Apuan Alps

This is one of a few photos I shot from the panoramic terrace in Montenero, where we can see the northeast part of Livorno. About in the middle, from left to right, you can see the yellow cranes of the cargo port, the wooded area of Tombolo and, just above it, Marina di Pisa, at the mouth of the Arno river. Far away the imposing Apuan Alps.

See also: Montenero
External links: Apuan Alps (Wikipedia)

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The Interview

The rower in front of the camera is the president of the Palio Marinaro and he is being interviewed by a TV crew in the Porto Mediceo.

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Honey Locust

The impressive thorns (3–10 cm) of the honey locust, quite common inside the Fortezza Nuova.

External links: Honey locust (Wikipedia)
See also: Fortezza Nuova

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Xenia

The 70-meter bunker tanker “Xenia” was built in 2006 at the Şahin Çelik Shipyard in Turkey.

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Decay at San Marco

People keep talking about promotion of tourism as part of local economic development, but a look at the sorry state of Porta San Marco (Saint Mark Gate) and of many other historical landmarks is not encouraging.

See also: San Marco - Enrico Bartelloni - New English Cemetery - Lion of Saint Mark - Porta San Marco
Search labels: decay

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Belforte, via Roma

A few weeks ago we read on its shutters that the Belforte Bookstore had moved to a new location in Via Roma. We have just visited the new shop, which is simply lovely: small, but creatively furnished and decorated.
Considered that it opened early last month the bookstore is understandably understocked, but all the important stuff is already on the shelves. Anyway, looking around you will not surely get bored.

There is also a small stage, a piano is coming soon, and the place also hosts local cultural events almost daily. We will see something more in a few days.

See also: Belforte Bookstore - Pedestrian Zone - Belforte

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Theme Day: Ageing

The inspiration for this photo comes from a famous work of one of my favorite painters: “The Stages of Life” by Caspar David Friedrich. The moored sail ship is our old friend “Pogoria”.

Click here to view thumbnails for all the participants

External links: The Stages of Life - Caspar David Friedrich (Wikipedia)
See also: Pogoria - Welcome Back Pogoria - STS Pogoria - Goodbye, Pogoria!

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