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Global treasures syracuse siracusa sicily, italy

admin — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 18:57:03 +0000

GTR-DVD-1165 – The sea has always been of great importance to the city of Siracusa. Greek colonialists first arrived here by boat and settled in Sicily and thus laid the foundations of the region’s future prosperity. The attractive historic centre of the old town is located on the island of Ortygia whose buildings contain almost two thousand seven hundred years of history. When under the dictators…

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Global treasures agrigento sicily, italy

admin — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 18:53:45 +0000

GTR-DVD-1194 – For thousands of years the ruins of the magnificent temples in the Valle Dei Templi have risen up from the ancient city of Akragas and today Agrigento is now one of the most well known and most visited places in Sicily. In addition to the temple districts, in recent years the medieval centre of Agrigento with its narrow and romantic lanes has attracted an increasing number of visito…

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Global treasures noto sicily, italy

admin — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:11:28 +0000

GTR-DVD-1188 – Noto is a charming town with around twenty thousand inhabitants and is one of the most beautiful enclosed Baroque towns in Sicily. However, many of Noto’s historic buildings were neglected for many years and are thus in somewhat less than perfect condition. The Catedrale Di San Nicolò also fell into disrepair as a result of continued neglect and this caused both the dome and part o…

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Nature parks monte etna sicily, italy

admin — Sat, 30 May 2009 19:14:15 +0000

NPM-DVD-124 – Nature Parks MONTE ETNA Sicily, Italy A proud and mighty volcano rises above eastern Sicily, Mount Etna. It is the largest volcano in Europe and the undisputed ruler of this fascinating Mediterranean island. Despite the all pervasive presence of this volcano the nearby hills and surroundings of Mount Etna have been inhabited by Man for many thousands of years. The journey to Etna’s s…

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Sicilianen sicilianen brother italy sicily

admin — Thu, 21 May 2009 18:53:22 +0000

verry funny sicilianen man that wanna get it sister or lover into a car to take her to another place…

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