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  • Walkers pass the church of Santa Berbura, founded and built by iron miners in 1490, in the Dolomites near La Val in Alta Badia, south Tyrol, Italy. Descending from the church's location set against the alpine mountains, the hikers keep to a path taking them down to the valley below. La Val (German: Wengen; Italian: La Valle) is a comune (municipality) in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of the city of Bolzano.
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  • Dolomites hillside landscape near La Val in Alta Badia, south Tyrol, Italy. We look across the farms and alpine homes high up with the stunning panoramic scenery of mountain peaks. According to the 2011 census, there are 505,000 inhabitants in south Tyrol with an area of 7,400 sq Km with 60% over 1,600m above sea level. La Val (German: Wengen; Italian: La Valle) is a comune (municipality) in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of the city of Bolzano.
    italy_dolomites01-18-07-2015_1.jpg
  • Solar panels on the roof of a Dolomites farm's barn roof in the old rural hamlet of Aireië, near Wengen-La Val, in south Tyrol, Italy. 60% of the province's energy needs, excl transport, comes from renewable sources like water, biomass, biogas, solar, wind and geothermal. In 2013 South Tyrol produced 6,569 gigawatt-hours of electricity and 92% of electrical energy was generated via hydropower homemade energy producing more than twice its own requirements. The South Tyrolean budget is 5bn Euros with only 10% leaving the region for government in Rome. The Überetsch (Oltradige in Italian) is a hilly section of the Etschtal in South Tyrol, northern Italy.
    italy_dolomites27-19-07-2015_1.jpg
  • Rural village information with hiking routes signpost and agricultural barn near La Val in Alta Badia, south Tyrol, Italy. According to the 2011 census, there are 505,000 inhabitants in south Tyrol with an area of 7,400 sq Km with 60% over 1,600m above sea level. La Val (German: Wengen; Italian: La Valle) is a comune (municipality) in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of the city of Bolzano.
    italy_dolomites02-18-07-2015_1.jpg
  • Winding rural road and traffic in Dolomites near La Val in Alta Badia, south Tyrol, Italy. We look across the farms and alpine homes linked by narrow but well-maintained roads high up with the stunning panoramic scenery of mountain peaks. According to the 2011 census, there are 505,000 inhabitants in south Tyrol with an area of 7,400 sq Km with 60% over 1,600m above sea level. La Val (German: Wengen; Italian: La Valle) is a comune (municipality) in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of the city of Bolzano.
    italy_dolomites12-18-07-2015_1.jpg
  • Winding rural road and traffic in Dolomites near La Val in Alta Badia, south Tyrol, Italy. We look across the farms and alpine homes linked by narrow but well-maintained roads high up with the stunning panoramic scenery of mountain peaks. According to the 2011 census, there are 505,000 inhabitants in south Tyrol with an area of 7,400 sq Km with 60% over 1,600m above sea level. La Val (German: Wengen; Italian: La Valle) is a comune (municipality) in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of the city of Bolzano.
    italy_dolomites10-18-07-2015_1.jpg
  • Walkers pass the church of Santa Berbura, founded and built by iron miners in 1490, in the Dolomites near La Val in Alta Badia, south Tyrol, Italy. Descending from the church's location set against the alpine mountains, the hikers keep to a path taking them down to the valley below. La Val (German: Wengen; Italian: La Valle) is a comune (municipality) in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of the city of Bolzano.
    italy_dolomites09-18-07-2015_1.jpg
  • Hotel and hiking route signposts in rural South Tyrol, south-west of Bolzano, northern Italy. South Tyrol is the northernmost region in Italy, bordering Austria to the north and northeast, Switzerland to the northwest, and the rest of Italy to the south. This is also the only region in Italy where the majority of the population speaks German as their mother tongue and so it's officially bi-lingual, including all road signs, menus and media, and moreover even trilingual in the scenic eastern Ladin speaking valleys.
    appiano_italy41-12-07-2015_1.jpg
  • Bus stop near the top of the Jaufenpass, the highest point at 2,094 metres on the road between Meran-merano and Sterzing-Vipiteno in South Tyrol, Italy. Roads in south Tyrol are considered to be the best well-kept in Italy and buses seem to reach the highest points with little trouble. The Jaufenpass (Italian: Passo di Monte Giovo) (alt 2094m.) is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the South Tyrol in Italy. It connects Meran and Sterzing on the road to the Brenner Pass. It is the northernmost pass in the Alps that is completely in Italy. The pass road is very winding, with many switchbacks.
    jaufenpass_italy07-13-07-2015_1.jpg
  • The flag of the autominous and prosperous South Tyrol region (province) of north Italy. South Tyrol is the northernmost region in Italy, bordering Austria to the north and northeast, Switzerland to the northwest, and the rest of Italy to the south. This is also the only region in Italy where 70% of the population speaks German as their mother tongue and so it's officially bi-lingual, including all road signs, menus and media, and moreover even trilingual in the scenic eastern Ladin speaking valleys. The South Tyrolean budget is 5bn Euros with only 10% leaving the region for government in Rome.
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  • Wild flowers growing on the roadside near the top of the Jaufenpass, the highest point at 2,094 metres on the road between Meran-merano and Sterzing-Vipiteno in South Tyrol, Italy. South Tyrol has a surface area of 7,400sq km, roughly the same as the Black Forest and is the largest province in Italy with 60% of this is 1,600 metres above sea level and its birth rate is the fourth highest of Italian provinces. The Jaufenpass (Italian: Passo di Monte Giovo) (alt 2094m.) is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the South Tyrol in Italy. It connects Meran and Sterzing on the road to the Brenner Pass. It is the northernmost pass in the Alps that is completely in Italy. The pass road is very winding, with many switchbacks.
    jaufenpass_italy14-13-07-2015_1.jpg
  • View at sunset over the Basilica of San Francesco dAssisi and the valley to the west in Assisi, Umbria, Italy. The Papal Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Order of Friars Minor Conventual in Assisi, a town of Umbria region in central Italy, where Saint Francis was born and died. The basilica is one of the most important places of Christian pilgrimage in Italy. Assisi is a town in the Province of Perugia in the Umbria region, on the western flank of Monte Subasio. It is generally regarded as the birthplace of the Latin poet Propertius, and is the birthplace of St. Francis, who founded the Franciscan religious order in the town in 1208, and St. Clare, Chiara dOffreducci, the founder of the Poor Sisters, which later became the Order of Poor Clares after her death. Assisi is now a major tourist destination for those sightseeing or for more religious reasons.
    20180815_assisi basilica sunset_006.jpg
  • Frasassi Caves in Genga, Ancona, Italy. The Frasassi Caves, or Grotte di Frasassi, are a remarkable karst cave system in the municipality of Genga, Italy, in the province of Ancona, Marche. They are among the most famous show caves in Italy.  The caves were discovered by a group of Ancona speleologists in 1971. Rich in water, the cave system is particularly well endowed with stalactites and stalagmites.
    20180813_grotte di frasassi_B_016.jpg
  • A lone rider nears the top of the Jaufenpass, the highest point at 2,094 metres on the road between Meran-merano and Sterzing-Vipiteno in South Tyrol, Italy. Struggling up to the pass's summit, the rider gives a thumbs up as he passes the lettering for a bus stop at the side of the road. South Tyrol has a surface area of 7,400sq km, roughly the same as the Black Forest and is the largest province in Italy with 60% of this is 1,600 metres above sea level. The Jaufenpass (Italian: Passo di Monte Giovo) (alt 2094m.) is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the South Tyrol in Italy. It connects Meran and Sterzing on the road to the Brenner Pass. It is the northernmost pass in the Alps that is completely in Italy. The pass road is very winding, with many switchbacks.
    jaufenpass_italy02-13-07-2015_1.jpg
  • Wild flowers growing on the roadside near the top of the Jaufenpass, the highest point at 2,094 metres on the road between Meran-merano and Sterzing-Vipiteno in South Tyrol, Italy. South Tyrol has a surface area of 7,400sq km, roughly the same as the Black Forest and is the largest province in Italy with 60% of this is 1,600 metres above sea level and its birth rate is the fourth highest of Italian provinces. The Jaufenpass (Italian: Passo di Monte Giovo) (alt 2094m.) is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the South Tyrol in Italy. It connects Meran and Sterzing on the road to the Brenner Pass. It is the northernmost pass in the Alps that is completely in Italy. The pass road is very winding, with many switchbacks.
    jaufenpass_italy03-13-07-2015_1.jpg
  • Tourists at the Piazza Inferiore di San Francesco at the Basilica of San Francesco dAssisi in Assisi, Umbria, Italy. The Papal Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Order of Friars Minor Conventual in Assisi, a town of Umbria region in central Italy, where Saint Francis was born and died. The basilica is one of the most important places of Christian pilgrimage in Italy. Assisi is a town in the Province of Perugia in the Umbria region, on the western flank of Monte Subasio. It is generally regarded as the birthplace of the Latin poet Propertius, and is the birthplace of St. Francis, who founded the Franciscan religious order in the town in 1208, and St. Clare, Chiara dOffreducci, the founder of the Poor Sisters, which later became the Order of Poor Clares after her death. Assisi is now a major tourist destination for those sightseeing or for more religious reasons.
    20180815_assisi piazza_008.jpg
  • Exterior view over the Basilica of San Francesco dAssisi and the valley to the west in Assisi, Umbria, Italy. The Papal Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Order of Friars Minor Conventual in Assisi, a town of Umbria region in central Italy, where Saint Francis was born and died. The basilica is one of the most important places of Christian pilgrimage in Italy. Assisi is a town in the Province of Perugia in the Umbria region, on the western flank of Monte Subasio. It is generally regarded as the birthplace of the Latin poet Propertius, and is the birthplace of St. Francis, who founded the Franciscan religious order in the town in 1208, and St. Clare, Chiara dOffreducci, the founder of the Poor Sisters, which later became the Order of Poor Clares after her death. Assisi is now a major tourist destination for those sightseeing or for more religious reasons.
    20180815_assisi basilica view_004.jpg
  • View at sunset over the Basilica of San Francesco dAssisi and the valley to the west in Assisi, Umbria, Italy. The Papal Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Order of Friars Minor Conventual in Assisi, a town of Umbria region in central Italy, where Saint Francis was born and died. The basilica is one of the most important places of Christian pilgrimage in Italy. Assisi is a town in the Province of Perugia in the Umbria region, on the western flank of Monte Subasio. It is generally regarded as the birthplace of the Latin poet Propertius, and is the birthplace of St. Francis, who founded the Franciscan religious order in the town in 1208, and St. Clare, Chiara dOffreducci, the founder of the Poor Sisters, which later became the Order of Poor Clares after her death. Assisi is now a major tourist destination for those sightseeing or for more religious reasons.
    20180815_assisi basilica sunset_010.jpg
  • Frasassi Caves in Genga, Ancona, Italy. The Frasassi Caves, or Grotte di Frasassi, are a remarkable karst cave system in the municipality of Genga, Italy, in the province of Ancona, Marche. They are among the most famous show caves in Italy.  The caves were discovered by a group of Ancona speleologists in 1971. Rich in water, the cave system is particularly well endowed with stalactites and stalagmites.
    20180813_grotte di frasassi_A_004.jpg
  • Frasassi Caves in Genga, Ancona, Italy. The Frasassi Caves, or Grotte di Frasassi, are a remarkable karst cave system in the municipality of Genga, Italy, in the province of Ancona, Marche. They are among the most famous show caves in Italy.  The caves were discovered by a group of Ancona speleologists in 1971. Rich in water, the cave system is particularly well endowed with stalactites and stalagmites.
    20180813_grotte di frasassi_A_003.jpg
  • Tourists at the Piazza Inferiore di San Francesco at the Basilica of San Francesco dAssisi in Assisi, Umbria, Italy. The Papal Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Order of Friars Minor Conventual in Assisi, a town of Umbria region in central Italy, where Saint Francis was born and died. The basilica is one of the most important places of Christian pilgrimage in Italy. Assisi is a town in the Province of Perugia in the Umbria region, on the western flank of Monte Subasio. It is generally regarded as the birthplace of the Latin poet Propertius, and is the birthplace of St. Francis, who founded the Franciscan religious order in the town in 1208, and St. Clare, Chiara dOffreducci, the founder of the Poor Sisters, which later became the Order of Poor Clares after her death. Assisi is now a major tourist destination for those sightseeing or for more religious reasons.
    20180815_assisi piazza_011.jpg
  • Frasassi Caves in Genga, Ancona, Italy. The Frasassi Caves, or Grotte di Frasassi, are a remarkable karst cave system in the municipality of Genga, Italy, in the province of Ancona, Marche. They are among the most famous show caves in Italy.  The caves were discovered by a group of Ancona speleologists in 1971. Rich in water, the cave system is particularly well endowed with stalactites and stalagmites.
    20180813_grotte di frasassi_B_011.jpg
  • Frasassi Caves in Genga, Ancona, Italy. The Frasassi Caves, or Grotte di Frasassi, are a remarkable karst cave system in the municipality of Genga, Italy, in the province of Ancona, Marche. They are among the most famous show caves in Italy.  The caves were discovered by a group of Ancona speleologists in 1971. Rich in water, the cave system is particularly well endowed with stalactites and stalagmites.
    20180813_grotte di frasassi_A_018.jpg
  • Frasassi Caves in Genga, Ancona, Italy. The Frasassi Caves, or Grotte di Frasassi, are a remarkable karst cave system in the municipality of Genga, Italy, in the province of Ancona, Marche. They are among the most famous show caves in Italy.  The caves were discovered by a group of Ancona speleologists in 1971. Rich in water, the cave system is particularly well endowed with stalactites and stalagmites.
    20180813_grotte di frasassi_A_012.jpg
  • Tourists outside the Basilica of San Francesco dAssisi in Assisi, Umbria, Italy. The Papal Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Order of Friars Minor Conventual in Assisi, a town of Umbria region in central Italy, where Saint Francis was born and died. The basilica is one of the most important places of Christian pilgrimage in Italy. Assisi is a town in the Province of Perugia in the Umbria region, on the western flank of Monte Subasio. It is generally regarded as the birthplace of the Latin poet Propertius, and is the birthplace of St. Francis, who founded the Franciscan religious order in the town in 1208, and St. Clare, Chiara dOffreducci, the founder of the Poor Sisters, which later became the Order of Poor Clares after her death. Assisi is now a major tourist destination for those sightseeing or for more religious reasons.
    20180815_assisi basilica tourists_00...jpg
  • Exterior with tourists at the Basilica of San Francesco dAssisi in Assisi, Umbria, Italy. The Papal Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Order of Friars Minor Conventual in Assisi, a town of Umbria region in central Italy, where Saint Francis was born and died. The basilica is one of the most important places of Christian pilgrimage in Italy. Assisi is a town in the Province of Perugia in the Umbria region, on the western flank of Monte Subasio. It is generally regarded as the birthplace of the Latin poet Propertius, and is the birthplace of St. Francis, who founded the Franciscan religious order in the town in 1208, and St. Clare, Chiara dOffreducci, the founder of the Poor Sisters, which later became the Order of Poor Clares after her death. Assisi is now a major tourist destination for those sightseeing or for more religious reasons.
    20180815_assisi basilica exterior_00...jpg
  • Frasassi Caves in Genga, Ancona, Italy. The Frasassi Caves, or Grotte di Frasassi, are a remarkable karst cave system in the municipality of Genga, Italy, in the province of Ancona, Marche. They are among the most famous show caves in Italy.  The caves were discovered by a group of Ancona speleologists in 1971. Rich in water, the cave system is particularly well endowed with stalactites and stalagmites.
    20180813_grotte di frasassi_B_005.jpg
  • Frasassi Caves in Genga, Ancona, Italy. The Frasassi Caves, or Grotte di Frasassi, are a remarkable karst cave system in the municipality of Genga, Italy, in the province of Ancona, Marche. They are among the most famous show caves in Italy.  The caves were discovered by a group of Ancona speleologists in 1971. Rich in water, the cave system is particularly well endowed with stalactites and stalagmites.
    20180813_grotte di frasassi_B_018.jpg
  • Vacant sun loungers at a health spa on the Jaufenpass, Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy. Lioned up as a threesome, the loungers are empty, vibrant colour against a background of green valleys and darker mountains. The Jaufenpass (Italian: Passo di Monte Giovo) (alt 2094m.) is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the South Tyrol in Italy. It connects Meran and Sterzing on the road to the Brenner Pass. It is the northernmost pass in the Alps that is completely in Italy. The pass road is very winding, with many switchbacks.
    jaufenpass_italy09-13-07-2015_1.jpg
  • Early morning spraying of apple crops on land south-west of Bolzano, northern Italy. Every tenth apple in Europe is grown in south Tyrol, making the region Europe's largest apple producer. The area produces 900,000 tons of apples per year on a fruit-growing area of 18,400 hectares. The Überetsch (Oltradige in Italian) is a hilly section of the Etschtal in South Tyrol, northern Italy. It lies south-west of Bolzano and is a known tourist destination, famous for its wines, castles and lakes (Kalterer See, Montiggler Seen). The municipalities of the Überetsch are Kaltern and Eppan.
    appiano_italy22-11-07-2015_1.jpg
  • Tourists at the Piazza Inferiore di San Francesco at the Basilica of San Francesco dAssisi in Assisi, Umbria, Italy. The Papal Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Order of Friars Minor Conventual in Assisi, a town of Umbria region in central Italy, where Saint Francis was born and died. The basilica is one of the most important places of Christian pilgrimage in Italy. Assisi is a town in the Province of Perugia in the Umbria region, on the western flank of Monte Subasio. It is generally regarded as the birthplace of the Latin poet Propertius, and is the birthplace of St. Francis, who founded the Franciscan religious order in the town in 1208, and St. Clare, Chiara dOffreducci, the founder of the Poor Sisters, which later became the Order of Poor Clares after her death. Assisi is now a major tourist destination for those sightseeing or for more religious reasons.
    20180815_assisi piazza_014.jpg
  • Frasassi Caves in Genga, Ancona, Italy. The Frasassi Caves, or Grotte di Frasassi, are a remarkable karst cave system in the municipality of Genga, Italy, in the province of Ancona, Marche. They are among the most famous show caves in Italy.  The caves were discovered by a group of Ancona speleologists in 1971. Rich in water, the cave system is particularly well endowed with stalactites and stalagmites.
    20180813_grotte di frasassi_A_024.jpg
  • Frasassi Caves in Genga, Ancona, Italy. The Frasassi Caves, or Grotte di Frasassi, are a remarkable karst cave system in the municipality of Genga, Italy, in the province of Ancona, Marche. They are among the most famous show caves in Italy.  The caves were discovered by a group of Ancona speleologists in 1971. Rich in water, the cave system is particularly well endowed with stalactites and stalagmites.
    20180813_grotte di frasassi_A_017.jpg
  • Frasassi Caves in Genga, Ancona, Italy. The Frasassi Caves, or Grotte di Frasassi, are a remarkable karst cave system in the municipality of Genga, Italy, in the province of Ancona, Marche. They are among the most famous show caves in Italy.  The caves were discovered by a group of Ancona speleologists in 1971. Rich in water, the cave system is particularly well endowed with stalactites and stalagmites.
    20180813_grotte di frasassi_A_005.jpg
  • Frasassi Caves in Genga, Ancona, Italy. The Frasassi Caves, or Grotte di Frasassi, are a remarkable karst cave system in the municipality of Genga, Italy, in the province of Ancona, Marche. They are among the most famous show caves in Italy.  The caves were discovered by a group of Ancona speleologists in 1971. Rich in water, the cave system is particularly well endowed with stalactites and stalagmites.
    20180813_grotte di frasassi_A_007.jpg
  • The Dolomites mountain Sassongher (2,665m) in the background with spiked fences in the town of Corvara during the summer walking season in south Tyrol, northern Italy. of the the Dolomites resort town of Corvara during the summer walking season in south Tyrol, northern Italy. Corvara is the main center of Alta Badia, a prestigious tourist area located at the top end of the Val Badia, surrounded by the peaks of the Dolomites mountains. Corvara (German: Corvara or Kurfar; Italian: Corvara in Badia) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Bolzano.
    corvara_italy19-18-07-2015_1.jpg
  • Landscape showing the ski jump for the 1956 Olympics in the city of Cortina d'Ampezzo, Veneto, Italy. Although Cortina was unable to go ahead with the scheduled 1944 Winter Olympics because of the Second World War, it hosted the Winter Olympics in 1956 and subsequently a number of world winter-sports events. Cortina d'Ampezzo commonly referred to as Cortina, is a town and comune in the heart of the southern (Dolomitic) Alps in the Veneto region of Northern Italy.
    cortina_dampezzo08-20-07-2015_1.jpg
  • Nuns waiting for the Pope to attend his weekly audience at St Peter's Square. TheVatican, Rome, Italy.
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  • Tourists at the Piazza Inferiore di San Francesco at the Basilica of San Francesco dAssisi in Assisi, Umbria, Italy. The Papal Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Order of Friars Minor Conventual in Assisi, a town of Umbria region in central Italy, where Saint Francis was born and died. The basilica is one of the most important places of Christian pilgrimage in Italy. Assisi is a town in the Province of Perugia in the Umbria region, on the western flank of Monte Subasio. It is generally regarded as the birthplace of the Latin poet Propertius, and is the birthplace of St. Francis, who founded the Franciscan religious order in the town in 1208, and St. Clare, Chiara dOffreducci, the founder of the Poor Sisters, which later became the Order of Poor Clares after her death. Assisi is now a major tourist destination for those sightseeing or for more religious reasons.
    20180815_assisi piazza_001.jpg
  • Tourists outside the Basilica of San Francesco dAssisi in Assisi, Umbria, Italy. The Papal Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Order of Friars Minor Conventual in Assisi, a town of Umbria region in central Italy, where Saint Francis was born and died. The basilica is one of the most important places of Christian pilgrimage in Italy. Assisi is a town in the Province of Perugia in the Umbria region, on the western flank of Monte Subasio. It is generally regarded as the birthplace of the Latin poet Propertius, and is the birthplace of St. Francis, who founded the Franciscan religious order in the town in 1208, and St. Clare, Chiara dOffreducci, the founder of the Poor Sisters, which later became the Order of Poor Clares after her death. Assisi is now a major tourist destination for those sightseeing or for more religious reasons.
    20180815_assisi basilica tourists_00...jpg
  • Exterior with tourists at the Basilica of San Francesco dAssisi in Assisi, Umbria, Italy. The Papal Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Order of Friars Minor Conventual in Assisi, a town of Umbria region in central Italy, where Saint Francis was born and died. The basilica is one of the most important places of Christian pilgrimage in Italy. Assisi is a town in the Province of Perugia in the Umbria region, on the western flank of Monte Subasio. It is generally regarded as the birthplace of the Latin poet Propertius, and is the birthplace of St. Francis, who founded the Franciscan religious order in the town in 1208, and St. Clare, Chiara dOffreducci, the founder of the Poor Sisters, which later became the Order of Poor Clares after her death. Assisi is now a major tourist destination for those sightseeing or for more religious reasons.
    20180815_assisi basilica exterior_00...jpg
  • Exterior with tourists at the Basilica of San Francesco dAssisi in Assisi, Umbria, Italy. The Papal Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Order of Friars Minor Conventual in Assisi, a town of Umbria region in central Italy, where Saint Francis was born and died. The basilica is one of the most important places of Christian pilgrimage in Italy. Assisi is a town in the Province of Perugia in the Umbria region, on the western flank of Monte Subasio. It is generally regarded as the birthplace of the Latin poet Propertius, and is the birthplace of St. Francis, who founded the Franciscan religious order in the town in 1208, and St. Clare, Chiara dOffreducci, the founder of the Poor Sisters, which later became the Order of Poor Clares after her death. Assisi is now a major tourist destination for those sightseeing or for more religious reasons.
    20180815_assisi basilica exterior_00...jpg
  • Frasassi Caves in Genga, Ancona, Italy. The Frasassi Caves, or Grotte di Frasassi, are a remarkable karst cave system in the municipality of Genga, Italy, in the province of Ancona, Marche. They are among the most famous show caves in Italy.  The caves were discovered by a group of Ancona speleologists in 1971. Rich in water, the cave system is particularly well endowed with stalactites and stalagmites.
    20180813_grotte di frasassi_B_019.jpg
  • Frasassi Caves in Genga, Ancona, Italy. The Frasassi Caves, or Grotte di Frasassi, are a remarkable karst cave system in the municipality of Genga, Italy, in the province of Ancona, Marche. They are among the most famous show caves in Italy.  The caves were discovered by a group of Ancona speleologists in 1971. Rich in water, the cave system is particularly well endowed with stalactites and stalagmites.
    20180813_grotte di frasassi_B_015.jpg
  • Frasassi Caves in Genga, Ancona, Italy. The Frasassi Caves, or Grotte di Frasassi, are a remarkable karst cave system in the municipality of Genga, Italy, in the province of Ancona, Marche. They are among the most famous show caves in Italy.  The caves were discovered by a group of Ancona speleologists in 1971. Rich in water, the cave system is particularly well endowed with stalactites and stalagmites.
    20180813_grotte di frasassi_A_022.jpg
  • Frasassi Caves in Genga, Ancona, Italy. The Frasassi Caves, or Grotte di Frasassi, are a remarkable karst cave system in the municipality of Genga, Italy, in the province of Ancona, Marche. They are among the most famous show caves in Italy.  The caves were discovered by a group of Ancona speleologists in 1971. Rich in water, the cave system is particularly well endowed with stalactites and stalagmites.
    20180813_grotte di frasassi_A_014.jpg
  • View at sunset over the Basilica of San Francesco dAssisi and the valley to the west in Assisi, Umbria, Italy. The Papal Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Order of Friars Minor Conventual in Assisi, a town of Umbria region in central Italy, where Saint Francis was born and died. The basilica is one of the most important places of Christian pilgrimage in Italy. Assisi is a town in the Province of Perugia in the Umbria region, on the western flank of Monte Subasio. It is generally regarded as the birthplace of the Latin poet Propertius, and is the birthplace of St. Francis, who founded the Franciscan religious order in the town in 1208, and St. Clare, Chiara dOffreducci, the founder of the Poor Sisters, which later became the Order of Poor Clares after her death. Assisi is now a major tourist destination for those sightseeing or for more religious reasons.
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  • Frasassi Caves in Genga, Ancona, Italy. The Frasassi Caves, or Grotte di Frasassi, are a remarkable karst cave system in the municipality of Genga, Italy, in the province of Ancona, Marche. They are among the most famous show caves in Italy.  The caves were discovered by a group of Ancona speleologists in 1971. Rich in water, the cave system is particularly well endowed with stalactites and stalagmites.
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  • With a backdrop of the Lagazuoi Dolomites peak (2,835), is the memorial to those killed here during heavy fighting on Passo Falzarega (Pass), during the first world war, in the Dolomites, south Tyrol, Italy. The Falzarego Pass is a high mountain pass in the province of Belluno in Italy and connecting Andráz and Cortina d'Ampezzo. Lagazuoi (2,835) is a mountain in the Dolomites of northern Italy, lying at an altitude of 2,835 metres (9,301 ft), about 18 kilometres (11 mi) southwest by road from Cortina d'Ampezzo in the Veneto Region. It is accessible by cable car and contains the Refugio Lagazuoi, a mountain refuge situated beyond the northwest corner of Cima del Lago. The mountain range is well known for its wartime tunnels.
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  • Tourists at the Piazza Inferiore di San Francesco at the Basilica of San Francesco dAssisi in Assisi, Umbria, Italy. The Papal Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Order of Friars Minor Conventual in Assisi, a town of Umbria region in central Italy, where Saint Francis was born and died. The basilica is one of the most important places of Christian pilgrimage in Italy. Assisi is a town in the Province of Perugia in the Umbria region, on the western flank of Monte Subasio. It is generally regarded as the birthplace of the Latin poet Propertius, and is the birthplace of St. Francis, who founded the Franciscan religious order in the town in 1208, and St. Clare, Chiara dOffreducci, the founder of the Poor Sisters, which later became the Order of Poor Clares after her death. Assisi is now a major tourist destination for those sightseeing or for more religious reasons.
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  • Exterior view over the Basilica of San Francesco dAssisi and the valley to the west in Assisi, Umbria, Italy. The Papal Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Order of Friars Minor Conventual in Assisi, a town of Umbria region in central Italy, where Saint Francis was born and died. The basilica is one of the most important places of Christian pilgrimage in Italy. Assisi is a town in the Province of Perugia in the Umbria region, on the western flank of Monte Subasio. It is generally regarded as the birthplace of the Latin poet Propertius, and is the birthplace of St. Francis, who founded the Franciscan religious order in the town in 1208, and St. Clare, Chiara dOffreducci, the founder of the Poor Sisters, which later became the Order of Poor Clares after her death. Assisi is now a major tourist destination for those sightseeing or for more religious reasons.
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  • Tourists outside the Basilica of San Francesco dAssisi in Assisi, Umbria, Italy. The Papal Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Order of Friars Minor Conventual in Assisi, a town of Umbria region in central Italy, where Saint Francis was born and died. The basilica is one of the most important places of Christian pilgrimage in Italy. Assisi is a town in the Province of Perugia in the Umbria region, on the western flank of Monte Subasio. It is generally regarded as the birthplace of the Latin poet Propertius, and is the birthplace of St. Francis, who founded the Franciscan religious order in the town in 1208, and St. Clare, Chiara dOffreducci, the founder of the Poor Sisters, which later became the Order of Poor Clares after her death. Assisi is now a major tourist destination for those sightseeing or for more religious reasons.
    20180815_assisi basilica tourists_00...jpg
  • View at sunset over the Basilica of San Francesco dAssisi and the valley to the west in Assisi, Umbria, Italy. The Papal Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Order of Friars Minor Conventual in Assisi, a town of Umbria region in central Italy, where Saint Francis was born and died. The basilica is one of the most important places of Christian pilgrimage in Italy. Assisi is a town in the Province of Perugia in the Umbria region, on the western flank of Monte Subasio. It is generally regarded as the birthplace of the Latin poet Propertius, and is the birthplace of St. Francis, who founded the Franciscan religious order in the town in 1208, and St. Clare, Chiara dOffreducci, the founder of the Poor Sisters, which later became the Order of Poor Clares after her death. Assisi is now a major tourist destination for those sightseeing or for more religious reasons.
    20180815_assisi basilica sunset_003.jpg
  • Frasassi Caves in Genga, Ancona, Italy. The Frasassi Caves, or Grotte di Frasassi, are a remarkable karst cave system in the municipality of Genga, Italy, in the province of Ancona, Marche. They are among the most famous show caves in Italy.  The caves were discovered by a group of Ancona speleologists in 1971. Rich in water, the cave system is particularly well endowed with stalactites and stalagmites.
    20180813_grotte di frasassi_B_020.jpg
  • Frasassi Caves in Genga, Ancona, Italy. The Frasassi Caves, or Grotte di Frasassi, are a remarkable karst cave system in the municipality of Genga, Italy, in the province of Ancona, Marche. They are among the most famous show caves in Italy.  The caves were discovered by a group of Ancona speleologists in 1971. Rich in water, the cave system is particularly well endowed with stalactites and stalagmites.
    20180813_grotte di frasassi_B_006.jpg
  • Frasassi Caves in Genga, Ancona, Italy. The Frasassi Caves, or Grotte di Frasassi, are a remarkable karst cave system in the municipality of Genga, Italy, in the province of Ancona, Marche. They are among the most famous show caves in Italy.  The caves were discovered by a group of Ancona speleologists in 1971. Rich in water, the cave system is particularly well endowed with stalactites and stalagmites.
    20180813_grotte di frasassi_A_023.jpg
  • Frasassi Caves in Genga, Ancona, Italy. The Frasassi Caves, or Grotte di Frasassi, are a remarkable karst cave system in the municipality of Genga, Italy, in the province of Ancona, Marche. They are among the most famous show caves in Italy.  The caves were discovered by a group of Ancona speleologists in 1971. Rich in water, the cave system is particularly well endowed with stalactites and stalagmites.
    20180813_grotte di frasassi_A_006.jpg
  • Frasassi Caves in Genga, Ancona, Italy. The Frasassi Caves, or Grotte di Frasassi, are a remarkable karst cave system in the municipality of Genga, Italy, in the province of Ancona, Marche. They are among the most famous show caves in Italy.  The caves were discovered by a group of Ancona speleologists in 1971. Rich in water, the cave system is particularly well endowed with stalactites and stalagmites.
    20180813_grotte di frasassi_A_009.jpg
  • From Passo Falzarega (Pass), a cable car gondola ascends the rock face of Lagazuoi  (3,244 m), a Dolomites mountain in south Tyrol, Italy.  One of two gondolas rises to the Lagazuoi (2,835), which was the object of heavy combat in World War I. Lagazuoi is a mountain in the Dolomites of northern Italy, lying at an altitude of 2,835 metres (9,301 ft), about 18 kilometres (11 mi) southwest by road from Cortina d'Ampezzo in the Veneto Region. It is accessible by cable car and contains the Refugio Lagazuoi, a mountain refuge situated beyond the northwest corner of Cima del Lago. The mountain range is well known for its wartime tunnels.
    passo_falzarego14-20-07-2015_1.jpg
  • A Catholic crucifix and vineyard in the wine growing region south-west of Bolzano, South Tyrol, northern Italy. South Tyroleans are almost all Catholics and quite conservative - though it depends on the areas. In South Tyrol there are three indigenous wine varieties: Schiava, Gewürztraminer and Lagrein. The Überetsch (Oltradige in Italian) is a hilly section of the Etschtal in South Tyrol, northern Italy. It lies south-west of Bolzano and is a known tourist destination, famous for its wines, castles and lakes (Kalterer See, Montiggler Seen). Locals erect such shrines almost anywhere though especially in vineyards or meadows or in villages where an agricultural holy omen is welcomed for good harvests.
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  • A woman reading a map in the Giardini Giusti, Verona, Italy<br />
The Giardino Giusti is one of the finest Renaissance gardens in Italy was laid out in 1580
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  • Detail of postcard souvenirs of a map and Dolomite mountain scenes in a shop selling tourist memorablia on Passo Falzarega (Pass) in south Tyrol, Italy. With just half a million inhabitants, south Tyrol attracts nearly 6m holidaymakers annually who total 29m overnight stays a year. The Dolomites are a mountain range in northeastern Italy and in August 2009, the Dolomites were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • A group of bikers rest up on Passo Falzarega (Pass) in south Tyrol, Italy. Cyclist groups as well as biker clubs ascend the pass (alt 2.105m) as part of their tours of the Dolomites - one of the must-do climbs on two and four wheels. The Falzarego Pass is a high mountain pass in the province of Belluno in Italy and connecting Andráz and Cortina d'Ampezzo. The name Falza Rego means false king in ladin and refers to a king of the Fanes, who was supposedly turned to stone for betraying his people.
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  • From Passo Falzarega (Pass), a cable car gondola ascends the rock face of Lagazuoi  (3,244 m), a Dolomites mountain in south Tyrol, Italy.  One of two gondolas rises to the Lagazuoi (2,835), which was the object of heavy combat in World War I. Lagazuoi is a mountain in the Dolomites of northern Italy, lying at an altitude of 2,835 metres (9,301 ft), about 18 kilometres (11 mi) southwest by road from Cortina d'Ampezzo in the Veneto Region. It is accessible by cable car and contains the Refugio Lagazuoi, a mountain refuge situated beyond the northwest corner of Cima del Lago. The mountain range is well known for its wartime tunnels.
    passo_falzarego08-20-07-2015_1.jpg
  • Vineyardsin the Oltradige wine growing region south-west of Bolzano, South Tyrol, northern Italy. In South Tyrol there are three indigenous wine varieties: Schiava, Gewürztraminer and Lagrein. The Überetsch (Oltradige in Italian) is a hilly section of the Etschtal in South Tyrol, northern Italy. It lies south-west of Bolzano and is a known tourist destination, famous for its wines, castles and lakes (Kalterer See, Montiggler Seen). The municipalities of the Überetsch are Kaltern and Eppan.
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  • Remote chapel beneath Dolomites mountains, south-west of Bolzano, South Tyrol northern Italy. South Tyroleans are almost all Catholics and quite conservative - though it depends on the areas. The Überetsch (Oltradige in Italian) is a hilly section of the Etschtal in South Tyrol, northern Italy. It lies south-west of Bolzano and is a known tourist destination, famous for its wines, castles and lakes (Kalterer See, Montiggler Seen). The municipalities of the Überetsch are Kaltern and Eppan.
    appiano_italy46-12-07-2015_1.jpg
  • Landscape view along the plain from the town of Trevi, Umbria, Italy. Trevi is an ancient town and comune in Umbria, Italy, on the lower flank of Monte Serano overlooking the wide plain of the Clitunno river system.
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  • War memorial to those killed in WW2 in the Dolomites resort town of San Cassiano-St. Kassian in south Tyrol, Italy. Hitler's pact of non-aggression with Mussolini meant south Tyroleans often served in the German Wehrmacht and cemeteries now describe their demise in battles across the theatres of war at that time. We see three names here of soldiers and officers killed in Russia and north Africa. Under Hitler's offer, 86% of citizens from this region of Italy opted to return to the Fatherland and by the end of the war, 75,000 did so.
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  • From Passo Falzarega (Pass), two cable car gondolas pass each other on the rock face of Lagazuoi (3,244 m), a Dolomites mountain in south Tyrol, Italy. One of two gondolas rises to the Lagazuoi (2,835), which was the object of heavy combat in World War I. Lagazuoi is a mountain in the Dolomites of northern Italy, lying at an altitude of 2,835 metres (9,301 ft), about 18 kilometres (11 mi) southwest by road from Cortina d'Ampezzo in the Veneto Region. It is accessible by cable car and contains the Refugio Lagazuoi, a mountain refuge situated beyond the northwest corner of Cima del Lago. The mountain range is well known for its wartime tunnels.
    passo_falzarego13-20-07-2015_1.jpg
  • Detail of a framed picture of a Dolomites mountain hut, on sale in a  tourist shop selling tourist memorablia on Passo Falzarega (Pass) in south Tyrol, Italy. With just half a million inhabitants, south Tyrol attracts nearly 6m holidaymakers annually who total 29m overnight stays a year. The Dolomites are a mountain range in northeastern Italy and in August 2009, the Dolomites were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    passo_falzarego06-20-07-2015_1.jpg
  • German architecture in Italian South Tyrolean agricultural region, south-west of Bolzano, northern Italy. Set in the Appiano area and under the rocky hills of lower Dolomites, we see fresh flowers growing in baskets in every window. The Überetsch (Oltradige in Italian) is a hilly section of the Etschtal in South Tyrol, northern Italy. It lies south-west of Bolzano and is a known tourist destination, famous for its wines, castles and lakes (Kalterer See, Montiggler Seen). The municipalities of the Überetsch are Kaltern and Eppan.
    appiano_italy53-12-07-2015_1.jpg
  • Detail of vineyards in the Oltradige wine growing region south-west of Bolzano, South Tyrol, northern Italy. In South Tyrol there are three indigenous wine varieties: Schiava, Gewürztraminer and Lagrein. The Überetsch (Oltradige in Italian) is a hilly section of the Etschtal in South Tyrol, northern Italy. It lies south-west of Bolzano and is a known tourist destination, famous for its wines, castles and lakes (Kalterer See, Montiggler Seen). The municipalities of the Überetsch are Kaltern and Eppan.
    appiano_italy06-11-07-2015_1.jpg
  • Nuns waiting for the Pope to attend his weekly audience at St Peter's Square. TheVatican, Rome, Italy.
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  • Traditional sausage making in Bologna city, italy.
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  • Nuns waiting for the Pope to attend his weekly audience at St Peter's Square. TheVatican, Rome, Italy.
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  • A children playing warning sign in a rural location in northern Italy. The cartoon qualities of the children smiling while playing with their ball is on the side of a quiet road in the lower Dolomites. The quiet hamlet of Steinegger is a dead end but kids are encouraged to run around in their peaceful corner of Italy, well away from heavy traffic and surrounded by vineyards.
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  • Fonti del Clitunno in Campello Sul Clitunno, Umbria, Italy. Beautiful river with natural springs appearing as an oasis of tranquility. Now very much a tourist destination, this is where Emporer Caligula came to worship the River God Clitunno and consult the ancient oracles.
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  • The Pope greeting the faithful from the back of his vehicle at his weekly audience at St Peter's Sqaure, the vatican. Rome, Italy
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  • A "Tartufo", hunter with his essential tool his dog go in search of the highly priced truffles that have made Alba and the Piedmonte region of Italy world famous for these food delicacies.
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  • Tourists visiting Romano Greek statues in the Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence.<br />
Piazza della Signoria is an L-shaped square in front of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy. It was named after the Palazzo della Signoria, also called Palazzo Vecchio.<br />
It is the focal point of the origin and of the history of the Florentine Republic and still maintains its reputation as the political hub of the city.It is the meeting place of Florentines as well as the numerous tourists, located near Ponte Vecchio and Piazza del Duomo and gateway to Uffizi Gallery.<br />
The Loggia dei Lanzi consists of wide arches open to the street, three bays wide and one bay deep. The arches rest on clustered pilasters with Corinthian capitals. The wide arches appealed so much to the Florentines, that Michelangelo even proposed that they should be continued all around the Piazza della Signoria<br />
It is effectively an open-air sculpture gallery of antique and Renaissance art including the Medici lions.
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  • Fonti del Clitunno in Campello Sul Clitunno, Umbria, Italy. Beautiful river with natural springs appearing as an oasis of tranquility. Now very much a tourist destination, this is where Emporer Caligula came to worship the River God Clitunno and consult the ancient oracles.
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  • Landscape view along the plain from the town of Trevi, Umbria, Italy. Trevi is an ancient town and comune in Umbria, Italy, on the lower flank of Monte Serano overlooking the wide plain of the Clitunno river system.
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  • Hikers from Passo Falzarega (Pass) ascend the lower slopes of Tofana di Mezzo (3,244 m), a Dolomites mountain in south Tyrol, Italy. Lagazuoi is a mountain in the Dolomites of northern Italy, lying at an altitude of 2,835 metres (9,301 ft), about 18 kilometres (11 mi) southwest by road from Cortina d'Ampezzo in the Veneto Region. It is accessible by cable car and contains the Refugio Lagazuoi, a mountain refuge situated beyond the northwest corner of Cima del Lago. The mountain range is well known for its wartime tunnels.
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  • North Italian town of Bassano del Grappa with Dolomite foothills in the distance. Bassano del Grappa or Bassan/Bassàn in Italian is a city and comune in the Vicenza province in the region Veneto, northern Italy. The city was founded in the 2nd century BC by a Roman called Bassianus, whence the name, as an agricultural estate. During World War I Bassano was in the front area, and all industrial activities were halted. In World War II, after the Armistice with Italy, the city was invaded by German troops, who killed or deported numerous inhabitants.
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  • A Catholic crucifix and vineyard in the wine growing region south-west of Bolzano, South Tyrol, northern Italy. South Tyroleans are almost all Catholics and quite conservative - though it depends on the areas. In South Tyrol there are three indigenous wine varieties: Schiava, Gewürztraminer and Lagrein. The Überetsch (Oltradige in Italian) is a hilly section of the Etschtal in South Tyrol, northern Italy. It lies south-west of Bolzano and is a known tourist destination, famous for its wines, castles and lakes (Kalterer See, Montiggler Seen). Locals erect such shrines almost anywhere though especially in vineyards or meadows or in villages where an agricultural holy omen is welcomed for good harvests.
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  • Woman walks uphill on a quiet, rural road in northern Italy, South Tyrol. Making her way up towards a country hotel called Steinegger in a hamlet also of that name, the lady passes lines of apples on both sides of the road. The area produces 900,000 tons of apples per year on a fruit-growing area of 18,400 hectares. The Überetsch (Oltradige in Italian) is a hilly section of the Etschtal in South Tyrol, northern Italy. It lies south-west of Bolzano and is a known tourist destination, famous for its wines, castles and lakes (Kalterer See, Montiggler Seen). The municipalities of the Überetsch are Kaltern and Eppan.
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  • Statues in the Giardino Giusti in Verona, Italy<br />
The Giardino Giusti is one of the finest Renaissance gardens in Italy was laid out in 1580
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  • The Torri dell Arsenale in Venice, Italy. The Venetian Arsenal (Torri dell'Arsenale) played an important role in Venice's history. The facility, which is identifiable from its twin towers, is said to date back to the 12th century.<br />
Many of the Venetian Republic's commercial and military vessels were built and maintained here. The Venetian Arsenal is a complex of former shipyards and armories clustered together in the city of Venice in northern Italy. Owned by the state, the Arsenal was responsible for the bulk of the Venetian republic's naval power during the middle part of the second millennium AD. It was "one of the earliest large-scale industrial enterprises in history"
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  • Political posters peeling on a wall in the northern Italian city of Trento. Various pieces of paper have been stuck to the board in the city centre and all have been torn. Trento is an educational, scientific, financial and political centre in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, in Tyrol and Northern Italy in general. The University of Trento ranks highly out of Italy's top 30 colleges.
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  • Traditional rack method and vineyards in the Oltradige wine growing region south-west of Bolzano, South Tyrol, northern Italy. South Tyroleans are almost all Catholics and quite conservative - though it depends on the areas. In South Tyrol there are three indigenous wine varieties: Schiava, Gewürztraminer and Lagrein. The Überetsch (Oltradige in Italian) is a hilly section of the Etschtal in South Tyrol, northern Italy. It lies south-west of Bolzano and is a known tourist destination, famous for its wines, castles and lakes (Kalterer See, Montiggler Seen). The municipalities of the Überetsch are Kaltern and Eppan.
    appiano_italy44-12-07-2015_1.jpg
  • A woman reading a map in the Giardini Giusti, Verona, Italy<br />
The Giardino Giusti is one of the finest Renaissance gardens in Italy was laid out in 1580
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  • With the Zwölferturm clocktower in the distance, tourists sit beneath the St. John of Nepomuk monument in front of the Town Hall in Sterzing-Vipiteno, South Tyrol, northern Italy. The Zwölferturm is a 46m high tower erected in 1470, it is the symbol of the city that divides the New Town from Old Town Sterzing. Sterzing (Italian: Vipiteno) is a commune in South Tyrol in northern Italy. It is the main village of the southern Wipptal, and the Eisack River flows through the medieval town. It also acts as a border town - the first large town one reaches after crossing the Brenner Pass from nearby Austria.
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  • In the town of Alba the local beauty Queen, officially opens the famous and prestigious Truffle season. Alba is the capital of the highly priced "Tartufo" in Italy.
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  • The faitful awaiting the weekly Papal Audience in St Peter's Square, the Vatican. Rome, Italy.
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  • Awaiting the weekly Papal Audience in St Peter's Square, the Vatican. Rome, Italy.
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  • Three Truffle hunters study and discuss the value and price of the large truffle one holds in his hands, in Alba market, italy.
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  • Landscape view along the plain from the town of Trevi, Umbria, Italy. Trevi is an ancient town and comune in Umbria, Italy, on the lower flank of Monte Serano overlooking the wide plain of the Clitunno river system.
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  • Figurines of St Francis of Assisi for sale as souvenirs in Assisi, Umbria, Italy. Saint Francis of Assisi, informally named as Francesco was an Italian Catholic friar, deacon and preacher. He founded the mens Order of Friars Minor, the women’s Order of Saint Clare, the Third Order of Saint Francis and the Custody of the Holy Land. Francis is one of the most venerated religious figures in history and was designated Patron saint of Italy. He later became associated with patronage of animals and the natural environment. Assisi is a town in the Province of Perugia in the Umbria region, on the western flank of Monte Subasio. It is generally regarded as the birthplace of the Latin poet Propertius, and is the birthplace of St. Francis, who founded the Franciscan religious order in the town in 1208, and St. Clare, Chiara dOffreducci, the founder of the Poor Sisters, which later became the Order of Poor Clares after her death. Assisi is now a major tourist destination for those sightseeing or for more religious reasons.
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  • A priest awaits confessions in Catania Cathedral, Catania, Sicily, Italy<br />
Duomo di Catania Cattedrale di SantAgata, is dedicated to Saint Agatha. It was the seat of the Bishops of Catania until 1859, when the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese, and since then has been the seat of the Archbishops of Catania.
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  • A young woman checks for messages outside the entrance of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana in the covered Procuratie Nuovo of Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy. Looking down on the scene is the large staue that guards this cultural centre in the heart of Venice. The Biblioteca Marciana is a library and Renaissance building in Venice, northern Italy; it is one of the earliest surviving public manuscript depositories in the country, holding one of the greatest classical texts collections in the world.
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