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1 day ago · Andreas Achenbach, Clearing Up, Coast of Sicily (1847), The Walters Art Museum [105] [106] Landscape painting is a term that covers the depiction of natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, lakes, and forests, and especially art where the main subject is a wide view, with its elements arranged into a coherent composition. In ...
1 day ago · Map of Italian Islands. This is a list of islands of Italy.There are nearly 450 islands in Italy, including islands in the Mediterranean Sea (including the marginal seas: Adriatic Sea, Ionian Sea, Libyan Sea, Ligurian Sea, Sea of Sardinia, Tyrrhenian Sea, and inland islands in lakes and rivers.
6 hours ago · Caltanissetta (Cartanissètta in siciliano [4]) è un comune italiano di 58 245 abitanti [1], capoluogo dell'omonimo libero consorzio comunale in Sicilia.. I primi ad abitare il territorio circostante furono i Sicani, che si stanziarono in diversi villaggi a partire dal XIX secolo a.C., ma l'odierna città fu fondata verosimilmente nel X secolo durante il periodo islamico in Sicilia, quando ...
6 hours ago · Catalan (autonym: català, for pronunciation see below) is a Western Romance language. It is the official language of Andorra, [4] and an official language of three autonomous communities in eastern Spain: Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and the Valencian Community, where it is called Valencian (autonym: valencià).
1 day ago · Eleanor (or Aliénor) was the oldest of three children born to William X, Duke of Aquitaine, and Aenor de Châtellerault. Her father was the son of Duke William IX of Aquitaine and Countess Philippa of Toulouse. Her mother was the daughter of Aimery I, Viscount of Châtellerault, and Dangereuse de l'Isle Bouchard.
1 day ago · Nice[a] (/ niːs / NEESS; French pronunciation: [nis] ⓘ) is a city in and the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly one million [4][3] on an area of 744 km 2 (287 sq mi). [3] Located on the French Riviera, the southeastern ...