Showing posts with label Italia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Italia. Show all posts

Monday, January 18, 2016

Port of Marina Grande

Sorrento is a town and Comune in Campania.


This is Sorrento’s largest harbor and has long been home to a fishing fleet of traditional wooden boats. 

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Painting by: Teresa Dominici, Acrylic on canvas, 25"x25", (63x63 cm), Year: 2014, Title:  Port of the Marina Grande in Sorrento


Marina Grande is a small traditional fishing port that sits underneath the limestone cliffs on which the old town of Sorrento is perched.

Port of the Marina Grande fishing was the main source of living of the people in this town. Today, fishermen can still be found in Marina Grande sitting and mending fish nets with their bare hands.

Despite its name, Marina Grande (large marina) is actually the smaller of Sorrento’s two main harbors. It is also the older marina.

Italy's Amalfi Coast 

 Title, Video, Link & Below Text By

Rick Stevens Europe

 https://www.ricksteves.com/

In this program, we explore Sorrento's back streets, taste traditional Italian food, drive along the dramatic Amalfi Coast to catch some breathtaking scenery, learn the history behind the tourist shops of Amalfi, stroll in the shadow of Greek temples at Paestum, and sail to the Isle of Capri to enter the fabled Blue Grotto.

© 2006 Rick Steves' Europe



Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Scilla, Calabria

Scilla is located close to Reggio Calabria.  

Scilla is a small town and the main attraction is the beach front. This part of town has plenty of restaurants, cafes, hotels.

The most visited location in Scilla after the beach is Ruffo Castle. The castle is built on a high cliff looking over the imposing rocks and the azure waters of the sea.

Painting by: Teresa Dominici, Acrylic on canvas, 20"x24" (50x60 cm ), Year: 2013

Chinalea, neighborhood located north of the town, is a tiny fisherman village, plenty of local fishermen live in this part of town and this area is characterized by narrow streets that are lined with small charming houses.

Scaro Allagio is another place in Scilla, where the fishermen anchor their small boats and at sunset the view of the Scaro Allogio is really  beautiful.

Magnifica Calabria - Documentario
Title, Video, Link & Below Text By
Giuliano Di Bliasi
http://www.giulianodiblasi.com/

Un dettagliato documentario sulla Regione Calabria.

"A detailed documentary on the Calabria Region by Giuliano Di Bliasi".

Scilla is located close to Reggio Calabria which is very well connected to the cities in the region as well as to many destinations in other parts of Italy. - See more at: http://www.lifeinitaly.com/tourism/calabria/scilla#sthash.gg2VuTcg.dpuf
Scilla is located close to Reggio Calabria which is very well connected to the cities in the region as well as to many destinations in other parts of Italy. - See more at: http://www.lifeinitaly.com/tourism/calabria/scilla#sthash.gg2VuTcg.dpuf



Thursday, March 14, 2013

Il Duomo di Firenze

La città di Firenze è piena di turisti da ogni parte e l’impatto è davvero forte, nel vedere tutti questi monumenti di grande storia e bellezza architettonica concentrati in poche centinaia di metri! Iniziamo a visitare il Campanile di Giotto, disegnato dallo stesso nel 1334 e completato dai successori nel 1359, ventidue anni dopo la sua morte. Saliamo i suoi 410 interminabili gradini resi ancora più faticosi dall’afa di oggi. Dalla sommità alta 85 metri si ammira uno splendido panorama di quasi tutta Firenze: bellissima la vista sul Duomo e della mastodontica cupola del Brunelleschi (alta appena sei metri di più). 

Dipinto di: Teresa Dominici, Titolo: Il Duomo di Firenze, 
acrilico su tela, 20"x20" (50x50cm), 2013

Una volta scesi seguiamo la lunga fila per la visita del Duomo, a fianco al campanile, dove entriamo dopo circa mezzora di attesa. Prima del Duomo di Firenze (Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore), l’area era occupata dalla chiesa di Santa Reparata, demolita nel 1296 per far posto a questo capolavoro. La costruzione è molto imponente e riflette la volontà fiorentina di primeggiare su tutto. I lavori iniziarono per conto di Arnolfo di Cambio, e vennero completati nel 1436; la sua facciata attuale venne completata però solo nel 1887. L’esterno lascia chi lo osserva estasiato e senza fiato, mentre l’interno è un po’ meno suggestivo. Colpisce in modo particolare l’immensa cupola del Brunelleschi con i dipinti e le decorazioni. Saliamo nuovamente un’interminabile gradinata di ben 463 gradini che compiono il giro a spirale della cupola, da dove si possono prima ammirare gli affreschi del Giudizio Universale del Vasari. Arriviamo alla sommità con altra vista spettacolare della città. Da qua si osservano tutte le principali attrazioni che rendono famosa la magnifica Firenze: il campanile di Giotto, il Battistero, la Piazza Signoria e il Palazzo Vecchio, i giardini di Boboli e il Palazzo Pitti, le chiese di Santa Croce e di Santa Maria Novella. 
  
Firenze (il Duomo) 

Video e link  di Gigi Oliviero, Regista, LUMA FILM



 

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Salita Serbelloni, Bellagio

Painting by: 
Teresa Dominici, 
Medium: Acrylic on canvas,
Size: 48"x36" (120x90 cm),
Commission - Sold
This is Salita Serbelloni in the gorgeous little town of Bellagio (is considered by some to be one of the most beautiful towns in Europe) on the famous Lago di Como in Northern Italy.
Poets and artists have been drawn to Bellagio and Lago di Como for centuries.
"Salita Serbelloni" is a steep set of steps which ascend from the Lungo Lario Manzoni ( in Borgo all the way to Via Garibaldi on the edge of the Villa Serbelloni's property. The Salita Serbelloni is known to locals as "il Fossato" or the ditch, because long ago it was a ditch used in defending the old town. Portions of the thick town walls in which there were three gateways can still be seen.
Today, there are shops, restaurants and hotels on the town's waterfront, and the
Salita Serbelloni has also evolved into a center for activity with many shops, cafes and some small, quaint hotels on each side of the many steps leading to the top.
 

Bellagio - Italy

Title, Video, Link & below text by:  

Dennis Scallan 

http://www.tourvideos.com/

Bellagio, Italy, lakeside village with staircase streets must be seen.