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cguthrie1950

Travel at LOT .. have your book,

2022
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Places edited in Zadar, Croatia

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Places visited in Šibenik, Croatia

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Places edited in Venice, Italy

Monument to Niccolò Tommaseo

The pile of books behind the dignified writer gave the statue a most undignified nickname.

StepYoshi

Added by StepYoshi

Palazzo Dario

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

Melanie Xulu

Added by Melanie Xulu

Gregory of Nin’s Big Toe

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

Added by duncanchappell

Prato della Valle

One of the largest squares in Europe contains an entire artificial island.

StepYoshi

Added by StepYoshi

Tomb of Antonio Canova

A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.

matthiasheinrich

Added by matthiasheinrich

Scala Contarini del Bovolo

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

matthiasheinrich

Added by matthiasheinrich

St. Mark's Lost Third Column

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Michael Inscoe

Added by Michael Inscoe

Squero di San Trovaso

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.

Added by Kavya Ram Mohan

Peggy Guggenheim's Grave

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

Sea Organ

A musical instrument played by the sea.

Dylan