Sunday, May 29, 2011

Italy


Isola San Giulio or San Giulio Island (Italian: Isola di San Giulio) is an island within Lake Orta in Piedmont, northwestern Italy
. The island is 275 meters long (north/south), and is 140 meters wide (east/west).
The most famous building on the island is the marvellous Basilica of Saint Giulio close to which you can see the monumental old Seminary (1840s). Since 1976 it has been transformed into a Benedictine monastery. T
he little island, just west of the lakeshore village of Orta San Giulio, has very picturesque buildings, and takes its name from a local patron saint (Julius of Novara), who lived in the second half of the fourth century.

Thanks to Rossano for beautiful stamps.

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Portuguese postcard

The postcard show Terceira Angra do Heroismo (UNESCO). The stamp show university and Royal item.