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Seven Florence Bridges
There are seven bridges over the River Arno in the central area of Florence, of which only one (The Ponte Vecchio) is an original old structure, the remainder of the old bridges having been destroyed by the retreating German army at … Continue reading
A tour of Venice backstreets
The great majority of the tourists in Venice are concentrated within a stone’s throw of The Grand Canal and St Mark’s Square, but the real charm of the place is in the back streets and canals, where (apart from the … Continue reading
Bridges over the Grand Canal
This post was planned to be a description of the four bridges over the Grand Canal in Venice, but I discovered that The Happy Pontist has already done this, so I will just provide links to his site, some photos, and comments … Continue reading
Leonardo, lenses and the earliest photograph?
Walking around Venice I had seen a large poster for a Leonardo Da Vinci exhibition, with no details of locations or dates, and on the Internet the only links were to exhibitions from previous years, but arriving in Florence I … Continue reading
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Campaniles, Earthquakes and Photoshop
The Campanile in St Mark’s Square in Venice is the only non-original structure in the square, the original having collapsed in 1902, but the new structure is a faithful replica of the original, and still provides fine views of the … Continue reading
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