The Medieval Castle of Limassol is near the old harbour, in the historical centre of the city. Although the present building dates to the period of Turkish rule, the oldest chronicles mention it in 1228 and refer both to the old Byzantine and to its later
View from the crusaders\' frortress of one side of the city of Tripoli, split in two by a river valley. The fortress is uphill on the sothern high. Built by a christian crusader prince at the beginning of the second millenium, has been conquered by t
Ragusa, in the eastern corner of Sicily, is definitely one of the best spots of the island. This is Ibla (or Ragusa Ibla) seen from Ragusa. The two parts used to be different cities that merged in the course of the centuries.
Almost an icon for Sicily: the Maria Addolorata (here in Termini Imerese) can be found all across the island. The picture is not extremely good, but it\'s ethnographically interesting...
One of the mosaics in the Villa Romana at Piazza Armerina. Unfortunately, the light wasn\'t good, but I couldn\'t miss such magnificent representations of the life 2000 years ago. Here, the giants transformed in serpents. Maybe the Marvel comics could
The Medieval Castle of Limassol is near the old harbour, in the historical centre of the city. Although the present building dates to the period of Turkish rule, the oldest chronicles mention it in 1228 and refer both to the old Byzantine and to its later
This big wooden snail had been made in September as urban decoration during the celebration of the Palio victory of 16th Aug. 1999 by the Contrada della Chiocciola. The author was Stefano Tozzi. Here, it was on the terrace above the parking nearby Porta S
A mosque and the Medusa tomb at Tyr archaeological site. Sour (in Arabic) is one of the World Heritage Sites protected by the UNESCO . --- 13/7/06 12:26 Bilancio: 47 vittime nei bombardamenti
Placed in the middle of the most busy part of the Tripoli in Lebanon, this is the meeting point for all the Tripolers, at all the hours of day & night!
13/7/06 12:26 Bilancio: 47 vittime nei bombardamenti