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vittorio tauber · April 3rd, 2009, 01:00 AM

453. Cagliari, Sardinia

Stampace district from Castello ramparts
Info about Cagliari

image hosted on flickr

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3190/...b71ef1d9_o.jpg

City of Cagliari coat of arms

vittorio tauber · April 4th, 2009, 02:41 AM

454. Bellagio (Como), Lombardy.

Some towns in Italy just have the knack of being named after Las Vegas' hotels, as well as resembling to them, if a bit beautier - then easy task for a copy to enhance the original.
The trouble is with landscape. Vegas is a blank and even slate in the desert, so you can design at your pleasure. Italy has lagoons and mountains and lakes, therefore in this very case you must adapt the Vegas' type to the uneven hilly waterfront in Lake Como.
Hope you enjoy this replica of the Bellagio Hotel, Las Vegas.

PS The description above may include some sort of irony.

image hosted on flickr

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1196/...e211e1dd_o.jpg

Municipality of Bellagio

Shezan · April 5th, 2009, 12:12 AM

454. Holiday-Inn Hotel, Naples CBD

Flickr

oduguy1999 · April 5th, 2009, 09:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vittorio tauber

453. Cagliari, Sardinia

Stampace district from Castello ramparts
Info about Cagliari

image hosted on flickr

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3190/...b71ef1d9_o.jpg

City of Cagliari coat of arms

STUNNING!

coa190 · April 6th, 2009, 12:00 AM

455. San Gimignano, Tuscany

It's strange that nobody so far has posted any picture of this "Manhattan of the Middle Ages" so called for its slim medieval towers, which is also listed on the UNESCO's World Heritage List. This Tuscan village, located 30 km northwest of Siena, served as an important relay point for pilgrims travelling to or from Rome on the Via Francigena. The patrician families who controlled the town built around 72 tower-houses (some as high as 50 m) as symbols of their wealth and power. Although only 14 have survived, San Gimignano has retained its feudal atmosphere and appearance.

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Ramazzotti · April 6th, 2009, 12:25 AM

i've been there last octobre, it's really a nice medevial city but not as beautiful as Siena!!

Iptucci · April 6th, 2009, 12:45 AM

Italia uno dei più belli in Europa, e che sono orgoglioso come andalusa, per dare così tanto di ciò che siamo oggi. Roma, Italia I love you.

vittorio tauber · April 6th, 2009, 12:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ramazzotti

i've been there last octobre, it's really a nice medevial city but not as beautiful as Siena!!

I think it may sound somewhat nonsensical to make a comparison. Siena was one of the great powers of that age.

San Gimignano was a rather small free municipality. Shrunk among Siena and Florence- yet free. Subsequently the town was self-assured and proud enough to embellish its public and private estates, and to keep them untouched along the centuries so far.

Pincio · April 6th, 2009, 09:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ramazzotti

i've been there last octobre, it's really a nice medevial city but not as beautiful as Siena!!

Siena is a city, San Gimignano a little village

coa190 · April 6th, 2009, 07:02 PM

Today is a very sad day for Italy and lovers of Italy.
I express my deep compassion for people of L'Aquila and all others who suffered in this horrible earthquake!

vittorio tauber · April 6th, 2009, 09:31 PM

Thanks coa190 and thanks to all those who expressed their regret and solidarity because of the Earthquake in Abruzzo today.

We love you so much.

FLAWDA-FELLA · April 6th, 2009, 10:00 PM

My condolences go out to the families of the earthquake victims.

I remember driving through that area a couple of years ago from Venezia to Roma on the A-24. I didn't have time to stop in L'Aquila but that is a beautiful and scenic area of Central Italy.

Iptucci · April 6th, 2009, 10:50 PM

Mí más siencero pésame a todas las personas que hayan perdido a un ser querido en éste lamentable suceso.

vittorio tauber · April 7th, 2009, 12:31 AM

456.L'Aquila, Abruzzo

Speech is pointless today.

http://www.freevax.it/ITINERARI/Aquila/DSC02399.JPG

A stirring repository of pictures about L'Aquila

Abruzzo

Shezan · April 7th, 2009, 02:33 AM

two pics for Italy and Abruzzo today, if Federico doesn' t mind.

457. Castelnuovo (L' Aquila), a small village destroyed yesterday by the earthquake

http://www.flickr.com/photos/24910965@N02/3419755524/

Shezan · April 8th, 2009, 12:21 AM

458. Santo Stefano di Sessanio is an hill town in the
Province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy.
Located in an Italian national park in the highest region of the Apennines,
this medieval hill town sits adjacent to the high plain of Campo Imperatore.
It is located in the natural park known as the "Gran Sasso e
Monti della Laga National Park".

Following the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake, the medieval tower pictured below, is now collapsed.

Flickr

vittorio tauber · April 8th, 2009, 01:01 AM

S. Stefano has already been posted. Great picture anyway.

Dallas star · April 8th, 2009, 01:04 AM

great pictures terrible what happened in italy on sunday.

Wasca · April 8th, 2009, 11:59 PM

459. Giovinazzo, Apulia Region.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/annacas...93993/sizes/l/

Shezan · April 9th, 2009, 02:22 AM

460. St. Bartholomew Haeremus, Abruzzo, of course.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/boblyp/3176877071/

April 3rd, 2009, 01:00 AM	#1701
vittorio tauber PARCE SEPULTO Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3,603 Likes (Received): 358	453. Cagliari, Sardinia Stampace district from Castello ramparts Info about Cagliari image hosted on flickr http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3190/...b71ef1d9_o.jpg City of Cagliari coat of arms __________________ The Four Minkions Group© Proud Member. Last edited by vittorio tauber; April 4th, 2009 at 02:47 AM. Reason: number shift

April 4th, 2009, 02:41 AM	#1702
vittorio tauber PARCE SEPULTO Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3,603 Likes (Received): 358	454. Bellagio (Como), Lombardy. Some towns in Italy just have the knack of being named after Las Vegas' hotels, as well as resembling to them, if a bit beautier - then easy task for a copy to enhance the original. The trouble is with landscape. Vegas is a blank and even slate in the desert, so you can design at your pleasure. Italy has lagoons and mountains and lakes, therefore in this very case you must adapt the Vegas' type to the uneven hilly waterfront in Lake Como. Hope you enjoy this replica of the Bellagio Hotel, Las Vegas. PS The description above may include some sort of irony. image hosted on flickr http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1196/...e211e1dd_o.jpg Municipality of Bellagio __________________ The Four Minkions Group© Proud Member. Last edited by vittorio tauber; April 4th, 2009 at 02:56 AM.

April 6th, 2009, 12:25 AM	#1706
Ramazzotti Eros Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 474 Likes (Received): 0	i've been there last octobre, it's really a nice medevial city but not as beautiful as Siena!! __________________ "Had Beirut not been my city I would have chosen it to be." Gibran Khalil GIBRAN

April 6th, 2009, 07:02 PM	#1710
coa190 BANNED Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 169 Likes (Received): 0	Today is a very sad day for Italy and lovers of Italy. I express my deep compassion for people of L'Aquila and all others who suffered in this horrible earthquake! Last edited by coa190; April 6th, 2009 at 07:07 PM.

April 6th, 2009, 09:31 PM	#1711
vittorio tauber PARCE SEPULTO Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3,603 Likes (Received): 358	Thanks coa190 and thanks to all those who expressed their regret and solidarity because of the Earthquake in Abruzzo today. We love you so much. __________________ The Four Minkions Group© Proud Member.

April 5th, 2009, 12:12 AM	#1703
Shezan BANNED Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The 80s Posts: 16,307 Likes (Received): 1	454. Holiday-Inn Hotel, Naples CBD Flickr

April 6th, 2009, 12:00 AM	#1705
coa190 BANNED Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 169 Likes (Received): 0	455. San Gimignano, Tuscany It's strange that nobody so far has posted any picture of this "Manhattan of the Middle Ages" so called for its slim medieval towers, which is also listed on the UNESCO's World Heritage List. This Tuscan village, located 30 km northwest of Siena, served as an important relay point for pilgrims travelling to or from Rome on the Via Francigena. The patrician families who controlled the town built around 72 tower-houses (some as high as 50 m) as symbols of their wealth and power. Although only 14 have survived, San Gimignano has retained its feudal atmosphere and appearance. ---

April 6th, 2009, 12:45 AM	#1707
Iptucci Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cádiz, Andalucía. Posts: 1,467 Likes (Received): 2	Italia uno dei più belli in Europa, e che sono orgoglioso come andalusa, per dare così tanto di ciò che siamo oggi. Roma, Italia I love you.

April 6th, 2009, 10:00 PM	#1712
FLAWDA-FELLA Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Tampa/Jacksonville Posts: 2,144 Likes (Received): 16	My condolences go out to the families of the earthquake victims. I remember driving through that area a couple of years ago from Venezia to Roma on the A-24. I didn't have time to stop in L'Aquila but that is a beautiful and scenic area of Central Italy.

April 6th, 2009, 10:50 PM	#1713
Iptucci Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cádiz, Andalucía. Posts: 1,467 Likes (Received): 2	Mí más siencero pésame a todas las personas que hayan perdido a un ser querido en éste lamentable suceso.

April 7th, 2009, 12:31 AM	#1714
vittorio tauber PARCE SEPULTO Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3,603 Likes (Received): 358	456.L'Aquila, Abruzzo Speech is pointless today. http://www.freevax.it/ITINERARI/Aquila/DSC02399.JPG A stirring repository of pictures about L'Aquila Abruzzo __________________ The Four Minkions Group© Proud Member. Last edited by vittorio tauber; April 7th, 2009 at 12:53 AM. Reason: picture changed

April 7th, 2009, 02:33 AM	#1715
Shezan BANNED Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The 80s Posts: 16,307 Likes (Received): 1	two pics for Italy and Abruzzo today, if Federico doesn' t mind. 457. Castelnuovo (L' Aquila), a small village destroyed yesterday by the earthquake http://www.flickr.com/photos/24910965@N02/3419755524/

April 8th, 2009, 12:21 AM	#1716
Shezan BANNED Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The 80s Posts: 16,307 Likes (Received): 1	458. Santo Stefano di Sessanio is an hill town in the Province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Located in an Italian national park in the highest region of the Apennines, this medieval hill town sits adjacent to the high plain of Campo Imperatore. It is located in the natural park known as the "Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park". Following the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake, the medieval tower pictured below, is now collapsed. Flickr

April 8th, 2009, 01:01 AM	#1717
vittorio tauber PARCE SEPULTO Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3,603 Likes (Received): 358	S. Stefano has already been posted. Great picture anyway. __________________ The Four Minkions Group© Proud Member.

April 8th, 2009, 01:04 AM	#1718
Dallas star Everything Texas Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 2,771 Likes (Received): 2	great pictures terrible what happened in italy on sunday. __________________ Check out Dallas! \| *Vote for YOUR* city here!**

April 8th, 2009, 11:59 PM	#1719
Wasca From Franco's hill Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bari Posts: 4,646 Likes (Received): 2	459. Giovinazzo, Apulia Region. http://www.flickr.com/photos/annacas...93993/sizes/l/ __________________ Troppo cerebrale per capire che si può star bene senza complicare il pane, ci si spalma sopra un bel giretto di parole vuote ma doppiate. __________________ BARI SU SKYSCRAPERCITY INDICE DISCUSSIONI

April 9th, 2009, 02:22 AM	#1720
Shezan BANNED Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The 80s Posts: 16,307 Likes (Received): 1	460. St. Bartholomew Haeremus, Abruzzo, of course. http://www.flickr.com/photos/boblyp/3176877071/

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