Photos of Europe: Italian

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I just love the colors of everything in Italy. The washed out orange, peach, pink, marigold, yellow...simply gorgeous.

The amazing Piazza San Marco in Venice Italy. A place where you hear people's voices over motorized traffic. Surrounded by it's majestic architecture you can't help but be in AWE!

Now that's Italian wine!!

When I arrived in Milan, IT to visit my friend Anna this is what she greeted me with! A large jug of Italian wine...within 2hrs. of being in Italy I had more wine than I could dream of LOL. It is typical of Italians to have big jugs of home made wine like this that they get from some one local that makes it. My friend gets it from a guy who lives on the same block as her........now that's a nice Italian benefit hahaha.
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Roman Coliseum

Well it's hard not to recognize this. The famous Roman Coliseum. When in Rome you really can't miss it. It is a sight to see in person and an amazing piece of history. Of course I had to feature at least one photo of it from my trip to Rome.

The Colosseum or Roman Coliseum, originally the Flavian Amphitheatre (Latin: Amphitheatrum Flavium, Italian Anfiteatro Flavio or Colosseo), is an elliptical amphitheatre in the center of the city of Rome, Italy, the largest ever built in the Roman Empire. It is one of the greatest works of Roman architecture and Roman engineering.

Occupying a site just east of the Roman Forum, its construction started between 70 and 72 AD^[1] under the emperor Vespasian and was completed in 80 AD under Titus^[2], with further modifications being made during Domitian's reign (81–96).^[3] The name "Amphitheatrum Flavium" derives from both Vespasian's and Titus's family name (Flavius, from the gens Flavia).

Capable of seating 50,000 spectators,^[1]^[4]^[5] the Colosseum was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles. As well as the gladiatorial games, other public spectacles were held there, such as mock sea battles, animal hunts, executions, re-enactments of famous battles, and dramas based on Classical mythology. The building ceased to be used for entertainment in the early medieval era. It was later reused for such purposes as housing, workshops, quarters for a religious order, a fortress, a quarry, and a Christian shrine.

It has been estimated that about 500,000 people and over a million wild animals died in the Colosseum games.^[6]^[7]

Although in the 21st century it stays partially ruined due to damage caused by devastating earthquakes and stone-robbers, the Colosseum is an iconic symbol of Imperial Rome and its breakthrough achievements in earthquake engineering. It is one of Rome's most popular tourist attractions and still has close connections with the Roman Catholic Church, as each Good Friday the Pope leads a torchlit "Way of the Cross" procession around the various levels of the amphitheatre.

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Gorgeous picture from Florence, Italy

This is another one of my prized photos I took in Italy. The sky was amazing and the soft subtle tones gave this photo an A+ for me LOL. There's also an ominous feel to it that is mysterious to me. Florence is a gorgeous and very photogenic city.
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Italian alps near Spiazzo Italy

I stayed in a small town called Spiazzo with friends and this is a walk we took right behind their house. Spiazzo is a small town not far from Trento. Absolutely gorgeous.

Spiazzo is a comune (municipality) in the province of Trento in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 30 km west of Trento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,164 and an area of 70.6 km².^[1]