CITTIGLIO FALLS - ITALY
The three waterfalls Cittiglio,
reached by a trail starting from the old part of town, are formed by the river S.Giulio and placed at altitudes between 324 and 474 meters in height in a natural forest of striking beauty. The path of the river before reaching the town, passes through the winding lines that invite sudden jumps in the water.
18.5.2012
camera: Sony NEX VG10, GoPro HD HERO
author: Zuzu
Locarno, Lago Maggiore, Ticino, Switzerland, Europe
Locarno is the capital of the Locarno district, located on the northern tip of Lake Maggiore in the Swiss canton of Ticino, close to Ascona at the foot of the Alps. It has a population of about 15,000 (60,000 for the urban area including Ascona). The official language of Locarno is Italian. It is the 74th biggest city in Switzerland by population and the 3rd biggest of the canton Ticino, after Lugano and Bellinzona. The Locarno International Film Festival takes place every year in August in the city and, at night, on the Piazza Grande. The Locarno Treaties were negotiated here in 1925. In January 2004, the Italian historian Marino Vigano speculated that Locarno's castle may have been designed by Leonardo da Vinci. Under the Helvetic Republic (1798--1803) Locarno was part of the Canton of Lugano. Following the collapse of the Helvetic Republic, the Act of Mediation, in 1803, created the Canton of Ticino with Locarno as an independent municipality. The Helvetic Republic was very liberal and attempted to reform much of Swiss society. However, the changes were too great and the Republic collapsed. The compromise Act of Mediation changed some aspects of society but left others unchanged. The new municipality of Lucarno was no longer ruled by three different patriziati, which had emerged from the three groups (nobles, borghesi and terrieri), but until the mid-19th century there were institutions that reached back to the Ancien Régime. For example, the community of Locarno and Ascona was dissolved in 1805. Nevertheless, a committee of the representatives of the former communities of Locarno managed, for several decades, the S. Carlo Hospital and schools, which had been shared by the patriziati of the old, combined community. However, the power of the old patriziati gradually weakened. In 1859, the terrieri decided to set aside their corporation. The nobles corporation distributed its assets in 1866-67 to its members and dissolved the archive, but retained until about 1920, the fishing rights. Only the citizens corporation has preserved its status as a civil community. The Constitution of 1814, established Locarno, Bellinzona and Lugano as the capitals of the canton, in a six-year rotation. Locarno was the capital of the canton in 1821-27, 1839--45, 1857--63 and 1875-81. In 1838-39, on the initiative of a group of notables, a government building was built. It was sold in 1893 to private company.
Lake Maggiore is a large lake located on the south side of the Alps. It is the second largest lake in Italy The lake and its shoreline are divided between Piedmont and Lombardy region and largest lake of the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. Lake Maggiore is the most westerly of the three great prealpine lakes of Italy, it extends for about 70 kilometres (43 miles) between Locarno and Arona. The climate is mild in both summer and winter, producing Mediterranean vegetation, with beautiful gardens growing rare and exotic plants. Well-known gardens include those of the Isola Madre, Isola Bella and the Isole di Brissago, that of the Villa Taranto in Verbania, and the Alpinia botanical garden above Stresa. Lake Maggiore is 64.37 kilometers / 34¾ nautical miles long, and 3 to 5 km (2 to 3 miles) wide, except at the bay opening westward between Pallanza and Stresa, where it is 10 km (6 mi) wide. It is the longest Italian lake, but Lake Garda has a greater area. Its mean height above the sea level is 193 metres; a deep lake, its bottom is almost everywhere below sea-level: at its deepest, 179 metres below. Its form is very sinuous, so that there are few points from which any considerable part of its surface can be seen at a single glance. If this lessens the effect of the apparent size, it increases the variety of its scenery. While the upper end is completely alpine in character, the middle region lies between hills of gentler form, and the lower end advances to the verge of the plain of Lombardy. The lake basin has tectonic-glacial origins and its volume is 37 cubic kilometres (9 cu mi). The lake has a surface area of about 213 square kilometres (82 sq mi), a maximum length of 54 km (34 mi) and, at its widest, is 12 km (7 mi). Its main tributaries are the Ticino, the Maggia, the Toce (by which it receives the outflow of Lake Orta) and the Tresa (which is the sole emissary of Lake Lugano). The rivers Verzasca, Giona, and Cannobino also flow into the lake. Its outlet is the Ticino which, in turn, joins the river Po just south-east of Pavia. The lake's jagged banks are surrounded by the Lepontine Alps. The western bank is in Piedmont (provinces of Novara and Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola) and the eastern in Lombardy (province of Varese), whereas the most northerly section extends thirteen kilometres (8.1 miles) into the canton of Ticino, where it constitutes its lowest point above sea-level as well as that of Switzerland.
Isola Bella - Lake Maggiore, Lombardy, Italy
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Isola Bella Lake Maggiore
One of three magical islands on Lake Maggiore, Isola Bella charms visitors with its magnificent Baroque palace and terraced gardens that slope to the lake.
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Travel blogs from Isola Bella:
- ... Stresa our nearest town was like a very well-heeled Brighton; row upon row of immaculate hotels facing the Lake towards Isola Bella and manicured lawns with the occasional helipad ...
- ... Anne went to breakfast on her own and then joined the others on a boat trip out to the Isola Bella island home of the wealthy Borromean Princes who still own much of the property around the lake ...
- ... Where Switzerland meets Italy, the alps meet the water, Piedmont meets Lombardy and we chill out on an Isola Bella ...
- ... Isola Bella is the most popular of the three islands, and well deserving of its reputation ...
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- Nick Andrew and I in front of Isola Bella by Tophersmith2000 from a blog titled Lago Maggiore...Visiting Isola Bella...FUN
- The famous gardens of Isola Bella by Tophersmith2000 from a blog titled Lago Maggiore...Visiting Isola Bella...FUN
- Taking the boat to Isola Bella by Tophersmith2000 from a blog titled Lago Maggiore...Visiting Isola Bella...FUN
- Looking out from Isola Bella by Jjwong from a blog titled Lake Maggiore, Isola Bella and the Borromeos
- Isola Bella, Lake Maggiore by Sarahandstutour from a blog titled Mr Clooney had the right idea
- Gardens on Isola Bella by Wareameye from a blog titled Borromean Islands on Lake Maggiore
- Isola Bella from the lake by Lilbluaxelotl from a blog titled Lake Maggiore
- Toto Does Isola Bella by Wareameye from a blog titled Borromean Islands on Lake Maggiore
- Approaching Isola Bella by Gadabout4ever from a blog titled Lake Maggiore, Italy
- Estate on Isola Bella by Johnandrich from a blog titled Northern Italy
- Isola Bella Palace by Wareameye from a blog titled Stresa on Lake Maggiore
- Isola bella gardens by Lilbluaxelotl from a blog titled Lake Maggiore
- Isola Bella Gardens by Chorsman from a blog titled Tuesday, Sept 25, 2007
- Isola Bella by Wareameye from a blog titled Stresa on Lake Maggiore
- Isola Bella by Anneogcato from a blog titled Arriving in Stresa via Milan
- Isola Bella by Johnandrich from a blog titled Northern Italy
- Isola Bella by Tophersmith2000 from a blog titled Lago Maggiore...Visiting Isola Bella...FUN
Lago Maggiore Swimming
Swimming at the beach in Cannobio on Italy's Lago Maggiore + some stills from Dieburg and Felsenmeer Germany.
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Casa Bellavista B & B in Cortona, Italy
The Bed & Breakfast Hotel Casa Bellavista is located in Italy, close to the border of the regions of Umbria and Tuscany. Not far from the town of Cortona. From here several other interesting Italian towns can be easily reached: Arezzo, Monterchi, Sansepolcro, Camaldoli, Pienza, Montepulciano, Montalcino und Siena.
Traveling Tuscany
A Tuscany vacation calls for easy going. Travel slowly, dally from one idyllic place to another and marvel at the beautiful sceneries. When you are roaming across the country like a gypsy, it is always nice to be welcomed in places which have a homely touch to them.
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Villa for Sale in Vasto, Abruzzo, Italy on italianlife.today
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Vasto, a beautiful town on the south coast of Abruzzo, was formed by the people of Dalmatia. Diomedes called the town Histon that reminded him Mount Histone of Corfu. In an unspecified period, Vasto was by settled the Frentani and entered in the Roman orbit as allies between the end of the IV and beginning of the III century B.C. After the social war, Vasto became a Roman municipality with the name of Histonium. After many invasions, between the XIII and the XIX century, it was part of, together with its region, the Kingdom of Naples. In the Angevin period, towards the end of the XV century, it passed to the D'Avalos, who built the palace of the same name and was destroyed by the Turks in the XVI century, but was immediately rebuilt in Renaissance style. In 1710, Vasto was awarded the title of city. In 1938, Mussolini renamed the city in Istonio to remind the Roman period, but returned to be called Vasto in 1944 after its release. Between 1940-43, on the coast, there was a concentration camp for anti-fascists and VISIT: The St. Joseph's Cathedral dates back to the XIII century and was enlarged in the XIX and XX century. At first it was dedicated to St. Augustine and then took its current name during the French decade. The Church of Santa Maria Maggiore, dates from 1195 and is one of the oldest churches in Vasto. The Church of San Michele Arcangelo, where the story is told in 1656, following the plague, Vastesi walled with a stone of the Shrine of St. Michael the Archangel who would protect them. At 300m from the outside of the walls the church was built on the land donated by Francesco Cresci in 1657 and ended in 1675. San Michele was proclaimed patron of the city in 1827. The Palazzo D'Avalos was built by James Caldora but later it was owned by the D'Avalos. Today, in its interior, is home to an archaeological museum, a museum and an art gallery of the Municipality. The Caldoresco Castle is situated on a promontory overlooking the coast, dating from the XIV or XV IVALS AND EVENTS: Feast of San Lorenzo (August 10), Feast of Santa Maria Stella Maris (August 15), Feast of San Rocco and Music on the Beach (August 16), The Golden Fleece (4th week of August) , Feast of St. Michael (September 29).We propose this villa to be completed situated outside the city. It's structured on four floors: on the ground floor there's the garage-basement. On the other floors there are open spaces where the future owner can decide how his new home can be. The structure lends, because of its size, to become a tourism activity. It's surrounded by 10,500sq.m. of land with olive trees and vineyard included in the price. A real bargain!!