Celebrating Summer

Summer is not really my thing: I dislike the hot weather, walking outdoor is rarely a pleasure and people get generally sillier. The next thing to a celebration is this morning view of a quite uncrowded Marina of Antignano, with cargo ships at the roadstead. This would have been my choice for this month's Theme Day.

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Folgore

A group of paratroopers of the Folgore Brigade running along the sea front of Antignano.

External links: Folgore Parachute Brigade (Wikipedia)
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The Tamarisk Tree

In one of our first posts we showed you a lovely place on the rocky coast of Antignano called “Scoglio della Tamerice” (Tamarisk Rock). The lone tamarisk is still there, defying the winds and the sea.

See also: Tamarisk Rock

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Viale Amerigo Vespucci

Coast and villas by the sea at Antignano, December 2012

Almost the same view from a 1932 postcard

(Postcard digitized from the collection of Antonio Cantelli)

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See also: Miramare - Rocky Coast at Antignano - Dancer's Rock

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Dancer's Rock

The “Scoglio della Ballerina” (Dancer's Rock), Antignano, December 2012

The same rock, Antignano, early years of 1900

(Postcard digitized from the collection of Antonio Cantelli)

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See also: Miramare - Rocky Coast at Antignano

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Rocky Coast at Antignano

The coast south of the Antignano Marina, December 2012

Almost the same view from a 1901 postcard

A slightly different view in a 1928 postcard

(Postcards digitized from the collection of Antonio Cantelli)

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Miramare

On the southern limit of Antignano, “Miramare” (literally sea-view) is a small promontory with a wonderful view on the sea. On the left, at the horizon, the silhouette of the Gorgona island is barely visible; on the right we can see a cargo ship on the roadstead and below, on the rocky islet, a lone cormorant.

Happy New Year to everyone!

See also: Mediterranean

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Castle on the Coast

A view from the sea of the “Castello del Boccale” in 1907.

Another angle on the same castle in 1939.

(Postcards digitized from the collection of Antonio Cantelli)

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Castello del Boccale	Torre di Calafuria	Calignaia	Castel Sonnino

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Anne-Sofie & Sakala

We usually see ships in port, but this time I am showing you a couple of them on the roadstead, in the waters in front of Antignano. The 159-meter “Anne-Sofie” is classifieed as a heavy lift ship. She was built in 2008 and sails under the flag of Antigua.The 137-meter “Sakala” is a heavy load carrier. She was built in 1995 and sails under the British flag.

See also: Crane Carrier

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Закат на море в Ливорно

“Закат на море в Ливорно” (Sunset on the Sea at Livorno)
1862, oil on paper mounted on canvas by Nikolai Ge
Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia

Nikolai Ge (1831-1894), a Russian realist painter, graduated in 1857 from the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg. With the gold medal, he also received a scholarship to study abroad. In 1860 he settled in Italy for a few years, after visiting Germany, Switzerland and France.A 1981 Soviet Union postage stamp commemorating the 150th anniversary of the birth of the painter with a reproduction of the Livornese sunset.

External links: Nikolai Ge (Wikipedia) - Nikolai Ge (WikiPaintings)

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Santa Lucia

The church of “Santa Lucia Vergine e Martire” (Saint Lucy, Virgin and Martyr) is located not far from the via Aurelia in the quarter of Banditella, Antignano.The church was dedicated and inaugurated in October 1998.In front of the church we can see an olive tree representing the Passion and a palm tree as symbol of the Resurrection.

By the way, we have just learned that Italy Magazine has picked us as Blog of the Week.

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Front Door

Few days ago I was enchanted by this front door in Antignano, a beautiful quarter, mostly by the sea, just on the south of Livorno.

January Sunbathing

After two days of cold rain we still remember last Saturday, with a thought to these brave folks sunbathing on the last day of January in Antignano, Livorno.