#lake Bracciano

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The passage of time

Trevignano, November 2024

Photo by Lisa Vitale

[pensieri-inlacrime]

WHY DO YOU LOVE ITALY?

For example:

Pt.12

[vizcart]

Italian Touring Club map: Civitavecchia. This map was realized by the geographic institute De Agostini and dates back to 1946-50. This map as a whole is marvellous for the simple clarity of the drawing, which highlights the volcanic conformations of the main lakes in Lazio.

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Alleghe sits beneath the Civetta Group of eastern Dolomites mountains in northern Italy. Photograph: Joana Kruse/Alamy

A pool in the Zelenci nature reserve. Photograph: David Saracevic/Getty Images

Church of Saint John the Theologian on Lake Ohrid. Photograph: outcast85/Getty Images

Motorboats are banned on Lake Bracciano. Photograph: Panther Media GmbH/Alamy

Scenery close to the Bled Jezero to Nova Gorica rail route. Photograph: Cristina Madalina Dragan/Alamy

Thunersee, Brienzersee and Interlaken pictured from the Schynige Platte trail near Interlaken. Photograph: DaLiu/Getty Images

Great White Shark! Photograph By Jim ABernethy/National Geographic Image Collection

[brookstonalmanac]

Events 6.24 (before 1900)

1312 BC – Mursili II launches a campaign against the Kingdom of Azzi-Hayasa. 109 – Roman emperor Trajan inaugurates the Aqua Traiana, an aqueduct that channels water from Lake Bracciano, 40 kilometres (25 miles) northwest of Rome. 474 – Julius Nepos forces Roman usurper Glycerius to abdicate the throne and proclaims himself Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. 637 – The Battle of Moira is fought between the High King of Ireland and the Kings of Ulster and Dál Riata. It is claimed to be the largest battle in the history of Ireland. 843 – The Vikings sack the French city of Nantes. 972 – Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces, takes place. 1128 – Battle of São Mamede, near Guimarães: Forces led by Afonso I defeat forces led by his mother Teresa of León and her lover Fernando Pérez de Traba. 1230 – The Siege of Jaén begins, in the context of the Spanish Reconquista. 1314 – First War of Scottish Independence: The Battle of Bannockburn concludes with a decisive victory by Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce. 1340 – Hundred Years' War: Battle of Sluys: The French fleet is almost completely destroyed by the English fleet commanded in person by King Edward III. 1374 – A sudden outbreak of St. John's Dance causes people in the streets of Aachen, Germany, to experience hallucinations and begin to jump and twitch uncontrollably until they collapse from exhaustion. 1497 – John Cabot lands in North America at Newfoundland leading the first European exploration of the region since the Vikings. 1509 – Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon are crowned King and Queen of England. 1535 – The Anabaptist state of Münster is conquered and disbanded. 1540 – English King Henry VIII commands his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves, to leave the court.[ 1571 – Miguel López de Legazpi founds Manila, the capital of the Philippines. 1593 – The Dutch city of Geertruidenberg held by the Spanish, capitulates to a besieging Dutch and English army led by Maurice of Nassau. 1604 – Samuel de Champlain encounters the mouth of the Saint John River, site of Reversing Falls and the present-day city of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. 1622 – Battle of Macau: The Dutch make a failed attempt to capture Macau. 1663 – The Spanish garrison of Évora capitulates, following the Portuguese victory at the Battle of Ameixial. 1717 – The Premier Grand Lodge of England is founded in London, the first Masonic Grand Lodge in the world (now the United Grand Lodge of England). 1724 – On the Feast of St. John the Baptist, Bach leads the first performance of his Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam, BWV 7, the third cantata of his chorale cantata cycle. 1762 – Battle of Wilhelmsthal: The British-Hanoverian army of Ferdinand of Brunswick defeats French forces in Westphalia. 1779 – American Revolutionary War: The Great Siege of Gibraltar begins. 1793 – The first Republican constitution in France is adopted. 1812 – Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon's Grande Armée crosses the Neman river beginning the invasion of Russia. 1813 – Battle of Beaver Dams: A British and Indian combined force defeats the United States Army. 1821 – Battle of Carabobo: Decisive battle in the war of independence of Venezuela from Spain. 1859 – Battle of Solferino (Battle of the Three Sovereigns): Sardinia and France defeat Austria in Solferino, northern Italy. 1866 – Battle of Custoza: An Austrian army defeats the Italian army during the Austro-Prussian War. 1880 – First performance of O Canada at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français. The song would later become the national anthem of Canada.

[nancyfmccarthy]

Bracciano

Last night’s storm was over earlier than expected and today turned into a pretty nice day. We rode the commuter train to Bracciano.

Bracciano, northwest of Rome, is famous for its lake and its remarkably well-preserved medieval castle. We were ready to get out of the city and Bracciano fit the bill.

The view from the train station is pretty spectacular.

When facing the lake, it is hard to appreciate that it is the caldera of a volcano. But on the map, it is very clear.

We walked down the hill to the beach. This time of year, the beach was empty. It is lined with beach clubs and restaurants, so I am sure it hops in summer.

The castle , which is in the center of town, hangs over the lake.

We skipped the castle tour. One reviewer said it was like touring a wedding venue ( it is a wedding venue so there may be some truth to the review!).

The part of town behind the castle has kept its medieval charm….

Complete with narrow, cobble stone alleyways….

….Leading up to castle walls.

[lastmanstandin]

Sunday 😍 #peaceful #goodvibes #lakes #bracciano #tramonto #sunset #autum...

[stonewallsposts]

Rome 2023 Day 3

Sat Nov 25

For breakfast we walked over across the river to the Sciascia Caffe 1919.

It was COLD and windy this morning. Down around 3-4° C. (mid to high 30’s F.)

Then we went to the Castel Sant’Angelo.

This is, as you may have guessed, a castle structure. But it started off has Hadrian’s tomb, built in 134-139 AD. It served as several different things, including a fortress from the 1300’s. Climbing to the top affords a fantastic 360° view over the city.

We went to Emma pizzeria for lunch,

then back to the hotel to back an overnight bag, and then to the train station to grab a ride an hour north to Anguillara Sabazia, the town where our friend Lucia lives.

We spent the evening there visiting with her and her fiancé, Andrea. Her home is right off of Lake Bracciano.

We went into the town of Anguillara for a pre-dinner snack...

walked around the town of Bracciano at the foot of this castle... while freezing...

Had a great time at dinner and afterwards just sitting at home and having a liquore. I think I got to bed around 1a.

And saw this fridge magnet too...

[corciano-trasimeno-online]

Le microplastiche invadono i laghi italiani Le microplastiche hanno invaso alcuni laghi italiani e sono state trovate anche in tre impianti di potabilizzazione e due di depurazione delle acque r...

[withmyeyes]

Bracciano Lake from La Rocca di Trevignano

Photo by Lisa Vitale

[noisynutcrusade]

"Ferragosto" finds vacationers in Italy unperturbed by heatwaves, fuel costs

People enjoy kayaking in Lake Bracciano in Bracciano, Italy on Aug. 7, 2022.(Photo: Xinhua) Tourists enjoy sightseeing in Bracciano, Italy on Aug. 7, 2022.(Photo: Xinhua) Tourists enjoy themselves near Piazza del Popolo in Rome, Italy on Aug. 5, 2022(Photo: Xinhua) Photo taken on July 13, 2022 shows a low level of Lake Como in Como, Lombardy region, Italy. (Photo: Xinhua) This year’s…

[gphotobox]

Another amazing sunset at the lake today... #italy #lagodibracciano #trevignano #lazio #sunset #sunsetatthebeach #sunsets #sunsetlover #ilovesunsets #beautifulsky #beautifulsunset #beautifulnature #naturephotography #natureisbeautiful #nature #aperitivo #endofday #dolcevita #lifeisgood #awesomeearth #awesomenature #samsungphotography #snapseededit #photoartbygphotobox (at Lago Di Bracciano) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnuw1Jogvek/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[lady-travel]

Una passeggiata sul lago fa bene all’anima e alla mente walking on the lake is healthy for the soul and the mind

[brookstonalmanac]

Events 6.24

1312 BC – Mursili II launches a campaign against the Kingdom of Azzi-Hayasa. 109 – Roman emperor Trajan inaugurates the Aqua Traiana, an aqueduct that channels water from Lake Bracciano, 40 kilometres (25 miles) northwest of Rome. 474 – Julius Nepos forces Roman usurper Glycerius to abdicate the throne and proclaims himself Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. 637 – The Battle of Moira is fought between the High King of Ireland and the Kings of Ulster and Dál Riata. It is claimed to be the largest battle in the history of Ireland. 843 – The Vikings sack the French city of Nantes. 972 – Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces, takes place. 1128 – Battle of São Mamede, near Guimarães: Forces led by Afonso I defeat forces led by his mother Teresa of León and her lover Fernando Pérez de Traba. 1230 – The Siege of Jaén begins, in the context of the Spanish Reconquista. 1314 – First War of Scottish Independence: The Battle of Bannockburn concludes with a decisive victory by Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce. 1340 – Hundred Years' War: Battle of Sluys: The French fleet is almost completely destroyed by the English fleet commanded in person by King Edward III. 1374 – A sudden outbreak of St. John's Dance causes people in the streets of Aachen, Germany, to experience hallucinations and begin to jump and twitch uncontrollably until they collapse from exhaustion. 1497 – John Cabot lands in North America at Newfoundland leading the first European exploration of the region since the Vikings. 1509 – Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon are crowned King and Queen of England. 1535 – The Anabaptist state of Münster is conquered and disbanded. 1540 – English King Henry VIII commands his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves, to leave the court. 1571 – Miguel López de Legazpi founds Manila, the capital of the Philippines. 1593 – The Dutch city of Geertruidenberg held by the Spanish, capitulates to a besieging Dutch and English army led by Maurice of Nassau. 1604 – Samuel de Champlain discovers the mouth of the Saint John River, site of Reversing Falls and the present-day city of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. 1622 – Battle of Macau: The Dutch make a failed attempt to capture Macau. 1663 – The Spanish garrison of Évora capitulates, following the Portuguese victory at the Battle of Ameixial. 1717 – The Premier Grand Lodge of England is founded in London, the first Masonic Grand Lodge in the world (now the United Grand Lodge of England). 1762 – Battle of Wilhelmsthal: The British-Hanoverian army of Ferdinand of Brunswick defeats French forces in Westphalia. 1779 – American Revolutionary War: The Great Siege of Gibraltar begins. 1793 – The first Republican constitution in France is adopted. 1812 – Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon's Grande Armée crosses the Neman river beginning the invasion of Russia. 1813 – Battle of Beaver Dams: A British and Indian combined force defeats the United States Army. 1821 – Battle of Carabobo: Decisive battle in the war of independence of Venezuela from Spain. 1859 – Battle of Solferino (Battle of the Three Sovereigns): Sardinia and France defeat Austria in Solferino, northern Italy. 1866 – Battle of Custoza: An Austrian army defeats the Italian army during the Austro-Prussian War. 1880 – First performance of O Canada at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français. The song would later become the national anthem of Canada. 1894 – Marie François Sadi Carnot, President of France, is assassinated by Sante Geronimo Caserio. 1913 – Greece and Serbia annul their alliance with Bulgaria. 1916 – Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million-dollar contract. 1918 – First airmail service in Canada from Montreal to Toronto. 1922 – The American Professional Football Association is renamed the National Football League. 1932 – A bloodless revolution instigated by the People's Party ends the absolute power of King Prajadhipok of Siam (now Thailand). 1938 – Pieces of a meteorite land near Chicora, Pennsylvania. The meteorite is estimated to have weighed 450 metric tons when it hit the Earth's atmosphere and exploded. 1939 – Siam is renamed Thailand by Plaek Phibunsongkhram, the country's third prime minister. 1940 – World War II: Operation Collar, the first British Commando raid on occupied France, by No 11 Independent Company. 1943 – US military police attempt to arrest a black soldier in Bamber Bridge, England, sparking the Battle of Bamber Bridge mutiny that leaves one dead and seven wounded. 1947 – Kenneth Arnold makes the first widely reported UFO sighting near Mount Rainier, Washington. 1948 – Cold War: Start of the Berlin Blockade: The Soviet Union makes overland travel between West Germany and West Berlin impossible. 1949 – The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, starring William Boyd, is aired on NBC. 1950 – Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed, formally segregating races. 1954 – First Indochina War: Battle of Mang Yang Pass: Viet Minh troops belonging to the 803rd Regiment ambush G.M. 100 of France in An Khê. 1957 – In Roth v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment. 1960 – Assassination attempt of Venezuelan President Rómulo Betancourt. 1963 – The United Kingdom grants Zanzibar internal self-government. 1973 – The UpStairs Lounge arson attack takes place at a gay bar located on the second floor of the three-story building at 141 Chartres Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, US. Thirty-two people die as a result of fire or smoke inhalation. 1975 – Eastern Air Lines Flight 66 encounters severe wind shear and crashes on final approach to New York's JFK Airport killing 113 of the 124 passengers on board, making it the deadliest U.S. plane crash at the time. This accident led to decades of research into downburst and microburst phenomena and their effects on aircraft. 1981 – The Humber Bridge opens to traffic, connecting Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. It remained the world's longest bridge span for 17 years. 1982 – "The Jakarta Incident": British Airways Flight 009 flies into a cloud of volcanic ash thrown up by the eruption of Mount Galunggung, resulting in the failure of all four engines. 1989 – Jiang Zemin succeeds Zhao Ziyang to become the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party after the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre. 1994 – A Boeing B-52 Stratofortress crashes at Fairchild Air Force Base near Spokane, Washington, killing four. 1995 – Rugby World Cup: South Africa defeats New Zealand and Nelson Mandela presents Francois Pienaar with the Webb Ellis Cup in an iconic post-apartheid moment. 2002 – The Igandu train disaster in Tanzania kills 281, the worst train accident in African history. 2004 – In New York, capital punishment is declared unconstitutional. 2010 – At Wimbledon, John Isner of the United States defeats Nicolas Mahut of France, in the longest match in professional tennis history. 2010 – Julia Gillard assumes office as the first female Prime Minister of Australia. 2012 – Death of Lonesome George, the last known individual of Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii, a subspecies of the Galápagos tortoise. 2013 – Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is found guilty of abusing his power and engaging in sex with an underage prostitute, and is sentenced to seven years in prison. 2021 – The Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Florida suffers a sudden partial collapse, killing 98 people inside. 2022 – In Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that the U.S. Constitution does not assign the authority to regulate abortions to the federal government, thereby returning such authority to the individual states. This overturns the prior decisions in Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992).

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Marta, Lago di Bracciano (Roma), August 2017

[faithofthefountain]

People need Italy to be reminded of how to see beauty in ruins and permanence in transience.” – Unknown