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Pisa (Italy).Monumental Cemetery

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The Piazza dei Miracoli , in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy, recognized as an important center of European medieval art and one of the finest architectural complexes in the world. The square is dominated by four great religious edifices: the Pisa Cathedral, the Pisa Baptistry, the Campanile, and the Monumental Cemetery founded in 1277.The structure of the Cemetery represents an oblong cloister in flowery “Gothic” style, with the aim of accommodating the sarcophagi from the Roman period, which until then were scattered around the Cathedral and reused as illustrious Pisans’ burials. The building had to be a “large and decent, secluded and closed”; the result is one of the oldest medieval Christian architectures, destined to cult of the dead.In 1987, the whole square was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.http://www.leaningtower-ofpisa.com/monumental-cemetery-of-pisa/Photo © Daniela Serra 2016 – All Rights Reserved

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Sardinia (Italy)

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Sardinia (Italy). The colors of traditional costumes . Sardinia is a land rich in story and traditions. Among the insular customs one of the most typical elements is surely the variety of local customs, different from village to village and You can admire during the festival of Sant’Efisio who takes place every year on 1st May in Cagliari: festival rich in colours, costumes, tradition and religion.Photo © Daniela Serra – All Rights Reserved

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Valencia. The “City of Arts and Sciences

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“Every great architect is – necessarily – a great poet. He must be a great original interpreter of his time, his day, his age.” (Frank Lloyd Wright)This is the architecture of neofuturistic architect Santiago Calatrava in Valencia. The “City of Arts and Sciences” with its futuristic buildings is the most important modern tourist destination in the city of Valencia and one of the 12 Treasures of Spain.Photo © Daniela Serra – All Rights Reserved

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Quotes about butterflies …

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 Five famous quotes about butterflies …

1.“Well, I must endure the presence of a few caterpillars if I wish to become acquainted with the butterflies.” (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince)

2.”We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever.”(Carl Sagan).

3.”In nature a repulsive caterpillar turns into a lovely butterfly. But with humans it is the other way around: a lovely butterfly turns into a repulsive caterpillar.” (Anton Chekhov)

4.”This magnificent butterfly finds a little heap of dirt and sits still on it; but man will never on his heap of mud keep still.” (Joseph Conrad).

5. The fluttering of a butterfly’s wings can effect climate changes on the other side of the planet.”(Paul Erlich).

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Sardinia (Italy)

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Sardinia (Italy). The colors of traditional costumes . Sardinia is a land rich in story and traditions. Among the insular customs one of the most typical elements is surely the variety of local customs, different from village to village and You can admire during the festival of Sant’Efisio who takes place every year on 1st May in Cagliari: festival rich in colours, costumes, tradition and religion.Photo © Daniela Serra – All Rights Reserved

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Sardinia (Italy). The colors of traditional costumes .

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Sardinia (Italy). The colors of traditional costumes .The festival of Sant’Efisio takes place every year on 1st May in Cagliari: festival rich in colours, costumes, tradition and religion.On the day of the festival people from all over the island gather together in Cagliari to take part in the procession : 3500 inhabitants of the island dressed in traditional costumes as this colorful costumes of Desulo.Photo © Daniela Serra – All Rights Reserved

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Sardinia (Italy). The colors of traditional costumes

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The festival of Sant’Efisio takes place every year on 1st May and is a magical celebration of faith and folklore, the sacred and the profane. A festival rich in colours, costumes, tradition ; the long procession: 3500 inhabitants of the island dressed in traditional costumes from every town and village and more than 200 riders on horseback.On the day of the festival people from all over the island gather together in Cagliari to take part in the procession. The event attracts thousands of tourists who are welcomed as privileged spectators of what is probably the island’s most authentic manifestation of popular worship. http://www.sardegnaturismo.it/en/event/festa-di-santefisio-2015Photo © Daniela Serra – All Rights Reserved

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Sardinia (Italy). The colors of traditional costumes

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<a href=”https://niume.com/post/194095″>The festival of Sant’Efisio takes place every year on 1st May and is a magical celebration of faith and folklore, the sacred and the profane. A festival rich in colours, costumes, tradition ; the long procession: 3500 inhabitants of the island dressed in traditional costumes from every town and village and more than 200 riders on horseback.On the day of the festival people from all over the island gather together in Cagliari to take part in the procession. The event attracts thousands of tourists who are welcomed as privileged spectators of what is probably the island’s most authentic manifestation of popular worship. http://www.sardegnaturismo.it/en/event/festa-di-santefisio-2015Photo © Daniela Serra – All Rights Reserved

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Landscapes

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“If the landscape changes, then I don’t know who I am either. The landscape is a refracted autobiography. As it disappears you lose your sense of self.”                            (Iain Sinclair)I totally agree. This is one of many Italian landscapes. Photo © Daniela Serra 2016 – All Rights Reserved

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Archaeological Sardinia (Italy)

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Sardinia’s Nuraghic monuments, dolmen, menhir, domus de janas, giants’ tombs, all striking testimonials to an ancient megalithic culture, are believed to be surrounded by strong magnetic energy which influences and improves the wellbeing of body and soul. Even Aristotle reported that in Sardinia lying close to a Tomb of the Giants was a way to get rid of nightmares and obsessions. The necropolis of Sant’Andrea Priu is an archaeological site located on the south side of the fertile plain of Saint Lucia, in the municipality of Bonorva, Sardinia. The complex, one of the most important of the island, is composed of twenty domus de janas; one of them with its eighteen rooms appears to be one of the largest hypogean tombs of the Mediterranean basin. Chronologically, the complex is dated 3500–2900 BC. In the necropolis lies this Dolmen very particular form of bull ..http://www.sardegnaturismo.it/en/article/stones-and-water–ancient-sources-wellnessPhoto © Daniela Serra 2016 – All Rights Reserved

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