the capital city of Italy and of the Lazio region, as well as the country's largest and most populous city, with more than 2.7 million residents. The metropolitan area has a population of about 4 million. It is located in the central-western portion of the Italian peninsula, where the river Aniene joins the Tiber. The Mayor of Rome is Walter Veltroni. An enclave of Rome is the State of the Vatican City, the sovereign territory of the Holy See. It is the smallest nation in the world, and the capital of the only religion that has representation in the United Nations (as a non-voting member state). Rome, Caput mundi (Capital of the world), la Città Eterna (The Eternal City), Limen Apostolorum (Threshold of the Apostles), la città dei sette colli (The city of the seven hills) or simply l'Urbe (The City),is thoroughly modern and cosmopolitan. As one of the few major European cities that escaped World War II relatively unscathed, central Rome remains essentially Renaissance and Baroque in character. The Historic Center of Rome is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome) - On admet que Rome est née de l'association des tribus de la région (et de la réunion des villages qui occupaient le sommet des collines) vers le VIIIe siècle av. J.-C. ; la tradition généralement admise - et reprise aussi par Varron (qui dans le De lingua latina jeta les bases de l'étude linguistique du peuple latin) - veut qu'elle ait été fondée par Romulus et Remus le 21 avril 753 av. J.-C.; d'avis contraire était Ennius lequel dans ses Annales situe la fondation en 875, tandis que Fabius Quintus (qui au IIIe siècle av. J.-C. prit part à la seconde guerre punique), se rapproche de la position de Varron la situant en 748. (Source: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histoire_de_la_ville_de_Rome)
Bust in the middle of a street of Roma
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Italy - Florence - Ponte Vecchio - The most famous bridge in Florence and also the oldest, this structure with three stone arches replaced a wooden bridge which had crossed the Arno River at this spot since Roman times. The upper side of the bridge, known as the Vasariano corridor, was designed by Vasari to link the Palazzo Vecchio and the Uffizi Gallery to the Pitti Palace; today it is an art gallery. The bridge is inhabited. Originally the sides held food shops but by the end of the 15th century the shops were assigned to goldsmiths and silversmiths. An opening midway across the bridge offers views of the river and shore. (Source: http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/pontevecchio/ponte.html)
Italy - Florence
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Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore - Florence - Italy - The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore is the cathedral church (Duomo) of Florence, Italy. The basilica is notable for its dome designed by Filippo Brunelleschi, its exterior facing of polychrome marble panels in various shades of green and pink bordered by white. The basilica was built on the site of a previous cathedral, Santa Reparata (locals of Florence continued to call the Cathedral by this former name for some time after reconstruction), and was inspired by the new cathedrals in Pisa and Siena. By the end of the 13th century, the nine-centuries-old church of Santa Reparata was crumbling with age, as attested in documents of that time such as the Nuova Cronica of Giovanni Villani (1276–1348). Furthermore, it had become too small in a period of rapid population expansion. Prosperous Florence also wanted to surpass in grandeur its Tuscan rivals, Pisa and Siena, with a yet more magnificent church, grander in size and more richly adorned. This cathedral was, as a result, the largest in Europe when completed, with room for 30,000 people. It is now only exceeded in size by Saint Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City, Saint Paul's Cathedral in London, the Seville Cathedral, and the Milan Cathedral. (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Cathedral)
Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
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Italy - Florence - Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore - The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore is the cathedral church (Duomo) of Florence, Italy. The basilica is notable for its dome designed by Filippo Brunelleschi, its exterior facing of polychrome marble panels in various shades of green and pink bordered by white. The basilica was built on the site of a previous cathedral, Santa Reparata (locals of Florence continued to call the Cathedral by this former name for some time after reconstruction), and was inspired by the new cathedrals in Pisa and Siena. By the end of the 13th century, the nine-centuries-old church of Santa Reparata was crumbling with age, as attested in documents of that time such as the Nuova Cronica of Giovanni Villani (1276–1348). Furthermore, it had become too small in a period of rapid population expansion. Prosperous Florence also wanted to surpass in grandeur its Tuscan rivals, Pisa and Siena, with a yet more magnificent church, grander in size and more richly adorned. This cathedral was, as a result, the largest in Europe when completed, with room for 30,000 people. It is now only exceeded in size by Saint Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City, Saint Paul's Cathedral in London, the Seville Cathedral, and the Milan Cathedral. (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Cathedral)
Italy - Florence
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