Santa Tecla by emmecielle

Photography • Landscape • posted on Aug 14, 2008

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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)

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carlx

4:48PM | Thu, 14 August 2008

Wonderful place and capture!!!

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Darkwish

4:58PM | Thu, 14 August 2008

Great shot! 5

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G_Mansco

5:16PM | Thu, 14 August 2008

Beautiful view! Thanks for your info! (There is another place called Santa Tecla at the north of Spain in Pontevedra, really lovely).

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annie5

5:17PM | Thu, 14 August 2008

Great atmosphere..magnific capture! :)

MrsLubner

6:09PM | Thu, 14 August 2008

Wonderful view! Nice composition and the birds in flight are a treat.

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jocko500

6:10PM | Thu, 14 August 2008

so lovely. like the runes too

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kasalin

6:11PM | Thu, 14 August 2008

Amazing !!!!! very well done !!!!!!!!!!!!!

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lizzibell

7:15PM | Thu, 14 August 2008

Beautiful view...

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MrsRatbag

8:57PM | Thu, 14 August 2008

Marvelous view, is that wall with the arches for bells? Looks like a beautiful place for a vacation! Great shot!

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busi2ness

10:39PM | Thu, 14 August 2008

Fantastic vista for sure and very interesting architecture and facts about the place.

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flora-crassella

1:30AM | Fri, 15 August 2008

...eine sehr schöne und interessante Landschaftsaufnahme mit der Ruine!

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furuta

2:25AM | Fri, 15 August 2008

Beautiful scenery. wonderful photo!!

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BessieB

2:58AM | Fri, 15 August 2008

Really lovely view, excellent photo

bebert

2:59AM | Fri, 15 August 2008

excellent POV, beautiful land.

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artaddict2

3:19AM | Fri, 15 August 2008

A beautiful Vista, nice information also!

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rainbows

4:27AM | Fri, 15 August 2008

A beautiful shot and spot. Wonderful work. Hugs. Di. xx

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Igolochka

4:43AM | Fri, 15 August 2008

Gorgeous place, wonderful photo!

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cannonn

7:25AM | Fri, 15 August 2008

coool shot

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NekhbetSun

7:45AM | Fri, 15 August 2008

Thanks for the info, Maria, and splendid and lovely shot S

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LBJ2

8:07AM | Fri, 15 August 2008

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

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Hendesse

8:54AM | Fri, 15 August 2008

Fantastic view. Wonderful light and colors. Excellent and very beautiful shot!

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mickuk50

9:40AM | Fri, 15 August 2008

welcome back maria :o)..beautiful scenery in this capture .excellent mick

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Richardphotos

10:42AM | Fri, 15 August 2008

welcome back and an outstanding seascape

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ShadowsNTime

12:06PM | Fri, 15 August 2008

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!

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BenBischop

12:12PM | Fri, 15 August 2008

Cool Shot....!!

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emmecielle

12:38PM | Fri, 15 August 2008

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! ;)

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