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  • Ċittà Cospicua (Bormla) is a double-fortified harbour city on the Mediterranean island of Malta. It is the poorest and the largest of the Three Cities and it is situated between the other two towns, Vittoriosa (Birgu) and Senglea (Isla). These three towns form part of the area surrounding the Grand Harbour and are found on the eastern side of the capital city Valletta.
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  • Lampedusa Island.Isola dei Conigli ("Rabbit Island") one of the most beautiful Mediterranean bays with tropical colours.
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  • Cape St Marco where the Phoenicians founded around the 800 a.D. the city of Tharros, one of the most famous archaeological areas of the Mediterranean.
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  • Bonifacio, Genoese architecture. The old town is located on the promontory overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. The citadel was built in the 9th century with the foundation of the city. In the 12th century, the Genoese drove out Bonifacio's inhabitants and established their own colony.
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  • Bonifacio, Genoese architecture. The old town is located on the promontory overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. The citadel was built in the 9th century with the foundation of the city. In the 12th century, the Genoese drove out Bonifacio's inhabitants and established their own colony.
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  • Ċittà Cospicua (Bormla) is a double-fortified harbour city on the Mediterranean island of Malta. It is the poorest and the largest of the Three Cities and it is situated between the other two towns, Vittoriosa (Birgu) and Senglea (Isla). These three towns form part of the area surrounding the Grand Harbour and are found on the eastern side of the capital city Valletta.
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  • Cape St Marco where the Phoenicians founded around the 800 a.D. the city of Tharros, one of the most famous archaeological areas of the Mediterranean. In the back a Spanish tower.
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  • Cape St Marco where the Phoenicians founded around the 800 a.D. the city of Tharros, one of the most famous archaeological areas of the Mediterranean. In the foreground a Phoenician quarry near the village of St Giovanni di Sinis..
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  • Cape St Marco where the Phoenicians founded around the 800 a.D. the city of Tharros, one of the most famous archaeological areas of the Mediterranean. The Roman walls of the city.
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  • Cape St Marco where the Phoenicians founded around the 800 a.D. the city of Tharros, one of the most famous archaeological areas of the Mediterranean. In the foreground the Phoenician necropolis.
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  • Cape St Marco where the Phoenicians founded around the 800 a.D. the city of Tharros, one of the most famous archaeological areas of the Mediterranean. In the foreground the Phoenician necropolis.
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  • Bonifacio, Genoese architecture. The old town is located on the promontory overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. The citadel was built in the 9th century with the foundation of the city. In the 12th century, the Genoese drove out Bonifacio's inhabitants and established their own colony.
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  • Bonifacio, Genoese architecture. The old town is located on the promontory overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. The citadel was built in the 9th century with the foundation of the city. In the 12th century, the Genoese drove out Bonifacio's inhabitants and established their own colony.
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  • Bonifacio, Genoese architecture. The old town is located on the promontory overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. The citadel was built in the 9th century with the foundation of the city. In the 12th century, the Genoese drove out Bonifacio's inhabitants and established their own colony.
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  • Bonifacio, Genoese architecture. The old town is located on the promontory overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. The citadel was built in the 9th century with the foundation of the city. In the 12th century, the Genoese drove out Bonifacio's inhabitants and established their own colony.
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  • Ċittà Cospicua (Bormla) is a double-fortified harbour city on the Mediterranean island of Malta. It is the poorest and the largest of the Three Cities and it is situated between the other two towns, Vittoriosa (Birgu) and Senglea (Isla). These three towns form part of the area surrounding the Grand Harbour and are found on the eastern side of the capital city Valletta.
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  • Bonifacio, Genoese architecture. The old town is located on the promontory overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. The citadel was built in the 9th century with the foundation of the city. In the 12th century, the Genoese drove out Bonifacio's inhabitants and established their own colony.
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  • Cirò Marina, celebrations of St Cataldo the town's patron saint.
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  • Cirò Marina, celebrations of St Cataldo the town's patron saint.
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  • Cirò Marina, celebrations of St Cataldo the town's patron saint.
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  • Narodni square. Venice's architectural influence.
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  • Diocletian's Palace, Around the main square, the old Roman Perystile.
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  • Cathedral of St Domnius, holy mass with the city's bishop Marin Barišic. The cathedral is composed of three different sections of different ages. The main part is Emperor Diocletian's mausoleum  built, like the rest of the palace, with white local limestone and marble of high quality.
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  • The basement of Diocletian's Palace. The emperor's apartments were situated above a substructure because the sloping terrain demanded significant differences in level. For many centuries almost completely filled with refuse, most of the substructure is well preserved and indicates the original shape and disposition of the rooms above.
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  • Ostuni. The so-called "Old Town" is Ostuni's citadel built on top of a hill and still fortified by the ancient walls. Ostuni is regarded as an architectural jewel, and is commonly referred to as "the White Town" ("La Città Bianca", in Italian) for its white walls and its typically white-painted architecture.
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  • Martina Franca, Palazzo Stabile. The town has a particularly beautiful old town surrounded by stone walls with prominent Baroque gates leading to piazzas and narrow, winding streets.
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  • Martina Franca. San Domenico cloister, near the San Domenico church.
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  • Martina Franca, Piazza Maria 'Immacolata, <br />
built in 1854 as a public space to accommodate 13 arches under the stalls of traders. In the back the church of San Martino (1747). Symbol of the Rococo of Martina Franca.
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  • Locorotondo. The city is known for its circular structure which is now a historical center, from which derives its name, which means "Round place".
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  • Locorotondo. The city is known for its circular structure which is now a historical center, from which derives its name, which means "Round place". In the back the Mother Church of "St. George the Martyr". Locorotondo is located in south-east Murgia, deep in the Itria Valley, dotted with white prehistoric roundhouses called trulli.
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  • Livorno, Venice's historical district. Every summer the only ome district that survivved to the bombings of the WWII is home of Effetto Venezia Festival, when all the nights are full of lights and spectacles.
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  • Turquoise coast. Olympos old city, tombs pilled by looters.
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  • Atrani, the main square is the meeting place of the village where tourists from all over the world watch the daily life. Atrani, just 700 meters from Amalfi  is the only town preserving its character of fishermen village.  The enchanting beauty of alleyways, arches, courtyards and squares frequently has been used as a film location.
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  • Alghero. Lavorazione del corallo rosso, tipico della zona, neelo storico laboratorio artigiano di Agostino Marogna in Piazza Civica.
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  • Putzu Idu, Sal'e Porcu  lagoon. Flamingos.
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  • Calvi, Genoese Citadel, church of St Jean Baptiste.
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  • Bonifacio, Rue Dominique. Old Town,  traditional Genoese architecture.
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  • Cathedral of St Domnius, composed of three different sections of different ages. The main part is Emperor Diocletian's mausoleum  built, like the rest of the palace, with white local limestone and marble of high quality.Roman sarcophagus with classical sculptures reused as christian subjects.
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  • Giotti square's synagogue is one of the biggest of all Europe.
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  • Museum dedicated to the writer Italo Svevo. The "writers bag" utilized for street-theatre  on  Svevo's and Joyce's plays.
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  • Coffee pastry-shop Pirona. James Joyce started to outline his "Ulysses" at this cafè. In later years, it became a landmark for gourmets and nowadays it is considered the "in" place to buy the most traditional sweet pastries.
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  • The Caffè Tommaseo is the oldest in Trieste and belongs to the Association of the italian historical inns. Opened in 1830 it was decorated by the painter Gatteri and furnished with large mirrors, purposely brought from Belgium. In december 1997 the café was restored and renewed in the style of the original tradition of the Vienna cafés. The cafè was loved by writers like Italo Svevo.
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  • Piazza Unità d'Italia, the City Hall (1875 - arch. Giuseppe Bruni) . It is the main town square of Trieste. The square faces the Adriatic Sea and is often said to be Europe's largest square located next to the sea. The square was built during the period when Trieste was the main port of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire and includes the city's municipal buildings and other important palaces.
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  • Piazza Unità d'Italia, Prefettura building (1905 - arch. Emil Artmann) is the national government's seat. It is the main town square of Trieste. The square faces the Adriatic Sea and is often said to be Europe's largest square located next to the sea. The square was built during the period when Trieste was the main port of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire and includes the city's municipal buildings and other important palaces.
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  • Bora Museum, dedicated to the Bora, a northern to north-eastern katabatic wind that can reach speeds of up to 200 kilometers per hour. Here the "winds-bag", with bottles full of worlds winds.
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  • Aedes building (arch. Arduino Berlam), nicknamed as Red skyscraper.
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  • Pepi Buffet, traditional fast-food Trieste's style.
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  • St. Johns Co-Cathedral was built by the Knights of Malta between 1573 and 1578..The interior, in sharp contrast with the severe exterior of the facade, is extremely ornate and decorated in the height of the Baroque period.
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  • La Valletta, La Vallette Band Club headquarters, Saturday night bingo. Still today hundreds of Maltese band club are the social hub of many towns and villages of the island. La Valette National Philarmonic Society is one of the 2 band club of La Valletta, the other is the "King's Own Band Club".
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  • The Saint Lawrence Band Club founded in 1883 is a non-profit organisation with the main scope of teaching music and of being the social hub of Vittoriosa. The band in 1891 also obtained the patronage of the duke of Edinburgh which consequently became the band's name. In the last years tha band changed his name in Saint Lawrence Band Club.
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  • La Valletta, La Vallette Band Club headquarters, Saturday night bingo. Still today hundreds of Maltese band club are the social hub of many towns and villages of the island. La Valette National Philarmonic Society is one of the 2 band club of La Valletta, the other is the "King's Own Band Club".
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  • ISunday morning, the St Julian Band Club performing in a harbour's pub.
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  • ISunday morning, the St Julian Band Club performing in a harbour's pub.
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  • La Valletta, La Vallette Band Club, the small ,museum full of memorabilia. Portrait of the Italian composer Pietro Mascagni, his masterpiece is the Cavalleria rusticana. Still today hundreds of Maltese band club are the social hub of many towns and villages of the island. La Valette National Philarmonic Society is one of the 2 band club of La Valletta, the other is the "King's Own Band Club".
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  • La Valletta, La Vallette Band Club, billiard cup. Still today hundreds of Maltese band club are the social hub of many towns and villages of the island. La Valette National Philarmonic Society is one of the 2 band club of La Valletta, the other is the "King's Own Band Club".
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  • The Saint Lawrence Band Club, the meeting hall. Founded in 1883 is a non-profit organisation with the main scope of teaching music and of being the social hub of Vittoriosa. The band in 1891 also obtained the patronage of the duke of Edinburgh which consequently became the band’s name. In the last years tha band changed his name in Saint Lawrence Band Club.
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  • The Saint Lawrence Band Club, the small museum of the Band memorabilia. Founded in 1883 is a non-profit organisation with the main scope of teaching music and of being the social hub of Vittoriosa. The band in 1891 also obtained the patronage of the duke of Edinburgh which consequently became the band’s name. In the last years tha band changed his name in Saint Lawrence Band Club.
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  • The Saint Lawrence Band Club founded in 1883 is a non-profit organisation with the main scope of teaching music and of being the social hub of Vittoriosa. The band in 1891 also obtained the patronage of the duke of Edinburgh which consequently became the band’s name. In the last years tha band changed his name in Saint Lawrence Band Club.
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  • The Saint Lawrence Band Club founded in 1883 is a non-profit organisation with the main scope of teaching music and of being the social hub of Vittoriosa. The band in 1891 also obtained the patronage of the duke of Edinburgh which consequently became the band’s name. In the last years tha band changed his name in Saint Lawrence Band Club.
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  • Porto Maurizio
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  • Porto Maurizio
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  • La Valletta, La Vallette Band Club, billiard cup. Still today hundreds of Maltese band club are the social hub of many towns and villages of the island. La Valette National Philarmonic Society is one of the 2 band club of La Valletta, the other is the "King's Own Band Club".
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  • View from Victoria, or Rabat, Citadel. In the back Ta' Ghammar village.
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  • Senglea, Safe Haven Garden. The famous stone Vedette, known as il-Gardjola, served as a look-out post. The sculptured eye and ear above its windows are symbols of vigilance.
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  • Senglea is a fortified city in the east of Malta, mainly in the Grand Harbour area. It is one of the Three Cities, with Cospicua and Vittoriosa. The city  is also called Civitas Invicta, because it managed to resist the Ottoman invasion at the Great Siege of 1565. The WWII altered its social structure as many left to take refuge in countryside, never to return. In recent years, rehabilitation of the Cottonera Waterfront  has spurred the interest of foreign businessmen.
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  • Senglea is a fortified city in the east of Malta, mainly in the Grand Harbour area. It is one of the Three Cities, with Cospicua and Vittoriosa. The city  is also called Civitas Invicta, because it managed to resist the Ottoman invasion at the Great Siege of 1565. The WWII altered its social structure as many left to take refuge in countryside, never to return. In recent years, rehabilitation of the Cottonera Waterfront  has spurred the interest of foreign businessmen.
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  • Birgu (Città Vittoriosa or Birgu) is an ancient city in Malta that played a vital role in the Siege of Malta in 1565. Birgu, is a very old locality on the south side of the Grand Harbour in Malta with its origins reaching back to medieval times. The town occupies a promontory of land with Fort St Angelo at its head and the city of Cospicua at its base.
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  • The Auberge de Castille, in the foreground a local bus. The building was the official seat of the knights of the Langue of Castille, León and Portugal, one of the most powerful of the Order. The Knights of this Langue were responsible for the defence of the St Barbara Bastion. Today the building is the Prime Minister's seat.
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  • The city urban landscape with many wood verandas.
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  • St. Johns Co-Cathedral was built by the Knights of Malta between 1573 and 1578.<br />
The interior, in sharp contrast with the severe exterior of the facade, is extremely ornate and decorated in the height of the Baroque period. Impressive are also the  marble tombstones in the nave in which were buried important knights and decorated with the coats of arms of the knight.
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  • St. Johns Co-Cathedral was built by the Knights of Malta between 1573 and 1578.<br />
The interior, in sharp contrast with the severe exterior of the facade, is extremely ornate and decorated in the height of the Baroque period. Impressive are also the  marble tombstones in the nave in which were buried important knights and decorated with the coats of arms of the knight.
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  • The Magisterial Palace of the Grandmaster currently houses the House of Representatives of Malta and the office of the President of Malta. The palace, built around two courtyards,  features Gobelin tapestries and frescos by Matteo Perez d'Aleccio.
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  • The Magisterial Palace of the Grandmaster currently houses the House of Representatives of Malta and the office of the President of Malta. The palace, built around two courtyards,  features Gobelin tapestries and frescos by Matteo Perez d'Aleccio.
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  • Religious images of the confraternities that often organise the religious celebrations. Every 3rd October La Valletta live its annual  White Night or Notte Bianca, when streets and squares host shows. The genesis of confraternities in Malta goes back to the XIV and XV century.
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  • Religious images of the confraternities that often organise the religious celebrations. Every 3rd October La Valletta live its annual  White Night or Notte Bianca, when streets and squares host shows. The genesis of confraternities in Malta goes back to the XIV and XV century.
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  • Diocletian's old Palace, the Golden Gate. The ground plan of the palace is an irregular rectangle (approximately 160 meters x 190 meters) with towers projecting from the western, northern, and eastern facades. It combines qualities of a luxurious villa with those of a military camp, with its huge gates and watchtower.
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  • The Riva is a broad street right on the waterfront that runs the length of the old town and hugs the palace walls on its south side. It's the gathering spot, day and night, for the local people.
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  • Narodni square. Venice's architectural influence.
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  • Austrian empire architecture view fom the Roman Iron Gate connecting the Diocletian's Palace with the city. The northern half of the palace, divided in two parts by the main north-south street (cardo) leading from the Golden Gate (Porta aurea) to the Peristyle, is less well preserved and with msny architectural influences, mainly from Venice.. It is usually supposed that each part was a residential complex, housing soldiers, servants, and possibly some other facilities.
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  • Golden Gate on the northern section of the Roman wall. On the back the statue of St Gregory, a medieval Croatian bishop of Nin who strongly opposed the Pope and official circles of the Church and introduced the national language in the religious services
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  • St Martin church is 1.64m wide and 10m long and it just might be the smallest church in the world. It used to be the passage for watchmen who would secure the entrance into the Diocletian Palace. At the beginning of the 9th century it was turned into a Christian church and consecrated to Saint Martin.
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  • the Temple of Jupiter, later converted into a baptistry. The headless sphinx in black granite guarding the entrance was imported from Egypt at the time of the temple's construction in the 5th century.
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  • Diocletian Palace entry Vestibule. The entrance to Diocletian’s living quarters was  once covered by a dome and the ceiling decorated with frescoes. The acoustics are perfect for klapa singers who are often found here performing capella harmonies.
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  • Diocletian's Palace. SilverGate.
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  • Cathedral of St Domnius. The main part is Emperor Diocletian's mausoleum  The altar sculptures by Bonino da Milano  (1427 A.D).
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  • The Perstyle. This monumental court, now the only big square of the old city, formed the northern access to the imperial apartments. It also gave access to Diocletian's mausoleum on the east (now Cathedral of St. Domnius), and to three temples on the west (two of which are now lost.
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  • Diocletian's Palace. The Southern Gate's entrance.
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  • The Perstyle. This monumental court, now the only big square of the old city, formed the northern access to the imperial apartments. It also gave access to Diocletian's mausoleum on the east (now Cathedral of St. Domnius), and to three temples on the west (two of which are now lost.
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  • Diocletian's Palace. The Southern Gate's entrance.
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  • Cathedral of St Domnius, composed of three different sections of different ages. The main part is Emperor Diocletian's mausoleum  built, like the rest of the palace, with white local limestone and marble of high quality.
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  • The Perstyle. This monumental court, now the only big square of the old city, formed the northern access to the imperial apartments. It also gave access to Diocletian's mausoleum on the east (now Cathedral of St. Domnius), and to three temples on the west (two of which are now lost.
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  • The Perstyle. This monumental court, now the only big square of the old city, formed the northern access to the imperial apartments. It also gave access to Diocletian's mausoleum on the east (now Cathedral of St. Domnius), and to three temples on the west (two of which are now lost.
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  • The basement of Diocletian's Palace. The emperor's apartments were situated above a substructure because the sloping terrain demanded significant differences in level. For many centuries almost completely filled with refuse, most of the substructure is well preserved and indicates the original shape and disposition of the rooms above.
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  • The basement of Diocletian's Palace. The emperor's apartments were situated above a substructure because the sloping terrain demanded significant differences in level. For many centuries almost completely filled with refuse, most of the substructure is well preserved and indicates the original shape and disposition of the rooms above.
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  • The basement of Diocletian's Palace. The emperor's apartments were situated above a substructure because the sloping terrain demanded significant differences in level. For many centuries almost completely filled with refuse, most of the substructure is well preserved and indicates the original shape and disposition of the rooms above.
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  • The basement of Diocletian's Palace. The emperor's apartments were situated above a substructure because the sloping terrain demanded significant differences in level. For many centuries almost completely filled with refuse, most of the substructure is well preserved and indicates the original shape and disposition of the rooms above.
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  • Porto, the Genoese tower.
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  • Calvi, the Genoese fortress.
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  • Calvi, the Genoese fortress.
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  • Ostriconi beach. On the back The Agriates "desert".
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