The statue of Napoleon Bonaparte in Brera

Il Napoleone Bonaparte come Marte pacificatore nel giardino di Palazzo Brera a Milano

Napoleon Bonaparte as Mars the Peacemaker in the garden of Palazzo Brera in Milan.
Entering the courtyard of the Pinacoteca di Brera, in Milan, you are greeted by this imposing bronze statue of Napoleon.
It is immediately clear that art and beauty in general will be the protagonists of a visit to this Italian museum.

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Il Napoleone Bonaparte come Marte pacificatore nel giardino di Palazzo Brera a Milano

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In the spring of 1807, Minister Charles-Jean-Marie Alquier, French ambassador in Rome, by order of Prince Eugene de Beauharnais, viceroy of the Kingdom of Italy and stepson of Napoleon, commissioned Canova, for the sum of five thousand French louis, to make an exact bronze copy of the marble statue. The statue found a place only in 1859, when it was placed in the center of the courtyard of honor of the Brera Palace, on the occasion of Napoleon III's visit to Milan.
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Napoleon Bonaparte as Mars the Peacemaker in the Garden of Palazzo Brera in Milan – Napoléon Bonaparte dans le rôle de Mars pacificateur dans le jardin du Palazzo Brera à Milan – Napoleón Bonaparte como Marte pacificador en el jardín del Palazzo Brera de Milán – Napoleão Bonaparte como Marte, o pacificador, no jardim do Palazzo Brera, em Milão – Napoleon Bonaparte als Friedensstifter Mars im Garten des Palazzo Brera in Mailand – Napoléon Bonaparte trong vai Mars, người hòa giải trong khu vườn của Palazzo Brera ở Milan

The Bay of Silence at night in July

La Baia del Silenzio in notturna a luglio

The Bay of Silence at night in July.
Last year, armed with a camera, I took some shots of the Bay at night.
I'm not exactly an expert on night shots but the subject makes the task easier for me.

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La Baia del Silenzio in notturna a luglio

La Baia del Silenzio in notturna a luglio

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

The Bay of Silence at night in July 2023 – La Baie du Silence la nuit de juillet 2023 – La Bahía del Silencio en la noche de julio de 2023 – A Baía do Silêncio à noite em julho de 2023 – Die Bucht der Stille bei Nacht im Juli 2023 – Vịnh Im Lặng vào ban đêm tháng 7 năm 2023 – 2023 年 7 月的寂静湾夜晚 – 2023年7月の夜の静寂の湾

The newsstand above an ancient door in Portovenere

L'edicola sopra un portone antico a Portovenere

A shrine dedicated to Mary above an ancient door in Portovenere.
Walking through the alleys of the seaside village of Portovenere I found, and photographed, this old door which bears a small shrine dedicated to Maria Mater Boni Consilii.

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L'edicola sopra un portone antico a Portovenere

L'edicola sopra un portone antico a Portovenere

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The aedicule is a relatively small architectural structure, with the practical function of housing and protecting the element placed therein. The term derives from the Latin aedicula, diminutive of aedes (“temple”) and therefore with the original meaning of “small temple”. Originally it was a miniature temple, which housed the statue or the representation of a deity, and a typical example could be the domestic lararium.
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A shrine dedicated to Mary above an ancient door in Portovenere – Un sanctuaire dédié à Marie au-dessus d’une ancienne porte à Portovenere – Un santuario dedicado a María sobre una puerta antigua en Portovenere – Um santuário dedicado a Maria por cima de uma porta antiga em Portovenere – Ein Marienschrein über einer alten Tür in Portovenere – Một đền thờ dành riêng cho Đức Maria phía trên một cánh cửa cổ ở Portovenere

One of the painted doors of Santa Maria Street in Funchal

Uno dei portoni dipinti di via Santa Maria a Funchal in Portogallo

One of the painted doors of Santa Maria street in Funchal, Portugal.
One of the last times I was in the town of Funchal, on the island of Madeira, by ship, I discovered this street in the old town by chance.
It is a special place where, in addition to finding many restaurants and bars, you can admire these doors (but not only those) painted in an artistic way.
The one in this photo, at number 1, represents the street itself.

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Uno dei portoni dipinti di via Santa Maria a Funchal in Portogallo

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One of the painted doors of Santa Maria street in Funchal, Portugal – Une des portes peintes de la rue Santa Maria à Funchal, Portugal – Una de las puertas pintadas de la calle Santa María en Funchal, Portugal – Uma das portas pintadas da rua de Santa Maria no Funchal, Portugal – Eine der bemalten Türen der Straße Santa Maria in Funchal, Portugal – Một trong những cánh cửa sơn màu trên phố Santa Maria ở Funchal, Bồ Đào Nha – 葡萄牙丰沙尔圣玛丽亚街的彩绘门之一 – ポルトガル、フンシャルのサンタ マリア通りのペイントされたドアの 1 つ

Salernitana-Sampdoria 2024/2025

Salernitana-Sampdoria 2024/2025

Salernitana-Sampdoria 2024/2025, 27 August 2024 – 3rd day of the Serie B championship: 3 to 2.
The photos, the cheering and the photo-cheering of the match.

Tifosi della Sampdoria nel settore ospiti di Salerno by Roberto Martinelli (Sampdoria Club):

Salernitana-Sampdoria 2024/2025

Salernitana-Sampdoria 2024/2025

The Bay of Silence in Sestri Levante in February

La Baia del Silenzio di Sestri Levante il 19 febbraio 2024

The Bay of Silence in Sestri Levante on February 19, 2024.
Probably in winter, if you are lucky enough to be in this place on a nice day, there is no more beautiful place to take a short walk accompanied only by the relaxing sound of the waves that gently caress the beach of the Bay of Silence.

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La Baia del Silenzio di Sestri Levante il 19 febbraio 2024

La Baia del Silenzio di Sestri Levante il 19 febbraio 2024

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

The Bay of Silence in Sestri Levante on February 19, 2024 – La Baie du Silence à Sestri Levante le 19 février 2024 – La Bahía del Silencio en Sestri Levante el 19 de febrero de 2024 – A Baía do Silêncio em Sestri Levante a 19 de fevereiro de 2024 – Die Bucht der Stille in Sestri Levante am 19. Februar 2024 – Vịnh Im lặng ở Sestri Levante vào ngày 19 tháng 2 năm 2024

The tower of the facade of the market of Tenerife

La torre della facciata del mercato di Tenerife

The tower of the facade of the market of Tenerife.
For the first time since I have been sailing, last year I went to the market of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
As in almost all Spanish markets, in addition to being able to buy local products, you can also eat.
With some colleagues we then took a seat in one of the many fishmongers that cook fresh fish and seafood for you that you choose directly from the counter.
Exceptional!

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La torre della facciata del mercato di Tenerife

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The facade tower of the Tenerife market – La tour de façade du marché de Tenerife – La torre de fachada del mercado de Tenerife – A torre da fachada do mercado de Tenerife – Der Fassadenturm des Teneriffa-Marktes – Tháp mặt tiền của chợ Tenerife – 特内里费岛市场的门面塔 – テネリフェ島市場のファサードタワー

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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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

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

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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

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

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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