Saturday, July 21, 2012

Over the Porto Mediceo

Porto Mediceo, Medicean Port from above, LivornoIn foreground we can see the “Diga curvilinea” (Curved seawall), built to protect the port from the sea. The “Porto Mediceo” itself is the relatively small basin in the middle, with on its left a barely visible “Fortezza Vecchia” and on the right the blue sheds of the Benetti Shipyard, the large dry dock, the floating dock, the lighthouse and the “Darsena Morosini” (Morosini docks). Beyond that begins the “lungomare”, we have already seen a part of it in Flying over Livorno, while inland lies most of Livorno proper.

See also: Flying over Livorno - Cargo Port - Fortress from the Sky

11 comments:

Luis Gomez said...

Great shot VP.

Traveling Hawk said...

Again a very good aerial photo.

roentare said...

This is such an incredible birds eye view of the port. The image is very crisp on its own. :)

Jack said...

Wonderful, VP. It is again crystal clear.

Michelle said...

A great aerial shot!

Dina said...

Beautiful. It puts everything into perspective, all the places you write about separately.

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Excellent shot VP, I love the idea of a 'sea wall' is it very old? Interesting also to see how many big ships that are in port. Such a great image to make bigger and see all the details.

Stefan Jansson said...

Lots of interesting details to look at here.

Unknown said...

Fantasic shot of a great view, VP!

Halcyon said...

Another great bird's eye view! I am really impressed with these shots. :)

Cezar and Léia said...

The scythe format of the barrier is a bit creepy, but those aerial views you've posted are breathtaking indeed!
God bless you!
Cezar