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|   Villa romana del Casale Aqueduct - Piazza Armerina, Italy
in Ancient Aqueducts This is the aqueduct that furnished the water for the thermal baths in the Villa Romana del Casale. posted by:  RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 04/18/2017 last visited: never |
 view galleryS11.4 km |  Villa Romana del Casale - Piazza Armerina, Italy
in World Heritage Sites The Villa Romana del Casale is a Roman villa urbana built in the first quarter of the 4th century and located about 3 km outside the town of Piazza Armerina, Sicily, southern Italy. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 04/17/2017 last visited: 10/02/2017 |
 view galleryS11.4 km |  Villa Romana del Casale - Piazza Armerina, Italy
in Ancient Roman Civilization The Villa Romana del Casale is a Roman villa urbana built in the first quarter of the 4th century and located about 3 km outside the town of Piazza Armerina, Sicily, southern Italy. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 04/17/2017 last visited: never |
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|  Scala di Santa Maria del Monte - Caltagirone, Italy
in Outdoor Stairways La Scala di Santa Maria del Monte is an old 142-step staircase, each of which are decorated with a different ceramic pattern. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 04/15/2017 last visited: never |
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|  Petralia Soprana from the road SS120 (Sicily)
in Cityscapes Beautiful view to medieval Sicilian town Petralia Soprana offers road SS120 leading on the SW slope of hill where Petralia is located. You can easily park here your car and observe picturesque town's skyline... posted by: Dorcadion Team location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 06/29/2009 last visited: never |
 S48.6 km |  WWII - 82nd American Airborne Memorial
in Military Installations A memorial to the brave men who lost their lives fighting for the freedom of so many. Questo memoriale agli uomini coraggiosi che hanno perso le loro vite che combattono per la libertà di tanti. posted by:  Glenn location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 08/18/2005 last visited: never |
 view gallerySE60.8 km |  Padaggagi Wind-Farm near Sortino (Sicily)
in Windmills Several large wind-farms in Sicily are located in triangle created by towns Vizzini, Francoforte and Sortino. One of them you can find close to the village Padaggagi... posted by: Dorcadion Team location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 09/30/2009 last visited: never |
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|  Church of the Holy Spirit - Nicolosi, Catania, Sicily
in Roman Catholic Churches a Roman Catholic Church located in Nicolosi, Catania, Sicily posted by: oiseau_ca location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 10/30/2019 last visited: 10/27/2019 |
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|  Etna and its southern promontory from Silvestri Crater (Etna, Sicily)
in Scenic Overlooks ...it's a piece of Mordor and Mt. Orodruin is above you - it's the first feeling if you are staying on the rim of Silvestri Crater at southern flank of Mt. Etna. The views are stunning and the landscape really as from SF&F movie... posted by: Dorcadion Team location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 10/01/2009 last visited: 10/25/2018 |
 view galleryNE63.2 km |  Monti Silvestri, Monti Calcarazzi and Montagnola (Etna, Sicily)
in Volcano Watching Close to the Rifugio Sapienza on the southern slope of Mt. Etna you can find several side craters (Monti Silvestri, Monti Calcarazzi and Montagnola), which are almost recent and well visible manifestation of Etnean turbulent volcanic activity... posted by: Dorcadion Team location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 10/01/2009 last visited: 07/23/2022 |
 view galleryE63.2 km |  Aeroporto di Catania - Catania, Italy
in Airports It is the busiest airport in Sicily and the 6th busiest in Italy. It dates back to 1924, when it was the region's very first airport. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 03/28/2017 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE64.2 km |  Mount Etna - Sicily (Italy)
in Wikipedia Entries Monumental expression of nature's immense power and beauty, Mount Etna in Sicily, is one of the most active volcanoes in the world in an almost constant state of activity and also is one of the most important European natural monuments. posted by: Dorcadion Team location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 11/03/2013 last visited: 10/27/2019 |
 view galleryNE64.2 km | Mount Etna - Sicily (Italy) in World Heritage Sites Sicilian Mount Etna, one of the most active volcanoes in the world in an almost constant state of activity, is also treasure of biodiversity and one of the most important European natural monuments. posted by: Dorcadion Team location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 11/03/2013 last visited: 10/27/2019 |
 view galleryNE64.2 km | Etna - Sicily (Italy) in Volcano Watching Monumental expression of nature's immense power and beauty, Mount Etna in Sicily, is one of the most active volcanoes in the world in an almost constant state of activity and also is one of the most important European natural monuments. posted by: Dorcadion Team location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 11/03/2013 last visited: 10/27/2019 |
 view galleryE64.5 km |  Lava flow of 1669 - Monastery of San Nicolò l'Arena - Catania, Italy
in Places of Geologic Significance In 1669 the Etna eruption surrounded the city of Catania, widening the coast for more than 1 km, and the monastery too. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 04/09/2017 last visited: never |
 view galleryE64.5 km | Roman Vestiges in the Benedictine Monastery - Catania, Italy in Ancient Roman Civilization An entire Roman neighbourhood with the two main axes the Cardum and the Decumanus Maximus has been found under the monastery. It is possible to see the remains in the main court. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 04/04/2017 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE64.5 km |  Mount Etna (Sicily, Italy)
in 1000 Places to See Before You Die The power and romance of Mount Etna, at 3323 m the tallest active volcano in Europe, and undoubtedly the key feature of the eastern part of Sicily have attracted the attention of travellers, artists, poets and philosophers for centuries... posted by: Dorcadion Team location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 10/13/2009 last visited: 10/27/2019 |
 view galleryE64.5 km |  Monastero di San Nicolò l'Arena - Catania, Italy
in Abbeys, Convents and Monasteries The Benedictine Monastery of San Nicolò l'Arena in Catania, Sicily, is one of the largest monasteries in Europe. The monastery was founded in 1558 and today it hosts the Department of Humanities of the University of Catania. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 04/04/2017 last visited: never |
 view galleryE64.7 km | Terme Romane di Piazza Dante - Catania, Italy in Ancient Roman Civilization In front of the Benedictine Monastery are the remains of a Roman bath complex which testify to the wealth of this area in which many archaeological remains, mosaics and significant tracts of ancient buildings dressed in marble have been found. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 04/02/2017 last visited: never |
 view galleryE64.7 km |  La meridiana - Chiesa di San Nicolò l'Arena - Catania
in Sundials In the transept of the church is the large sundial that two famous astronomers, the German Wolfgang Sartorius von Waltershausen and the Danish Christian Peters traced on the pavement in 1839. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 04/05/2017 last visited: never |
 view galleryE64.7 km |  Signs of Zodiac - Chiesa di San Nicolò l'Arena - Catania, Italy
in Signs of Zodiac In the transept is the large sundial that two famous astronomers, the German Wolfgang Sartorius von Waltershausen and the Danish Christian Peters traced on the pavement in 1839 posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 04/05/2017 last visited: never |
 view galleryE64.9 km | Teatro Antico - Catania, Italy in Ancient Roman Civilization The current layout of the theatre goes back to the Roman Age. But it is possible that it was built on a older Greek site whose existence is only told in literature (Speech of Alcibiade addressing the people of Catania during the Peloponnese War). posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 03/29/2017 last visited: never |
 view galleryE64.9 km | Terme della Rotonda - Catania, Italy in Ancient Roman Civilization This is a Roman thermal complex dating to I - II century AD, retaining very little of its original structure, that is a circular domed chamber later turned into a Christian church. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 03/29/2017 last visited: never |
 view galleryE65 km | Roman Amphitheater - Catania, Italy in Ancient Roman Civilization Built in late antiquity, around 300 B.C. the theatre was rebuilt on an older theatre from the 500 B.C. facing the sea. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 03/29/2017 last visited: never |
 view gallerySE65.2 km |  La Chiesa di San Giacomo Maggiore / Church of St. James the Greater (Ferla, Sicily)
in Baroque Architecture In a small, picturesque Sicilian town Ferla, which architectural face is influenced deeply by Baroque, you can find several interesting buildings in that style - one of them is Church of St. James the Greater (La Chiesa di San Giacomo Maggiore). posted by: Dorcadion Team location: Sicilia, Italy date approved: 03/11/2010 last visited: never |
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