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Lake Bracciano. View and panorama
Lake Bracciano, originally called Lake Sabatino, is a lake that fills a depression of volcanic and tectonic origin, located in the Roman Tuscia and surrounded by the Sabatini Mountains.
2017
Benedictine Abbey of Montecassino (FR)
The abbey of Montecassino is a Benedictine monastery located on the top of Montecassino, in Lazio. Since December 2014 the site has been managed by the Polo Museale del Lazio. The abbey of Montecassino is the oldest monastery in Italy together with the monastery of Santa Scolastica.
2024
Posta Fibreno lake nature reserve, Frosinone
The Posta Fibreno lake is located in the Comino Valley. In addition to its endemic fauna, the lake is known for the presence of a natural floating island already described by Plinio il Vecchio.
2017
Marina di Minturno (LT) - Parte III
2023
Roma. Papal Major Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican
St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, officially the Papal Major Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican, is a Roman Catholic basilica located in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican City state; it is a masterpiece of Italian art and one of the symbols of Rome, of which it dominates the panorama. It is the largest of Rome's four papal basilicas and is often described as the largest church in the world both for its size and, metaphorically, for its importance as a center of Catholicism. However, it is not the cathedral church of the Roman diocese since this title belongs to the basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano, which is also the first in dignity being the Mother and Head of all the Churches of the City and of the World. As a papal chapel, located adjacent to the Apostolic Palace, St. Peter's Basilica is the seat of the main manifestations of Catholic worship and is therefore in solemn function on the occasion of the main papal celebrations. Under the pontificate of Pius IX it hosted the sessions of the First Vatican Council and under Pope John XXIII and Paul VI those of the Second Vatican Council. In addition to its liturgical importance, due to its thousand-year history, the workers involved, the exceptional technical and artistic quality, as well as the enormous and lasting influence it exerted on later architecture, St. Peter's basilica is widely considered one of the absolute masterpieces and one of the most important achievements in the history of architecture, and is included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site called Vatican City and established in 1984.
2024
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2015
Collepardo (FR) - Sanctuary of the Madonna delle Cese
A few minutes from the Certosa Trisulti (Collepardo - FR) you can visit the Sanctuary of the Madonna delle Cese, a small hermitage located in a suggestive cave.
2023
Rome. Church of San Giacomo in Augusta
The church of S. Giacomo in Augusta is a Catholic place of worship in Rome, located in the Campo Marzio district, annexed to the homonymous hospital, also called S. Giacomo degli Incurabili
2022
Serapo beach
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Rome. The Trevi Fountain
The Trevi Fountain is the largest of the famous fountains in Rome. Built on the facade of Palazzo Poli by Nicola Salvi, the competition announced by Pope Clement XII in 1731 had initially been won by the French sculptor Lambert-Sigisbert Adam but subsequently the assignment passed to Salvi: it is said that the change was due to the fact that the pontiff did not want to entrust the work to a foreigner, however another version explains that Adam had to return to France. Begun in 1732, it was finally entrusted in 1759 to Pietro Bracci helped by his son Virginio. The two completed the work, which was inaugurated in 1762.
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