High above the millenary marble quarries of Massa and Carrara (Tuscany, Italy), lies Campo Cecina, an undulating pasture perched among the steep cliffs of the Alpi Apuane. At 1300m and few kilometers from the Mediterranean, it’s possibile to enjoy a birds-eye-view of the flat coast shore of the Versilia and the Gulf of La Spezia, [...]
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Massa and Carrara Marble Quarries at Twilight
Posted in Alps, Coast, Italy, Landscape, Luca Baldassarre, Mediterranean, Mountain, Nature, Night Shot, Photo, Quarry, Sea, Tuscany on 4 December 2007 | No Comments »
Alps, Mediterranean and Appennines Sunset
Posted in Alps, Appennines, Italy, Landscape, Liguria, Luca Baldassarre, Mediterranean, Mountain, Nature, Photo, Sea, Sky, Sunset, Trees, Wallpaper on 31 October 2007 | No Comments »
Monte Fasce dominates eastern Genoa, Liguria, Italy. Its flanks descend steeply towards the Mediterranean. On a clear day, like this, one can see the peaks of the Maritime Alps, near the border with France. The setting sun painted the sky orange and I felt suspended above land and sea.
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Sea and Sky just after Sunset
Posted in Genoa, Italy, Liguria, Luca Baldassarre, Mediterranean, Nature, Photo, Sea, Sky, Sunset, Wallpaper on 28 October 2007 | No Comments »
It was an incredibly clear day. The wind sweeping the sea and the mountains in Liguria, Italy. From the Monte Fasce, which dominates Genoa, it was possibile to distinguish the sharp peak of the Maritime Alps, the French coast and the island of Corse. As soon as the sun disappeared behind the distant mountains, the [...]
