Byrons Grotto Porto Venere Italy is a photograph by Joan Carroll which was uploaded on May 28th, 2018.
Byrons Grotto Porto Venere Italy
The landscape and seascape around Portovenere Italy were a great inspiration to many of the English Romantic poets. Among them Lord Byron... more
by Joan Carroll
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Byrons Grotto Porto Venere Italy
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Joan Carroll
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Photograph - Photography And Digital Art
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The landscape and seascape around Portovenere Italy were a great inspiration to many of the English Romantic poets. Among them Lord Byron particularly loved Portovenere. He was an avid swimmer and is said to have swum from this part of the shore to Lerici, as commemorated by a plaque reading “This Grotto was the inspiration of Lord Byron. It records the immortal poet who as a daring swimmer defied the waves of the sea from Portovenere to Lerici” in 1822 to visit his friend Shelley. Today the Byron Cup swimming challenge commemorates this legendary 7.5 km swim across the Bay of Poets. On the stormy day of my visit, the Mediterranean was more frightening than friendly and I would not have wanted to venture in for a swim! In 1997 Porto Venere and the villages of Cinque Terre were designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
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Mary Ann Weger
Congratulations! Your outstanding work has been featured in the Fine Art America group “FAA- Pixels All Stars”! You are invited to archive your featured image for permanent storage and for viewing on the Discussions Page—topic name: “3e--FEATURED IMAGES to Archive & Thank You Thread -7/18, 8/18”. Simply copy your image’s Embed URL, and paste it at https://fineartamerica.com/groups/f-a-a--pixels-all-stars--opened.html?showmessage=true&messageid=4005124 Thank you for your participation!
Joan Carroll
thank you Frozen in Time Fine Art Photography for the feature in the Your Very Best Photography group, 6/21/18
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