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Pagina aggiornata il domenica 17 ottobre 2021

The Dolomites (Dolomiti), also known as the Dolomite Mountains, Dolomite Alps or Dolomitic Alps, are a mountain range located in northeastern Italy. They form part of the Southern Limestone Alps and extend from the River Adige in the west to the … [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiornata il lunedì 4 ottobre 2021

Munich’s old town at night offers a very special atmosphere. [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il domenica 3 ottobre 2021

Marta is a comune in the Province of Viterbo in the Italian region Latium, located about 80 km northwest of Rome and about 20km northwest of Viterbo. Marta borders the following municipalities: Capodimonte, Montefiascone and is on the southern… [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il martedì 17 agosto 2021

Altomonte is a municipality in the province of Cosenza, in the region of Calabria. The city was first called Braal, then Bragalla, Bragallum, Antifluvius until 1343 and finally Altomonte by order of Queen Joan II of Naples. Altomonte was first a… [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il martedì 17 agosto 2021

The Castellana Caves (Grotte di Castellana) are a karst cave system located in the municipality of Castellana Grotte, in the Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia. The caves, discovered in 1938 by the speleologist Franco Anelli. The Caves of Castellana… [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il mercoledì 7 luglio 2021

The church village of Wamberg is part of the municipality of Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Upper Bavaria) at 996 m. The place is on the north side of the Wamberg saddle, a mountain range in the Werdenfelser Land with its highest elevation, the Wamberg… [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiornata il venerdì 4 giugno 2021

The pilgrimage church of St. Marinus and Anian (Wallfahrtskirche Wilparting) is the Catholic village church of Wilparting, a district of the municipality of Irschenberg in the district of Miesbach. It rises above the grave of the two saints; the… [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiornata il venerdì 4 giugno 2021

The Kochelsee (Lake Kochel) is located 70 km south of Munich on the edge of the Bavarian Alps. It belongs to the communities Schlehdorf in the west and Kochel am See in the east. While the southern part of the lake is surrounded by mountains, the… [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiornata il venerdì 4 giugno 2021

The Eibsee is a lake 9 km southwest of Garmisch-Partenkirchen below (3.5 km north) of the Zugspitze (2,962 m) in the Wetterstein mountains in Bavaria. In the northeast is the 4.8 ha and 26 m deep Untersee separated almost completely by a 50 m wide… [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiornata il martedì 2 marzo 2021

The Ammersee is after Chiemsee and Lake Starnberg the third largest lake in Bavaria (under the lakes, which lie exclusively in Bavaria) and reaching the farthest north alpine lake. The lake is owned by the Free State of Bavaria, the Bavarian… [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il venerdì 14 agosto 2020

Despite Corona and the cancellation of the Oktoberfest, the Bavarian capital has launched the “Summer in the city” campaign (Sommer in der Stadt). Rides and snack stands are distributed throughout Munich for entertainment and summer flair and offer… [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il sabato 4 luglio 2020

Il colore è meraviglioso, ma c’è qualcosa di veramente spettacolare nei paesaggi in bianco e nero. Il bianco e nero è un modo espressivo e senza tempo di catturare paesaggi con un tocco unico e una bellezza artistica distintiva tutta loro. [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il sabato 4 luglio 2020

La fotografia in bianco e nero può far emergere emozioni più fortemente del colore. Rimuove le distrazioni da un ritratto. Trame e contrasto sono più forti. Goditi il senso senza tempo dello stile che la fotografia in bianco e nero porta. [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il sabato 4 luglio 2020

La fotografia a infrarossi rende visibile un mondo che è normalmente nascosto all’occhio umano. La fotografia a infrarossi si riferisce alla fotografia di soggetti nell’area dello spettro della luce infrarossa. L’occhio umano percepisce la luce tra… [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il domenica 16 febbraio 2020

The Hopfensee is a maximum 2.1 km long lake with a circumference of 6.8 km north of Füssen in the district of Ostallgäu, Bavarian Swabia, Bavaria. With its total area of 184 hectares, it belongs to the city of Füssen, but borders on the west bank… [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il sabato 18 gennaio 2020

The Zugspitze with 2962 m is the highest peak of the Wetterstein Mountains and at the same time Germany’s highest mountain. The Zugspitze massif is located southwest of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria and in the north of Tyrol. The border between … [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiornata il lunedì 14 ottobre 2019

The Geroldsee, also called Wagenbrüchsee, is a bog lake near Krün, a few kilometers from Garmisch-Partenkirchen. It has an area of 10.6 hectares, a maximum depth of 6.1 meters and falls flat. The location of the Bavarian bathing lake is fantastic:… [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il mercoledì 25 settembre 2019

The farmhouse museum Amerang is an open-air museum and is located in the Upper Bavarian foothills of the Amerang region in Chiemgau. It is affiliated to the open-air museum Glentleiten. The museum shows the rural life, living and economics of past… [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il lunedì 2 settembre 2019

The open-air museum Glentleiten is the museum of the district Upper Bavaria for the rural life, living and economics of past centuries. It is located above Großweil in the Upper Bavarian Voralpenland between Murnau and the Kochelsee. The museum was… [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il lunedì 1 aprile 2019

The Plansee is located in the district of Reutte, Tyrol, Austria within the Ammergau Alps. With almost 3 km², it is the second largest natural lake in Tyrol. It is connected by a 300 m long canal with the approximately 68 cm higher located Lake… [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il sabato 2 marzo 2019

Flakstadpollen is a bay north of Flakstadøya, in the municipality of Flakstad, Nordland, which stretches for 3 km to the southwest from the inlet between Silsandneset in the west and Kvanndalselva in the east. The depth at the mouth is 1 to 2 m and… [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il sabato 2 marzo 2019

Kilan is a town in Nordland County, Norway. Administratively, Kilan is part of the municipality of Flakstad. [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il sabato 2 marzo 2019

Nusfjord is a fishing village on Flakstadøy, one of the main islands of the Lofoten archipelago. The village belongs to Flakstad commune in Fylke, Norway. Nusfjord is located in the south of the island of Flakstadøy, by the Bottelvika Fjord, which… [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il sabato 2 marzo 2019

Vareid is a town in Nordland County, Norway. Administratively, Vareid is part of the municipality of Flakstad. [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il sabato 2 marzo 2019

Norway is an area normally associated with the appearance of Aurora Borealis. There, under the auroral oval, one can observe the Aurora Borealis very often, sometimes daily. The actual visibility depends primarily on the season and on the weather. [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il sabato 2 marzo 2019

Skagsanden is a small and beautiful golden-sand beachin in Nordland County, Norway. Administratively, Skagsanden is part of the municipality of Flakstad. [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il sabato 2 marzo 2019

Sakrisøy (Sakrisøya) is a small island and a fishing village between Reine and Hamnøy in the municipality of Moskenes in Lofoten. The island is located in the Reinefjord, between Andøya and Olenilsøya. The highest point on the island is 18.5 m… [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il sabato 2 marzo 2019

Å (Å i Lofoten), from å meaning “stream”, is a village in Moskenes municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located about 2 km southwest of the village of Sørvågen on the island of Moskenesøya, towards the southern end of the Lofoten… [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il sabato 2 marzo 2019

Hamnøy or Hamnøya is a small fishing village in Moskenes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the eastern side of the island of Moskenesøya, about 1.5 km northeast of the village of Reine, along the Vestfjorden. Hamnøy was… [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il sabato 2 marzo 2019

Reine is the administrative centre of Moskenes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The fishing village is located on the island of Moskenesøya in the Lofoten archipelago, above the Arctic Circle, about 300 km southwest of the town of Tromsø. … [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il sabato 2 marzo 2019

The Reinefjorden (Reinefjord) is a fjord arm of the Vestfjord in the municipality of Moskenes in Nordland, which extends almost 3 km in an easterly direction from the inlet between Hamnøy in the northeast and Andøya in the southwest (north of Reine). [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il sabato 2 marzo 2019

Haukland is a town in Nordland County, Norway. Administratively, Haukland is part of the municipality of Vestvågøy. [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il sabato 2 marzo 2019

Mærvollspollen is a fjord arm of the Steinsfjord on the island of Vestvågøy in the Lofoten. The fjord stretches about 2 km east of the hamlet Saupstad in the fjord. [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il sabato 2 marzo 2019

Utakleiv is a town in Nordland County, Norway. Administratively, Utakleiv is part of the municipality of Vestvågøy. [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il sabato 2 marzo 2019

Vik is a town in Nordland County, Norway. Administratively, Vik is part of the municipality of Vestvågøy. [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il domenica 18 novembre 2018

The BMW Welt (BMW World) is a combined exhibition, museum and delivery site, located near the Olympic Park in the immediate vicinity of the BMW Tour (BMW four-cylinder). It was built from August 2003 to summer 2007. The laying of the cornerstone… [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiornata il domenica 4 novembre 2018

The State Museum of Egyptian Art (Staatliche Museum Ägyptischer Kunst) in Munich is the most important in Germany after the collections in Berlin (Egyptian Museum) and in Hildesheim (Roemer and Pelizaeus Museum). It displays exhibits from all eras… [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il martedì 16 ottobre 2018

The Große Ahornboden (Great Maple Soil) lies at the head of the Rißtal valley, the Enger valley, just before the village of Eng between 1080 and 1300 m above sea level in the municipality of Vomp (district Schwaz). As early as 1927, the "Maple… [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il martedì 16 ottobre 2018

The Barmsee is a maximum of 1.12 km long and a maximum of 0.49 km wide lake in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Upper Bavaria) in the territory of the municipality Krün north of Mittenwald. The sheltered location and its relatively large… [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiornata il domenica 7 ottobre 2018

The Oktoberfest is the world’s largest fair held annually in Munich. It is a 16-day festival running from late September to the first weekend in October with more than 6 million people from around the world attending the event every year. To the… [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il domenica 27 maggio 2018

The monastery Ottobeuren is a Benedictine abbey in the Upper Swabian Ottobeuren. The monastery consecrated to the two saints Alexander of Rome and Theodore Tiro was founded in 764 by Silach, an alemannic noble, and 972 raised by Emperor Otto I to… [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il domenica 8 aprile 2018

The Hintersee (formerly Ferchensee or Forchensee) is a 16.4 hectare lake in the municipality of Ramsau in the Berchtesgadener Land, about two kilometers west of the center of Ramsau. Named after him is the village Hintersee directly on its western… [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il martedì 6 marzo 2018

Mount Kirkjufell (463 m) is located in the west of Iceland, near the town of Grundarfjörður on the western shore of the fjord Grundarfjörður in the north of the Snæfellsnes peninsula. [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il martedì 6 marzo 2018

Hvítserkur is a 15 m high basalt stack along the eastern shore of the Vatnsnes peninsula, in northwest Iceland. The rock has two holes at the base, which give it the appearance of a dragon who is drinking. Several species of birds, such as gulls… [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il martedì 6 marzo 2018

The Goðafoss (“waterfall of the gods” or “waterfall of the goði”) is a waterfall in Iceland. It is located in the Bárðardalur district of Northeastern Region at the beginning of the Sprengisandur highland road. The water of the river Skjálfandafljót… [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il martedì 6 marzo 2018

Mývatn is a shallow eutrophic lake situated in an area of active volcanism in the north of Iceland, not far from Krafla volcano. The lake and its surrounding wetlands have an exceptionally rich fauna of waterbirds, especially ducks. The lake was… [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il martedì 6 marzo 2018

Eastern Region (Austurland, also known as Austfirðir: “East Fjords”) is a region in eastern Iceland. Its area is 22,721 square kilometres and in 2007 its population was 15,300. The largest town in the region is Egilsstaðir, with a population of… [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il martedì 6 marzo 2018

Part of the Krossanesfjall is the famous rock outcrop Eystrahorn (also called Austurhorn), on the other side of the wide bay of Lón the Vestrahorn (757 m). The Eystrahorn is also called Hvalnesfjall, because of the now abandoned farm Hvalnes at his… [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il martedì 6 marzo 2018

Hverarönd, literally meaning “hot springs of the ducks”, also called by Námafjall metonymy of the name of the mountain at the foot of which it is located, is a hydrothermal site of Iceland presenting hot springs, fumaroles, mud puddles and… [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il martedì 6 marzo 2018

Iceland has extensive volcanic and geothermal activity. The rift associated with the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, which marks the division between the Eurasian Plate and North American tectonic plates, runs across Iceland from the southwest to the… [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il martedì 6 marzo 2018

The mountain Klifatindur is located in southern Iceland and is 889 m high. An important part of this mountain range is the Vestrahorn (757 m). In front of him is the pointed Brunnhorn. The Klifatindur originated in the ice age. The massif consists… [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il martedì 6 marzo 2018

Glacier caves are caves formed within the ice of a glacier and are often called ice caves. The glacier caves are started by water running through or under the glacier. This water originates on the glacier’s surface through melting, entering the ice… [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il martedì 6 marzo 2018

An aurora borealis, sometimes referred to as polar lights, northern lights, is a natural light display in the Earth’s sky, predominantly seen in the high-latitude regions (around the Arctic). Auroras are produced when the magnetosphere is… [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il martedì 6 marzo 2018

Breiðamerkursandur (also called Diamond Beach for the pieces of glacial ice washed up on the beach) is a sandur (a glacial outwash plain) in southeast Iceland. Sandur is the Icelandic word for sand and the whole area is mostly sand, although some… [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il martedì 6 marzo 2018

Jökulsárlón, literally “glacial river lagoon”, is a large glacial lake in southeast Iceland, on the edge of Vatnajökull National Park. Situated at the head of the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier, it developed into a lake after the glacier started… [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il martedì 6 marzo 2018

The small peninsula, or promontory, Dyrhólaey (120 m) (formerly known as “Cape Portland” by seamen) is located on the south coast of Iceland, not far from the village Vík í Mýrdal. It was formerly an island of volcanic origin, which is also known… [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il martedì 6 marzo 2018

Reynisdrangar are basalt sea stacks situated under the mountain Reynisfjall near the village Vík í Mýrdal, southern Iceland which is framed by a black sand beach. Legend says that the stacks originated when two trolls dragged a three-masted ship to… [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il martedì 6 marzo 2018

Gullfoss (“Golden Falls”) is a waterfall located in the canyon of Hvítá river in southwest Iceland. The wide Hvítá river rushes southward, and about a kilometre above the falls it turns sharply to the right and flows down into a wide curved… [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiunta il martedì 6 marzo 2018

The Icelandic horse is a breed of horse developed in Iceland. Although the horses are small, at times pony-sized, most registries for the Icelandic refer to it as a horse. Icelandic horses weigh between 330 and 380 kg and stand an average of 13 and… [Per saperne di più]

Pagina aggiornata il mercoledì 10 gennaio 2018

Moscow is the capital and the most populous city of Russia. It is located by the Moskva River in the Central Federal District, in the European part of Russia. Moscow sits on the junction of three geological platforms. Historically, it was the… [Per saperne di più]