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úterý 26. listopadu 2019

Italy - Perugia

Perugia is the capital city of both the region of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the river Tiber, and of the province of Perugia. The city is located about 164 kilometres (102 miles) north of Rome and 148 km (92 miles) southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and part of the valleys around the area. The region of Umbria is bordered by TuscanyLazio, and Marche.
Lake Trasimeno  is a lake in the province of Perugia, in the Umbria region of Italy on the border with Tuscany. The lake is south of the river Po and north of the nearby river Tiber, has a surface area of 128 km2 (49.4 sq mi) and is the fourth for surface area in Italy. (It is slightly smaller than Lake Como.) Only two minor streams flow directly into the Lake and none flows out. The water level of the lake fluctuates significantly according to rainfall levels and the seasonal demands from the towns, villages and farms near the shore.


středa 22. května 2019

Italy - Venezia

Coat of arms of Venice
Venice  is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region. It is situated on a group of 118 small islands[3] that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges.[3][4] The islands are located in the shallow Venetian Lagoon, an enclosed bay that lies between the mouths of the Po and the Piave rivers (more exactly between the Brenta and the Sile).
View from Venezia

pátek 28. srpna 2015

Italy - Bologna

Coat of arms of Bologna
Bologna is the largest city (and the capital) of the Emilia-Romagna Region in Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy, located in the heart of a metropolitan area (officially recognized by the Italian government as a città metropolitana) of about one million.
The Fountain of Neptune (ItalianFontana di Nettuno) is a monumental civic fountain located in the eponymous square, Piazza del Nettuno, next to Piazza Maggiore, in BolognaItaly Its bronze figure of Neptune, extending his reach in a lordly gesture of stilling and controlling the waters, is an early work by Giambologna, completed about 1567.

pátek 31. července 2015

Italy - Piacenza

Piacenza is a city and comune in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of PiacenzaPiacenza is located at a major crossroads at the intersection of Route E35/A1 between Bologna and Milan, and Route E70/A21 between Brescia and Tortona. Piacenza is also at the confluence of the Trebbia, draining the northern Apennines, and the Po, draining to the east. Piacenza also hosts two universities, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and Politecnico di Milano.
Palace of the Merchants - Town Hall, Piacenza, Italy
 

úterý 29. července 2014

Italy - Bergamo

Bergamo is a city and commune in LombardyItaly, about 40 km (25 mi) northeast of MilanIt is served by the Orio al Serio Airport, which also serves the Province of Bergamo and the metropolitan area of Milan. The foothills of the Alps begin immediately north of the town. With 239,022 arrivals, Bergamo is the second most visited city in Lombardy after Milan.
View on Upper Town, Bergamo.


pátek 18. července 2014

Italy - Trieste

Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of Italian territory lying between the Adriatic Sea and Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city. Trieste is located at the head of the Gulf of Trieste and throughout history it has been influenced by its location at the crossroads of LatinSlavic, and Germanic cultures.

Trieste Cathedral (ItalianCattedrale di San Giusto), dedicated to Saint Justus, is the cathedral and main church of Trieste, in northern Italy. It is the seat of the Bishop of TriesteThe first religious edifice on the site was built in the 6th century on some Roman propylaea, using part of the existing structure. 

Italy - Torino

Coat of arms of Turin
Turin is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italycapital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River, in front of Susa Valley and surrounded by the western Alpine arch.

Street Roma, Torino.





Juventus Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in the Vallette borough of Turin, Italy, and the home of Serie A club Juventus Football Club. The stadium was built on the site of Juventus's and Torino's former home, the Stadio delle Alpi, and is one of only two club-owned football stadiums in Serie A, alongside Sassuolo's Mapei Stadium.
Field size105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground1 March 2009
Opened8 September 2011
Construction cost€105 million
ArchitectHernando Suarez
Gino Zavanella
Giorgetto Giugiaro
Structural engineerFrancesco Ossola
Massimo Majowiecki


Italy - Taormina

Taormina (SicilianTaurminaGreekΤαυρομένιον TauromenionLatinTauromenium) is a comune and small town on the east coast of the island of SicilyItaly, in theProvince of Messina, about midway between Messina and Catania. Taormina has been a very popular tourist destination since the 19th century. It has popular beaches (accessible via an aerial tramway) on the Ionian sea, which is remarkably warm and has a high salt content. Taormina can be reached via highways (autostrade) from Messina from the north and Catania from the south.


The Ancient theatre of Taormina ("Teatro antico di Taormina" in italian language) is an ancient Greek theatre, in Taormina, southern Italy, built early in the seventh century BC.

Italy - Rome

Rome  is a city and special comune (named "Roma Capitale") in Italy. Rome is the capital of Italy and also of the Province of Rome and of the region of LazioAlthough the city centre is about 24 kilometres (15 mi) inland from the Tyrrhenian Sea, the city territory extends to the shore, where the south-western district of Ostia is located. The altitude of the central part of Rome ranges from 13 metres (43 ft) above sea level (at the base of the Pantheon) to 139 metres (456 ft) above sea level (the peak of Monte Mario). The Comune of Rome covers an overall area of about 1,285 square kilometres (496 sq mi), including many green areas.

 The Scala Sancta (English: Holy Stairs, ItalianScala Santa) are a set of 28 white marble steps located within a building in southeast Rome under the management of the Vatican.The steps, long encased in a protective framework of wooden steps, are located in a building that incorporates part of the old Lateran Palace. The stairs lead to the Sancta Sanctorum(English: Holy of Holies), the personal chapel of the early Popes known as the chapel of St. Lawrence.

LocationRegio IV Templum Pacis ("Temple of Peace")
Built in70–80 AD
Built by/forVespasianTitus
Type of structureAmphitheatre
RelatedList of ancient monuments
in Rome

Italy - Orbassano

Orbassano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 15 kilometres (9 miles) southwest of TurinThe most famous local is Sonia Gandhi, who was raised here, although she was actually born in Lusiana, near Vicenza.

Monument Caduti, built 1924, architect Mario de Benedetti

Italy - Campli

Campli is a town and comune in the province of Teramo, in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It is located in the natural park known as the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park.

View from Campli, Italy.

Italy - Cagliari

Cagliari  is an Italian municipality and the capital of the island of Sardinia, an Autonomous Region ofItaly. Cagliari's Sardinian name Casteddu literally means castleThe city of Cagliari is situated in the south of Sardinia, overlooking the center of the eponymous gulf, also called Golfo degli Angeli ("Bay of Angels") after an ancient legend. The city is spread over and around the hill of the historic district of Castello, and other nine limestone hills of the middle-late Miocene, unique heights of a little more than 100 metres (330 ft) above sea level on the long plains of Campidano.

Sardegna