Blog Posts on europe - italy

Mole Antonelliana by Interesting Spot on the Maps on Feb 8, 2012View Interesting Maps in a larger mapThe Mole Antonelliana is a major landmark of the Italian city of Turin. It is named for the architect who built it, Alessandro Antonelli. In Italian "Mole" (literally, "size") indicates a building of monumental pr...

Piazza del Campo by Interesting Spot on the Maps on Jun 20, 2011View Interesting Maps in a larger mapPiazza del Campo is the principal public space of the historic center of Siena, Tuscany, Italy and is one of Europe's greatest medieval squares. It is renowned worldwide for its beauty and architectural integrity.

Pompeii by Interesting Spot on the Maps on Nov 23, 2010View Interesting Maps in a larger mapPompeii is a partially buried Roman town-city near modern Naples in the Italian region of Campania, in the territory of the comune of Pompei. Along with Herculaneum, its sister city, Pompeii was destroyed and comp...

Positano by Interesting Spot on the Maps on May 13, 2010View in Big MapInteresting MapsPositano is a small town and comune on the Amalfi Coast (Costiera Amalfitana), in Campania, Italy. The main part of the city sits in an enclave in the hills leading down to the coast.Source: Positano - Wikipedia...

Turin Cathedral by Interesting Spot on the Maps on May 3, 2010View Interesting Maps in a larger mapTurin Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Torino) is the major Roman Catholic church of Turin, northern Italy. Dedicated to Saint John the Baptist (Italian: San Giovanni Battista), it was built during 1491-1498 and it is...

Mont Blanc by Interesting Spot on the Maps on Dec 1, 2009View Interesting Maps in a larger mapMont Blanc or Monte Bianco (French and Italian, respectively, meaning white mountain) is the highest mountain in the Alps and in Western Europe.[1] It rises 4,810 m (15,781 ft) above sea level and is ranked 11th i...

Trevi Fountain (Fontana di Trevi) by Interesting Spot on the Maps on Jun 9, 2009View Interesting Maps in a larger mapThe Trevi Fountain (Italian: Fontana di Trevi) is a fountain in the Trevi rione in Rome, Italy. Standing 25.9 meters (85 feet) high and 19.8 meters (65 feet) wide, it is the largest Baroque fountain in the city.fr...

Milan Cathedral (Duomo di Milano) by Interesting Spot on the Maps on May 6, 2009View Interesting Maps in a larger mapMilan Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Milano; Milanese: Domm de Milan) is the cathedral church of Milan in Lombardy, northern Italy. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Milan, currently Cardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi.Mi...

Fiorano Circuit - Ferrari private track in Maranello by Interesting Spot on the Maps on Dec 2, 2008View Larger MapFiorano Circuit is the private track owned by Ferrari for development and testing purposes. It is located near the Italian town of Maranello.Built in 1972, it's 8.4 metres (27.6 ft) wide and 3,021 metres (1.9 mi) long. Average F1 lap s

The Colosseum, Rome by Interesting Spot on the Maps on Nov 14, 2008View Larger MapThe Colosseum or Roman Coliseum, originally the Flavian Amphitheatre (Latin: Amphitheatrum Flavium, Italian Anfiteatro Flavio or Colosseo), is an elliptical amphitheatre in the center of the city of Rome, Italy, the largest ever built...