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A plate of spaghetti cacio e pepe enjoyed on board

Spaghetti cacio e pepe gustati in nave

A plate of spaghetti cacio e pepe enjoyed on board
A dish that I must say I appreciate very much, even though I have eaten it relatively little, is pasta cacio e pepe.
Even though the ingredients are very simple, it is not at all easy to prepare this type of pasta.
Everything must be cooked properly otherwise the cheese will string and clump together.
At home, after a couple of unsuccessful attempts, I found the right measurements, as did the chef on the ship who, the time I took these photos, had cooked an excellent dish!

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Photo taken with Honor 20.

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Cacio e pepe is a typical dish from Lazio. As the name suggests, the ingredients are very simple and include only black pepper, pecorino romano cheese and pasta. The most traditionally used type of pasta is tonnarello. Like other dishes of Lazio cuisine, it is prepared with simple ingredients, easily available and with a long shelf life (during the transhumance it was not easy to get food). It has its roots in the cuisine of farmers and shepherds of the Roman countryside.
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A plate of spaghetti cacio e pepe enjoyed on board – Une assiette de spaghettis au fromage et au poivre dégustée à bord du navire – Un plato de espaguetis con queso y pimiento que se disfruta a bordo del barco. – Um prato de esparguete com queijo e pimenta saboreado a bordo do navio – Ein Teller Spaghetti mit Käse und Pfeffer, den man an Bord des Schiffes genießt – Một đĩa spaghetti phô mai và hạt tiêu thưởng thức trên tàu
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The Mattarana alley with the church in the background

Il caruggio di Mattarana con la chiesa sullo sfondo

The Mattarana alley with the church in the background
The small village of Materana, in the province of La Spezia, is crossed by the caruggio in its entirety and ends, as you can see in the photo, in the churchyard of the church of San Giovanni Battista.

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Il caruggio di Mattarana con la chiesa sullo sfondo

Photo taken with Canon EOS RP and lens Canon RF 24-50.

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The small village of Mattarana in the province of La Spezia – Le petit village de Mattarana dans la province de La Spezia – El pequeño pueblo de Mattarana en la provincia de La Spezia – A pequena aldeia de Mattarana, na província de La Spezia – Das kleine Dorf Mattarana in der Provinz La Spezia – Ngôi làng nhỏ Mattarana ở tỉnh La Spezia – 拉斯佩齐亚省的马塔拉纳小村庄 – ラ・スペツィア県のマッタラナという小さな村
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Via del Prione or the alleyway of La Spezia

Via del Prione ovvero il caruggio della Spezia

Via del Prione ovvero il caruggio della Spezia.
The centre of La Spezia is crossed, for almost its entirety, by this pedestrian street called Via del Prione.
For us Ligurians this type of street is called caruggio (even if it is slightly wider than normal, the caruggi are just a little less bright); in other regions it is called via dello struscio or dello shopping.

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Via del Prione ovvero il caruggio della Spezia

Photo taken with Canon EOS RP and lens Canon RF 24-50.

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The territory of La Spezia was already inhabited in prehistoric times, as evidenced by the numerous stele statues and the finds from the Bronze and Iron Ages found on various occasions on the heights of the Gulf and the adjacent valleys. Later, in historical times, the territory saw the settlement of the Ligurian populations, subdued in 155 BC by the consul Marco Claudio Marcello.
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The Prione road in the center of La Spezia: the caruggio – La route du Prione au centre de La Spezia : le caruggio – La carretera de Prione en el centro de La Spezia: el caruggio – Via del Prione no centro de La Spezia: o caruggio – Die Prione-Straße im Zentrum von La Spezia: das Caruggio – Con đường Prione ở trung tâm La Spezia: caruggio – Via del Prione 位于拉斯佩齐亚市中心：caruggio – ラ・スペツィアの中心にあるデル・プリオーネ通り：カルッジョ
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The Fort of São Thiago in Funchal on the island of Madeira

Il Forte di São Tiago a Funchal nell'isola di Madeira

The Fort of São Thiago in Funchal on the island of Madeira
Photographing from the ship docked in the port of Funchal I captured the beautiful yellow fort that “closes” the city.

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Il Forte di São Tiago a Funchal nell'isola di Madeira

Il Forte di São Tiago a Funchal nell'isola di Madeira

Photo taken with Canon EOS RP and lens Tamron 16-300.

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The archipelago is made up of two major islands, Madeira and Porto Santo, three smaller uninhabited islands, known as the Desertas, and two smaller islands, also uninhabited, called the Savage Islands. The largest island is Madeira. The archipelago, together with Cape Verde, the Azores and the Canaries, forms Macaronesia; the Azores and Madeira are part of Portugal, the Canaries are part of Spain and Cape Verde, once Portuguese, is now an independent republic.
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The Fort of São Tiago in Funchal on the island of Madeira – Le Fort de São Tiago à Funchal sur l’île de Madère – El Fuerte de São Tiago en Funchal en la isla de Madeira – O Forte de São Tiago no Funchal, na ilha da Madeira – O Forte de São Tiago no Funchal, na ilha da Madeira – Pháo đài São Tiago ở Funchal trên đảo Madeira – 马德拉岛丰沙尔的圣蒂亚戈堡 – マデイラ島フンシャルのサンティアゴ要塞
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The Passion Facade of the Sagrada Familia

La Facciata della Passione della Sagrada Familia a Barcellona

The Passion Facade of the Sagrada Familia
One of Gaudí's masterpieces recognized throughout the world is the Sagrada Familia.
The eternally unfinished Spanish cathedral.
This is one of the many facades, dedicated to the Passion of Christ, surmounted by four of the church's many towers.

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La Facciata della Passione della Sagrada Familia a Barcellona

Photo taken with Canon EOS RP and lens Tamron 16-300.

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The Passion façade was begun in 1954 according to the drawings and explanations that Gaudí had left. The towers were finished in 1976 and since then work has been carried out on the sculptural decoration. Gaudí designed this façade while recovering from Malta fever in Puigcerdà in 1911. Dedicated to the Passion of Jesus, it aims to reflect the suffering of Christ in his crucifixion, as a ransom for the sins of men.
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The Passion Facade of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona – La façade Passion de la Sagrada Familia à Barcelone – La fachada de la Pasión de la Sagrada Familia de Barcelona – A fachada da Paixão da Sagrada Família em Barcelona – Die Passionsfassade der Sagrada Familia in Barcelona – Mặt tiền Passion của Sagrada Familia ở Barcelona
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Houses in Baia del Silenzio in July 2023

Le case in Baia del Silenzio al luglio 2023

Houses in Baia del Silenzio in July 2023
Last year I was at home in July and I took many photos in my Sestri Levante and, above all, in my beloved Baia del Silenzio.
Queste sono le case colorate a due passi sul mare.

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Le case in Baia del Silenzio al luglio 2023

Le case in Baia del Silenzio al luglio 2023

Photo taken with Canon EOS RP and lens Tamron 16-300.

The houses in Baia del Silenzio in July 2023 – Les maisons de Baia del Silenzio en juillet 2023 – Las casas de Baia del Silenzio en julio de 2023 – As casas em Baia del Silenzio em julho de 2023 – Die Häuser in Baia del Silenzio im Juli 2023 – Những ngôi nhà ở Baia del Silenzio vào tháng 7 năm 2023 – 2023 年 7 月巴亚德尔锡伦齐奥的房屋 – 2023 年 7 月のバイア デル シレンツィオの住宅
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The village of Vernazza seen from the top of the path

Il borgo di Vernazza visto dall'alto del sentiero

The village of Vernazza seen from the top of the path
The last time I was in the Cinque Terre I walked the path from Monterosso to Vernazza passing by the Sanctuary of Soviore.
You climb a lot and then, when you go down to the village, you have a slightly different view than that of the Sentiero Azzurro.
I took many photos of which this is one of the most beautiful for me.
The only shame is that the sun's glare, the distance and a bit of haze didn't allow for a clear photo.

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Il borgo di Vernazza visto dall'alto del sentiero

Photo taken with Canon EOS RP and lens Tamron 16-300.

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The village of Vernazza seen from the top of the path – Le village de Vernazza vu du dessus du chemin – El pueblo de Vernazza visto desde arriba del camino – A aldeia de Vernazza vista de cima do caminho – Das Dorf Vernazza von oben gesehen – Ngôi làng Vernazza nhìn từ phía trên con đường
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Bridges and canals of Venice

Ponticelli e canali di Venezia

Bridges and canals of Venice
Walking through the beautiful city of Venice this is just one of the many views you can see: a couple of small bridges that allow you to cross the small canal.

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Ponticelli e canali di Venezia

Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-M 11-22.

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The city was the capital of the Serenissima Republic of Venice for 1100 years and is known in this regard as the Serenissima, the Dominant and the Queen of the Adriatic: for its urban peculiarities and its artistic heritage, it is universally considered one of the most beautiful cities in the world, declared, together with its lagoon, a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, which has contributed to making it the second Italian city after Rome with the highest tourist flow.
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Bridges and canals of Venice – Ponts et canaux de Venise – Puentes y canales de Venecia. – Pontes e canais de Veneza – Brücken und Kanäle von Venedig – Cầu và kênh của Venice – 威尼斯的桥梁和运河 – ヴェネツィアの橋と運河
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Un bel palazzo in Corso Colombo a Sestri Levante

Un bel palazzo in Corso Colombo a Sestri Levante

Un bel palazzo in Corso Colombo a Sestri Levante.
Cerco sempre di pubblicare fotografie di cose meno comuni e not di Sestri Levante (anche se la maggioranza delle mie foto ritraggono sempre la Baia del Silenzio).
In questo caso un bel palazzone, in Corso Colombo, proprio di fronte alla casa dove nacque Giovanni Descalzo.

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Un bel palazzo in Corso Colombo a Sestri Levante

Photo taken with Canon EOS RP and lens Canon EF-S 10-18.

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A beautiful building in Corso Colombo in Sestri Levante – Un bel immeuble sur le Corso Colombo à Sestri Levante – Un hermoso edificio en Corso Colombo en Sestri Levante – Um belo edifício no Corso Colombo em Sestri Levante – Ein wunderschönes Gebäude im Corso Colombo in Sestri Levante – Một tòa nhà đẹp ở Corso Colombo ở Sestri Levante