Image Page on Italy
Insert pictures, and at least one panorama image, and a webcam image from two different times.
Outline
- Landscapes
o Alberobello
- Blue Grotto
o Venice
o Pitigliano
- Cities
- Rome
- Florence
- Milan
- Naples
- Landmarks
- The
Roman Forum (Rome)
- The Trevi Fountain (Rome)
- Colosseum
(Rome)
- Santa
Maria delle Grazie
(Milan)
- Images of People
- Piazza
di Spagna (Rome)
- The
Leaning Tower of Pisa (Pisa)
- The
Mouth of Truth (Rome)
- The
Rialto Bridge (Venice)
- Images from Rough Guides
- St.
Peter's Square (Rome)
- La
Scala (Milan)
1 Landscapes
1. Alberobello
Alberobello is a small town and comune of the Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia, southern Italy.
It is famous for its unique trullo (white-tipped, cone-shaped) buildings.
The trulli of Alberobello have been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1996.
2. Blue Grotto (Capri)
The Blue Grotto is a sea cave on the coast of the island of Capri, southern Italy.
Sunlight passing through an underwater cavity and shining through the seawater creates a blue reflection that illuminates the cavern.
The Blue Grotto is very beautiful place, so it is the most famous sight on Capri island.
The romantic city of Venice is located in the Veneto region of Italy—one of the northernmost states.
This ancient and historically important city was originally built on 100 small islands in the Adriatic Sea. Instead or roads, Venice relies on a series of waterways and canals.
Venice is one of the most famous areas of the city is the world-renowned Grand Canal.
4. Pitigliano
Pitigliano is a town in the province of Grosseto, located about 50 mi south east
of the city of Grosseto, Tuscany Italy.
The quaint old town is known as the little Jerusalem for the historical presence of a Jewish community that has always been well integrated into the social context and that has its own synagogue.
Pitigliano is a stunning medieval town in the Maremma of Tuscany, dramatically perched atop a tufa ridge. Etruscan tombs dot the cliff face and valley.
2 Cities
1. Rome
Rome is the capital city and a special comune of Italy.
Rome wasn't built in a day--and you'll need much more than a day to take in this timeless city.
Rome has a lot of tourism destinations.
2. Florence
Located in the heart of the stunning Tuscany region, the city is surrounded by natural and manmade beauty at every turn.
Florence is very beautiful city bathed in architectural beauty, artist charm and centuries of history.
3. Milan
Milan is one of the world�fs fashion capitals, so Milan offers endless opportunities for chic shopping.
Milan is the main city in northern Italy and the economic-financial capital of Italy, and is located in the plains of Lombardy.
4. Naples
Naples is the capital city of the Campania region and the Province of Naples.
It is located halfway between the volcano.
Naples is very beautiful city and Naples is known for good dishes.
3 Landmarks
1. The Roman Forum (Rome)
The Roman Forum is a rectangular forum (plaza) surrounded by the ruins of several important ancient government buildings at the center of the city of Rome.
For centuries the Forum was the center of day-to-day life in Rome
2. The Trevi Fountain (Rome)
The Trevi Fountain is a fountain in the Trevi district in Rome, Italy, designed by Italian architect Nicola Salvi and completed by Giuseppe Pannini and several others.
It is the largest Baroque fountain in the city and one of the most famous fountains in the world.
The fountain has appeared in several notable films, including Roman Holiday, Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita, the eponymous Three Coins in the Fountain, The Lizzie McGuire Movie, and Sabrina Goes to Rome.
Many people throw coin to The Trevi Fountain and an estimated 3,000 euros are thrown into the fountain each day.
3. Colosseum (Rome)
The
Colosseum, also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre is an oval amphitheatre in the center of the city of Rome, Italy.
Built
of travertine limestone, tuff (volcanic rock), and brick-faced concrete, it was
the largest amphitheatre ever built at the time and
held 50,000 to 80,000 spectators
it was
used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles such as mock sea battles
(for only a short time as the hypogeum was soon filled in with mechanisms to
support the other activities), animal hunts, executions, re-enactments of
famous battles, and dramas based on Classical mythology.
4. Santa Maria delle
Grazie (Milan)
Santa
Maria delle Grazie is a
church and Dominican convent in Milan, northern Italy, and a UNESCO World
Heritage Site.
The church
contains the mural of The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci, which is in the
refectory of the convent.
4 Images of People
1. Piazza di Spagna (Rome)
Piazza di Spagna, at the bottom of the Spanish Steps, is one of the most famous squares in Rome (Italy).
It owes its name to the Palazzo di Spagna, seat of the Embassy of Spain to the Holy See.
Nearby is the famed Column of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Many people sit down to imitate one scene of Roman Holiday.
2. The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Pisa)
The Leaning Tower of Pisa or simply the Tower of Pisa is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral of the Italian city of Pisa, known worldwide for its nearly four-degree lean, the result of an unstable foundation.
Many tourists take picture like this.
3. The Mouth of Truth (Rome)
The Mouth of Truth is a marble mask in Rome, Italy, which stands against the left wall of the portico of the Santa Maria in Cosmedin church.
It attracts visitors who audaciously stick their hand in the mouth.
The Mouth of Truth is now known
mostly from its appearance in the 1953 film Roman Holiday.
The massive marble mask weighs about 1300 kg and probably depicts the face of the sea titan god Oceanus
4. The Rialto Bridge (Venice)
The Rialto Bridge is the oldest of the four bridges spanning the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy.
Venice has many beautiful bridges, so many people enjoy water bus.
5 Images from Rough Guides
1. St. Peter's Square (Rome)
St. Peter's Square is a large plaza located directly in front of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City, the papal enclave inside Rome, directly west of the neighborhood or rione of Borgo.
Both the square and the basilica
are named after Saint Peter, an apostle of Jesus considered by Catholics to be
the first Pope.
At the center of the square is an ancient Egyptian obelisk, erected at the current site in 1586.
2. La Scala (Milan)
La Scala abbreviation in Italian of the official name Teatro alla Scala is an opera house in Milan, Italy.
Most of Italy's greatest operatic artists, and many of the finest singers from around the world, have appeared at La Scala.
La Scala has 1,987 seats, but it is very hard to take ticket.
Submitted by Takanori Ikeda on 2020/04/03