Photographer: Iacopo I.
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Four times in its history the Abbey of Montecassino has been near to be ereased from the maps since the foundation dated 529. The sacredness of the place was able to overcome internal wars, invasions Saracen, earthquakes and bombardaments. The actual shape is a faithful copy the previous one. The postwar reconstruction has preserved the original solemnity as to try to forget the ally bombing of the February 1944.
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OTHER RANDOM GALLERIES | ||
Fresh snow on Arabba Photographer: Iacopo I. At the bottom of the Passo Pordoi in the district of Marmolada there is the beautiful village of Arabba in the municipality og Livnallongo del Col di Lana. At the altitude of 1,601 meters above sea level this small village, which has about 300 inhabitants, along the year hosts an incredible number of tourists from all over Italy and the world. |
Cats of the horse school Photographer: Iacopo I. Cats are a fundamental presence for the ecosystem of an countryside horse school, hunting small rodents and resting when the work is completely done. |
Marina di Pisa – The Boccadarno’s Retoni Photographer: Iacopo I. At a time when the Maritime Republic of Pisa had one of the most important and influential military and merchant fleet the seaport called Porto Pisano have been located just north of the city of Livorno. During the years a lot of military and exploration expeditions sailed from the port, unfortunately sometimes it received backBrowse the photo gallery… |