reserve of the Vico Lake and enjoys the unequalled view over the whole valley and over the ridges of the crater basins covered with age-old woods. An unpolluted nature ...
...Viterbo is a quiet small city not far from Rome, with a glorious past and a
>more modest present. In the 13th century the town was the residence of the
>Popes. It happened in 1271 that already 3 years had passed and the cardinals
>had not yet decided who the Pope should be. Since the inhabitants of Viterbo
>were supporting this congregation by giving them food, they finally decided
>that it was bit too much for their patience and locked the whole lot in a
>building until when a decision would be made, and, to give them a bit of
>encouragement, they deprived them of food. Needless to say, a Pope was soon
>found. The medieval part of the town, the historic centre, is well preserved.
>The walk from Via San Pellegrino into Piazza San Pellegrino takes you in the
>hearth of the medieval area and is my favourite.
>...
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...Viterbo is a quiet small city not far from Rome, with a glorious past and a more modest present. In the 13th century the town was the residence of the Popes. It happened in 1271 that already 3 years had passed and the cardinals had not yet decided who the Pope should be. Since the inhabitants of Viterbo were supporting this congregation by giving them food, they finally decided that it was bit too much for their patience and locked the whole lot in a building until when a decision would be made, and, to give them a bit of encouragement, they deprived them of food. Needless to say, a Pope was soon found. The medieval part of the town, the historic centre, is well preserved. The walk from Via San Pellegrino into Piazza San Pellegrino takes you in the hearth of the medieval area and is my favourite...
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...Tempo fa scattai alcune foto della mia famiglia a Trieste con sullo sfondo il castello di Miramare.
Chissà quanti lettori di CIAO COM avranno fatto altrettanto; foto ricordo del genere vengono scattate in continuazione in molti luoghi così anche in questo splendido parco, meta di migliaia di turisti ogni anno.
Io, personalmente, però, mancavo di qualcosa: portavo a casa le immagini impresse sulla pellicola, ma senza conoscere alcun cenno storico di questo bel luogo vicino Trieste.
In seguito ho scoperto che il castello di Miramare fu costruito su progetto di Carl Junke tra il 1855 e il 1860 su comissione dell'arciduca di Austria Massimiliano d'Asburgo che, nel 1850 a 18 anni voleva farsi "una casa" con giardino nei pressi di Schonbrun, ma poi, cambiando idea, acquistò il promontorio nei pressi della baia di Grignano (TS).
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