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The Val d’Orcia, or Valdorcia, is a region of Tuscany, central Italy, which extends from the hills south of Siena to Monte Amiata. It is characterised by gentle, carefully cultivated hills occasionally broken by gullies and by picturesque towns and villages such as Pienza (rebuilt as an “ideal town” in the 15th century under the patronage of Pope Pius II), Radicofani (home to the notorious brigand-hero Ghino di Tacco) and Montalcino (the Brunello di Montalcino is counted among the most prestigious of Italian wines). It is a landscape which has become familiar through its depiction in works of art from the Renaissance painting to the modern photograph.
In 2004 the Val d’Orcia was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites under these criteria:
* Criterion (iv): The Val d’Orcia is an exceptional reflection of the way the landscape was re-written in Renaissance times to reflect the ideals of good governance and to create an aesthetically pleasing pictures.
* Criterion (vi): The landscape of the Val d’Orcia was celebrated by painters from the Scuola Senese, which flourished during the Renaissance. Images of the Val d’Orcia, and particularly depictions of landscapes where people are depicted as living in harmony with nature, have come to be seen as icons of the Renaissance and have profoundly influenced the development of landscape thinking.
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19 June, 2011
Field of Poppies | Valdorcia Edition
18 June, 2011
Otherwordly Valdorcia | Una Valdorcia dell'altro Mondo
Otherwordly Valdorcia | Una Valdorcia dell'altro Mondo, originally uploaded by ! . © Angela Lobefaro . !.
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The Val d’Orcia, or Valdorcia, is a region of Tuscany, central Italy, which extends from the hills south of Siena to Monte Amiata. It is characterised by gentle, carefully cultivated hills occasionally broken by gullies and by picturesque towns and villages such as Pienza (rebuilt as an “ideal town” in the 15th century under the patronage of Pope Pius II), Radicofani (home to the notorious brigand-hero Ghino di Tacco) and Montalcino (the Brunello di Montalcino is counted among the most prestigious of Italian wines). It is a landscape which has become familiar through its depiction in works of art from the Renaissance painting to the modern photograph.
In 2004 the Val d’Orcia was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites under these criteria:
* Criterion (iv): The Val d’Orcia is an exceptional reflection of the way the landscape was re-written in Renaissance times to reflect the ideals of good governance and to create an aesthetically pleasing pictures.
* Criterion (vi): The landscape of the Val d’Orcia was celebrated by painters from the Scuola Senese, which flourished during the Renaissance. Images of the Val d’Orcia, and particularly depictions of landscapes where people are depicted as living in harmony with nature, have come to be seen as icons of the Renaissance and have profoundly influenced the development of landscape thinking.
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16 June, 2011
Salendo le Scale
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Un'altra Angela
Another Angela
14 June, 2011
OMG | Valdorcia Edition
Mamma mia! quante foto da fare, qui non si finisce più! ;-)
11.000 scatti in 14 giorni
13 June, 2011
Landscapes that are good for the Soul | Paesaggi che fanno bene all'Anima
Landscapes that are good for the Soul | Paesaggi che fanno bene all'Anima, originally uploaded by ! . © Angela Lobefaro . !.
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The Val d’Orcia, or Valdorcia, is a region of Tuscany, central Italy, which extends from the hills south of Siena to Monte Amiata. It is characterised by gentle, carefully cultivated hills occasionally broken by gullies and by picturesque towns and villages such as Pienza (rebuilt as an “ideal town” in the 15th century under the patronage of Pope Pius II), Radicofani (home to the notorious brigand-hero Ghino di Tacco) and Montalcino (the Brunello di Montalcino is counted among the most prestigious of Italian wines). It is a landscape which has become familiar through its depiction in works of art from the Renaissance painting to the modern photograph.
In 2004 the Val d’Orcia was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites under these criteria:
* Criterion (iv): The Val d’Orcia is an exceptional reflection of the way the landscape was re-written in Renaissance times to reflect the ideals of good governance and to create an aesthetically pleasing pictures.
* Criterion (vi): The landscape of the Val d’Orcia was celebrated by painters from the Scuola Senese, which flourished during the Renaissance. Images of the Val d’Orcia, and particularly depictions of landscapes where people are depicted as living in harmony with nature, have come to be seen as icons of the Renaissance and have profoundly influenced the development of landscape thinking.
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07 June, 2011
Valdichiana Sunrise
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The Val di Chiana is about 100 km long, and covers about 2300 km². It runs north to south between the plain of Arezzo and the plain of Orvieto and includes the watershed of the Canale Maestro della Chiana, its main watercourse, and the northern part of the watershed of the Chiani River.
To the north-east it is bounded by the Tuscan pre-Apennines crowned by the Alta Sant'Egidio (1,057 m), monte Lignano (837 m) and monte Corneta (744 m). To the south-east, it reaches Lake Trasimeno and the valley of the Nestore River. To the west, it extends to the Val d'Orcia, where it reaches its highest altitude, 1,148 m (Monte Cetona).
The landscape is mostly hilly, with a plain around the Canale Mastro. Its mean altitude is around 405 m.
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Charming Valdorcia
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The Val d’Orcia, or Valdorcia, is a region of Tuscany, central Italy, which extends from the hills south of Siena to Monte Amiata. It is characterised by gentle, carefully cultivated hills occasionally broken by gullies and by picturesque towns and villages such as Pienza (rebuilt as an “ideal town” in the 15th century under the patronage of Pope Pius II), Radicofani (home to the notorious brigand-hero Ghino di Tacco) and Montalcino (the Brunello di Montalcino is counted among the most prestigious of Italian wines). It is a landscape which has become familiar through its depiction in works of art from the Renaissance painting to the modern photograph.
In 2004 the Val d’Orcia was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites under these criteria:
* Criterion (iv): The Val d’Orcia is an exceptional reflection of the way the landscape was re-written in Renaissance times to reflect the ideals of good governance and to create an aesthetically pleasing pictures.
* Criterion (vi): The landscape of the Val d’Orcia was celebrated by painters from the Scuola Senese, which flourished during the Renaissance. Images of the Val d’Orcia, and particularly depictions of landscapes where people are depicted as living in harmony with nature, have come to be seen as icons of the Renaissance and have profoundly influenced the development of landscape thinking.
Courtesy of Wikipedia
01 June, 2011
We are Back! ... in Pienza | Val d'Orcia
Thanks again to Mauro Nizzi for letting us discover the beauties of Val d'Orcia
27 May, 2011
Trinity
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Light conquers all.
Light on the Castle of Zumaglia
Castello di Zumaglia
Biella, Piedmont, Italy
26 May, 2011
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21 May, 2011
Beware of the Trees
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20 May, 2011
Biella's Coat of Arms
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19 May, 2011
Call the Firefighters !
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FLICKR : Serve Fresh
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Una bella serata alla Bossola con il gruppo "Allegri si nasce o si diventa" il tutto magistralmente organizzato da Maria Grazia Schiapparelli
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Passion Lives Here | Allegri si Nasce o si Diventa Flickr Group
Passion Lives Here | Allegri si Nasce o si Diventa Flickr Group, originally uploaded by ! . © Angela Lobefaro . !.
Una bella serata alla Bossola con il gruppo "Allegri si nasce o si diventa" il tutto magistralmente organizzato da Maria Grazia Schiapparelli
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Half Beauty is Better than Full Ugly
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02 May, 2011
Vicoli | Bussana Vecchia
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Bussana Vecchia
Ghost Town
Location of the province of Imperia
Bussana Vecchia (Old Bussana) is a 1,000 year old ghost town in Liguria, a few kilometers from the Italian-French border. It is administratively part of the city of Sanremo.
Contents [hide]
1 History
2 Earthquake
3 Rebirth
4 Today
5 Notes and references
6 External links
]History
Bussana was founded probably in the second half of the ninth century when the coastal region was repeatedly attacked by Saracens. It was built on the top of a hill to be easily defended.
In 1429 it had 250 inhabitants and it was granted autonomy from the Maritime Republic of Genoa. A period of major development followed and most of the current buildings were built in this period.
[edit]Earthquake
A marmour memorial remembering those who died in the Earthquake in Bussana Vecchia
The French Riviera and western Liguria are at the junction of south-western Alps and Liguria basin, a region of moderate seismicity. The severest earthquake to hit Bussana struck the region on February 23, 1887 killing more than 2000 people. The worst of the damage in Bussana occurred at 6:21 on that Ash Wednesday morning, a twenty second seismic wave caused immediate destruction and deaths throughout the village.
The earthquake was the first recorded by a true seismograph built by Filippo Cecchi in Moncalieri, Italy.
Most buildings were severely damaged and the authorities decided to rebuild the village in a new site downhill called Bussana Nuova (New Bussana). The old village was abandoned and all of its buildings declared dangerous.
[edit]Rebirth
In 1947 immigrants from Southern Italy started illegally settling the ghost town. After a few forced evictions by the Italian Police in the 1950s the authorities ordered the destruction of all first floor stairways and rooftops.
Despite this in the early 1960s a group of artists, the Community of International Artists (now International Artists Village), decided to move to Bussana Vecchia. The spirit of the organization was somewhat idealistic: to be able to live simply and to work artistically within the village.
In the village there was no electricity, tap water or sanitation but the new community of inhabitants grew from the small original nucleus to around twenty to thirty people by 1968, mostly hippie artists coming from all over Europe (Italian, Austrian, English, French, Danish, German and Swedish).
Tensions with the old inhabitants and with the police grew until on July 25, 1968 an eviction was ordered again and the police sent to the village to enforce it. When the police forces arrived, they were faced with the villagers behind their barricades refusing to leave and by a large group of international news reporters. The police decided to avoid confrontation.
[edit]Today
The International Artists Village was born and despite periodical confrontation with the authorities (the latest eviction order was issued in 1997 when all buildings were declared property of the Italian Government) the community is still living there, selling its handiwork to tourists, and organizing artistic events.
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30 April, 2011
Biella 21 Maggio 2011 Cena CESVI Fermiamo l'AIDS sul Nascere
Biella 21 Maggio 2011 Cena CESVI Fermiamo l'AIDS sul Nascere, originally uploaded by ! . © Angela Lobefaro . !.
I am organizing a Dinner in Biella, Piedmont, Italy:
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For The Project : STOP AIDS AT BIRTH
Cena Solidale per il progetto Fermiamo l'Aids sul Nascere
La cena e' in programma presso la mensa "Il Pane Quotidiano" , Via Novara, 4 Biella. Vi aspettiamo! PRENOTATEVI!
Sabato 21 maggio si terrà una cena solidale a favore del progetto:Fermiamo l’Aids sul Nascere presso la mensa “Il Pane Quotidiano” , in via Novara n. 4, a Biella.
La cena è preparata dalla Confraternita dei Santi Giovese e Daniele.
Tutti i fondi raccolti, detratti i costi vivi di organizzazione, saranno destinati al CESVI
Cesvi ringrazia i volontari storici Angela Lobefaro e Massimiliano Greco.
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On the left of this photo: Takunda
the first child born in Zimbabwe from a HIV-positive mother with the health program of Cesvi "Stop AIDS at Birth"
His name, written in Shona, means "We won", represents a winning solidarity and strength of a continent that can win the difficult battle against AIDS.
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Photos used by Written Permission of CESVI www.cesvi.org photo ©Giovanni Diffidenti
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