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When it Snows in Venice...

3/2/2018

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Yes, It Snows in Southern Italy, too

2/28/2018

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Paestum, Campania
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Trulli - Alberobello, Puglia
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Peschici
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Barletta
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Gargano, Puglia - Torre Mileto
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Vico del Gargano, Puglia
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Castel del Monte
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Peschici
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Mount Vesuvius
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Pizzomunnoin - Vieste, Gargano, Puglia
Before and After Snow

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Ascensore Antico, Turin

2/23/2018

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Victorian elevator built in 1880, Turin - Via del Rocca.
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Matera, the City of Caves in Winter

12/19/2017

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Matera, located in Basilicata near the border of Puglia, is one of the most unusual towns in all of Italy in this respect... because of its Sassi (literally, rocks), the cave homes dug into the mountain that the city sits upon. People have been living in caves for 50,000 years here. The Sassi have been restored into posh hotels and B&Bs and apartments with Matera itself declared the Capitol of Europe for 2019. 

In winter, the surrounding rocky landscape and the Sassi homes are a wonderland, especially with a dusting of snow...
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In December and January, visitors to Matera can walk through the Sassi, along the edge of the gorge and enjoy the Living Presepio displays. Much like small presepio displays, besides the Nativity scene itself (with Joseph, Mary and Jesus), there are costumed Materese portraying shopkeepers, musicians, beggars and gypsies from the time of Jesus.
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Il Gigante di Monterosso, the Giant of Cinque Terre

9/4/2017

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PictureHe looks a lot like the Thing in Marvel Comic's, Fantastic Four
On the Cinque Terre coast, the Voyager will come across il Gigante, the gigantic statue of Neptune in Monterosso on the beach near Fegina. Sculpted by the Arrigo Minerbi in 1910, he is over 40 feet tall and holds up part of the Villa Pastine. Neptune used to hold a trident and a giant clam shell above his shoulders that was used as a dance floor by the Villa. During World War II, Monterosso was bombed by allied forces, and the Neptune statue and the Villa suffered serious damage. A strong storm in 1966 damaged the statue even more.

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Il Gigante in 1910
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Gardens of Italy: The Labyrinth at Villa Pisani

8/19/2017

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Between Venice and Padua you will find one of the most beautiful maze gardens in the world... the Villa Pisani in San Pietro di Stra. The villa and garden labyrinth was built on the banks of the Brenta river, by the rich and powerful Pisani family in 1722. Its nine concentric circles are formed by 900 boxwood hedges with a tower in the center with a confusing double helical external staircase. The labyrinth has an ancient origin in the myth  of Theseus and the Minotaur being imprisoned in the labyrinth of the Knossos Palace on Crete. In the Middle Ages such labyrinths represented the struggle of life with Faith guiding us through. One can also look at the  labyrinth at Pisani as getting oneself lost in Love...

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Gardens of Italy: Isola Bella, Lago Maggiore

8/7/2017

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Isola Bella is found on Lago Maggiore in north Italy just 1500 feet from the town of  Stresa. A mere thousand feet long, it contains a small fishing village, a grand palazzo and one of the most formal and beautiful Italianate gardens in all of Italy. Begun in 1632, the rocky islet was transformed with the construction of the palazzo and gardens. Forty-nine years later the gardens were completed. Isola Bella is a popular tourist attraction, with a regular ferry service from Stresa, Laveno, Pallanza and Intra. It plays host to the annual Stresa music festival.

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Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna

6/17/2017

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Via Appia Antica, Roma

6/15/2017

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Palazzo Ducale di Urbino

6/15/2017

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