Santa Tecla by emmecielle
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Description
Hi to all,
I'm returning from the sea ... a little burned by the hot Sicilian sun!
In the photo, you can admire a view of the sea of Santa Tecla with background of Timpa.
The Timpa is a promontory which is located at the foot of Acireale, in the province of Catania. It's a long ridge lava for almost seven kilometers drops down to the sea, covered with ivy, euphorbia and carob-trees.
Established by a thousand years old overlapping layers of lava and covered by the now rare maquis, Timpa is a natural and geological heritage exception, largely through user-friendly paths and trails, to a lesser part man-made environment.
In 1999, Timpa has become Nature Reserve thanks to the presence of a valuable strip of vegetation in maquis, the landscape, the peculiarities volcanological and the presence of a pristine marine environment.
For its peculiarities, the headland was used over the centuries as a military stronghold, especially for defence purposes from pirate raids.
I wish you a happy Ferragosto!
Ferragosto is a feast born in ancient Rome to celebrate the end of the main farm work. In Italy, currently the Ferragosto is considered the "New Year's Summer" and the night between 14 and 15 is feast on the beaches by large bonfires. But people also go to make trips outside traditional gateway to mountainous or hilly location, always looking for cool summer heat!
Comments (42)
carlx
Wonderful place and capture!!!
Darkwish
Great shot! 5
G_Mansco
Beautiful view! Thanks for your info! (There is another place called Santa Tecla at the north of Spain in Pontevedra, really lovely).
annie5
Great atmosphere..magnific capture! :)
MrsLubner
Wonderful view! Nice composition and the birds in flight are a treat.
jocko500
so lovely. like the runes too
kasalin
Amazing !!!!! very well done !!!!!!!!!!!!!
lizzibell
Beautiful view...
MrsRatbag
Marvelous view, is that wall with the arches for bells? Looks like a beautiful place for a vacation! Great shot!
busi2ness
Fantastic vista for sure and very interesting architecture and facts about the place.
flora-crassella
...eine sehr schöne und interessante Landschaftsaufnahme mit der Ruine!
furuta
Beautiful scenery. wonderful photo!!
BessieB
Really lovely view, excellent photo
bebert
excellent POV, beautiful land.
artaddict2
A beautiful Vista, nice information also!
rainbows
A beautiful shot and spot. Wonderful work. Hugs. Di. xx
Igolochka
Gorgeous place, wonderful photo!
cannonn
coool shot
NekhbetSun
Thanks for the info, Maria, and splendid and lovely shot S
LBJ2
Great shot, Maria. Very interesting info too. And it is a very beautiful enviroment. Only one thorn in my eye...that red brick wall. A hopeless attempt to repair a wonderful old piece of architecture :) But it's about money i guess. haha... great and humoristic photo. +5
Hendesse
Fantastic view. Wonderful light and colors. Excellent and very beautiful shot!
mickuk50
welcome back maria :o)..beautiful scenery in this capture .excellent mick
Richardphotos
welcome back and an outstanding seascape
ShadowsNTime
Beautiful capture! Very interesting history and thank you for sharing your tradition of the Ferragosto! Renderosity is just the best place to learn new and interesting customs, I love that about this place!
BenBischop
Cool Shot....!!
emmecielle
The red wall is part of an ancient seaside villa ... I don't know why was used red bricks ... in effects could use the lava rock ... the area is rich in this material! ;)
moochagoo
Lovely view !
kahun.hida
右側の建造物は「水道橋」ですかね? すがすがしい写真です!!!!!
emmecielle
いいえ...古いヴィラでは、壁の海を見渡せる!
MagikUnicorn
Marvelous view!