Capturing the magic of La Befana in Venice on the Grand Canal, Italy's beloved gift-bringer of the Epiphany. A tradition that fills the hearts of children with joy and the streets with the spirit of folklore.
La Befana is a cherished Italian folklore tradition celebrated on January 6th, coinciding with the Epiphany. According to the tale,
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This is the Villa dei Misteri. It is a Roman villa from the 2nd century BCE. The villa is part of the Pompeii Archaeological Park (Parco Archeologico di Pompei). I took this last year while I was in Italy.
I took this last year at St. Mark's Square (Piazza San Marco) in Venice. You can see Saint Mark's Basilica (Basilica di San Marco) and St Mark's Campanile (Campanile di San Marco) in the distance. It is kind of nuts to think that this Piazza is under a foot of water, some times.
The Tower of San Martino della Battaglia is a monumental building erected in 1878, to commemorate the Battle of San Martino, a portion of the Battle of Solferino in 1859, located near San Martino, province of Brescia, region of Lombardy, Italy.
The 74 meter high tower was constructed in the form of a Neo-Gothic turret, atop the hill of San Martino. Nearby is an Ossuary that collected the bodies of soldiers who died in the battle there between the Austrian and the Piedmontese army. Wikipedia