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Grado 1.
2011.11.21
Children's artwork..
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And the reference... from around the year 452.
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Roman mosaics on the street at an excavation site, very similar to what we have seen in Aquileia.
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Yours truly resting her tired bones and mostly the leg injury...
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This villa right on the Promenade overlooking the sea has seen better days. Even in its neglected, ruinous state, one can appreciate its splendor. This would be an exciting project to renovate Sleeeping Beauty's castle... then move right in!
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A single grape plant produces enough shade to cover this little piazza.
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Grado (Venetian: Gravo, Friulian: Grau, Slovene: Gradež) is a town and comune in the north-eastern Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located on a peninsula of the Adriatic Sea between Venice and Trieste.
In Roman times the city was first port for ships entering the Natissa (Natisone), headed upstream to Aquileia.
During the late years of the Western Roman Empire many people fled from Aquileia to Grado in order to find a safer place, more protected from the invasions coming from the east. In 452, Nicetas, Bishop of Aquileia, took refuge briefly at Grado; of the same period is the earliest construction of Grado's first Cathedral, the first church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, and the Baptistery.
In 568, after the invasion of the Lombards, the seat of the Patriarchate of Aquileia was transferred here. After the Schism of the Three Chapters, two different Patriarchs were elected: the Patriarch of Grado exerted its jurisdiction over the Latin-origin people living in the coast and in the Venetian Lagoon, while that of Old-Aquileia, later moved to Cividale, had its jurisdiction on the mainland. A long lasting dispute over the authority of the two patriarchs ensued. The matter was settled only in 1027 when the Pope declared the supremacy of the seat of Aquileia over Grado and the Venetian province.
The seat of the Patriarchate was transferred to Venice in 1451 by Pope Nicholas V. Reduced to a minor hamlet, Grado was sacked by the English in 1810 and by the French in 1812. Grado was acquired by Austria in 1815, to which it belonged until 1918, when it was returned to Italy after its victory in World War I.
In Roman times the city was first port for ships entering the Natissa (Natisone), headed upstream to Aquileia.
During the late years of the Western Roman Empire many people fled from Aquileia to Grado in order to find a safer place, more protected from the invasions coming from the east. In 452, Nicetas, Bishop of Aquileia, took refuge briefly at Grado; of the same period is the earliest construction of Grado's first Cathedral, the first church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, and the Baptistery.
In 568, after the invasion of the Lombards, the seat of the Patriarchate of Aquileia was transferred here. After the Schism of the Three Chapters, two different Patriarchs were elected: the Patriarch of Grado exerted its jurisdiction over the Latin-origin people living in the coast and in the Venetian Lagoon, while that of Old-Aquileia, later moved to Cividale, had its jurisdiction on the mainland. A long lasting dispute over the authority of the two patriarchs ensued. The matter was settled only in 1027 when the Pope declared the supremacy of the seat of Aquileia over Grado and the Venetian province.
The seat of the Patriarchate was transferred to Venice in 1451 by Pope Nicholas V. Reduced to a minor hamlet, Grado was sacked by the English in 1810 and by the French in 1812. Grado was acquired by Austria in 1815, to which it belonged until 1918, when it was returned to Italy after its victory in World War I.
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Awesome!! You visit such beautiful places and we are so lucky you share these with us.
JustGarden · 2011-11-20: 15:50
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very beautiful place well done
Yves51 · 2011-11-20: 16:02
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Great set, I love the first.
LisaMarieGeorge · 2011-11-20: 17:02
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Another beautiful set steeped in history! I really like the lighting and shadows in #3! Hey - what leg injury??
danrav · 2011-11-20: 17:18
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Relaxing on the bench... Grado and Lignano Sabbiadoro are two famous places for seaside holidays at summer :) So nice to see those places through your eyes too :))
????? · 2011-11-20: 18:02
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érdekes ... arrafelé a követ eszi a szú ! (6)
kekok · 2011-11-21: 07:56
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De jó volt Neked ,.a sok szép tájakon gyönyörködtél...!
Belajuhasz · 2011-11-21: 12:22
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Very nice set, lights, colors......
honzicek · 2011-11-21: 12:31
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Really wonderful places Amazing details, textures Bright colours Congrats
helys · 2011-11-22: 07:16
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