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| Obelisk and Fountain in front of the Pantheon
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| Fountain of Neptune, Piazza Navona
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| Fountain of Neptune, Piazza Navona
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| Bernini's Four Rivers Fountain
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| Four Rivers Fountain
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| Fontana del Moro, Piazza Navona
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| Fontana del Moro, Piazza Navona
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| Trajan's Column
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| Column of Marcus Aurelius
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| Trevi Fountain
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| Trevi Fountain
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| Roman Forum
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| Arch of Constantine
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| Arch of Septimus Severus
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| Arch of Titus
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| Arch of Titus
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"Ludovisi Gaul"
“Gaul killing himself and his wife”
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| High Relief "Battle" Sarcophagus, ~ 250AD
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| "Juno Ludovisi" 1st C AD (?)
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| Statue of Ares, ~2nd c BC
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| Approaching St Peter's
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| The vast, sumptuous, interior
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| Michelangelo's Pieta
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| Bernini's Baldachin
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Tomb of "James III of Great Britain" d 1819
(The Son of the Young Pretender)
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| Interior view from base of dome
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| Dome base detail
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| Dome, from first level exterior
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| Up the dome's interior staircase
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| St Peter's Square, from dome lantern
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| Rome, from St Peter's lantern
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| Vatican internal view
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| Two Swiss Guards
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| Tower interior
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| View from Tower to Cathedral
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| Cathedral
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| Cathedral interior
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| Cathedral interior
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| Baptistry
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| Baptistry
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| Baptistry interior
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| The Composanto
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| The Composanto
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| The Arno
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| The Extremely Grand Siena Duomo
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| Dome interior
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| Above altar, an unusually abstract God
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| Libreria Piccolomini
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| Libreria Piccolomini
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| Libreria Piccolomini
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| Baptistry
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| Baptistry
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| View to Torre del Mangia
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| Palazzo Pubblico and Torre del Mangia
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| Palazzo Publico
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| Palazzo Publico: Prosperous, well-governed city
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| Palazzo Publico: The Perils of Bad Governance
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| Cathedral from "Facciatone"
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| View from "Facciatone"
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| Donatello Madonna and Child ~1458
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| Duomo (from East)
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| Duomo: Main Facade
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| Campanile (from East)
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| Campanile (from West)
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| Dome interior
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| Dome Interior: Heaven and Hell
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| Passage up to dome
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| Dome interior passage
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| Cupola: View to Santa Croce
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| Cupola: View to Campanile
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| Duomo Interior
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| Crypt mosaic
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| View to Duomo from Palazzo Vecchio Tower
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| Baptistry + Duomo
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| Baptistry (from the East)
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| Baptistry (from west) + Campanile
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| Baptistry Interior
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| Baptistry Ceiling
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| Baptistry Ceiling Detail
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| Baptistry Ceiling Detail
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| Baptistry Ceiling Detail
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| Gentile da Fabriano: Adoration of the Magi (1423)
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Botticelli: The Birth of Spring (1485)
("Venus on the Half-Shell")
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| Botticelli: Spring (1480)
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| Piero della Francesca: Duke & Duchess of Urbino (~1474)
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| Botticelli: Young Man with Medallion (1475)
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| Leonardo da Vinci: Annunciation (~1475)
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| Michelangelo: "Doni Tondo" (~1506)
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| Raphael: St John the Baptist (1518)
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| Cranach: Luther and his wife (1529)
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| Carvaggio, Medusa on Shield (~1598)
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| Main hallway, with Roman statues
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| Marcus Agrippa (head ~0 AD)
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| Bust with head of Vespasian (1st c AD)
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| Athlete: Roman copy of Greek original
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Classicial Satyr
(with misleading Renaissance helmet)
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| Classical wrestlers
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| Wild Boar, Roman copy of Hellenistic original
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| Uffizi queue at 11am (not bad at all)
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| Rear view of Palazzo Pitti
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The splendid Fountain of Neptune is currently under restoration.
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| Foutain of Neptune
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| View down onto Neptune
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| Palazzo Vecchio
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| Palazzo Vecchio
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| Hall of the 500
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| Hall of the 500
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Michelangelo: Genius of Victory (unfinished 1534)
(It's really quite bad.)
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| Hall of the 500
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| Hall of the 500
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| Grand reception room
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| Grand reception room
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| Baptistry Doors
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| Baptistry door detail
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Michelangelo: Pieta (~1550)
Elderly man is Michelangelo himself
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| Welcome chocolate break at Cafe Lindt
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Charming bronze pig, at Loggia del Mercato Nuovo
Reproduction of Roman era statue in Uffizi
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| Basilica of Santa Croce
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| Dante statue, outside Santa Croce
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| Maria Novella church
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| Maria Novella church
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| First Tower
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| View from village below
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| Public Palace
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| Public Palace
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| Public Palace
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| Public Palace: Parliament Chamber
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| Public Palace
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| San Marino church
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| San Marino church
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| Arch of Augustus (27 BC)
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| Arch of Augustus
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| Arch of Augustus: Neptune
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| Mordern bronze of Caesar
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| Bridge of Tiberius (1st c AD)
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| Piazza Maggiore
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| Fountain of Neptune
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| Basilica San Petronio
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| Basilica San Petronio
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The Two Towers
Garisenda (leaming), Asinelli (straight)
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| Asinelli Tower (97 m)
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| Leaning Garisenda Tower
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| View from Asinelli Tower
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| View from Asinelli Tower
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| View down to Garisenda Tower
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| Asinelli Tower: Internal staircase
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| Basilica di Santo Stefano complex
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| Reproduction of Holy Sepulcher
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| University of Bologna, restored Anatomical Theatre
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| Oratorio della Battuti
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| Roman Arena
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| "Balcony of Juliet"
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| "Balcony of Juliet"
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| Piazza dei Signiri
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| Torrei dei Lamberti
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| An unexpected Lion of St Mark
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| Castelvecchio
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| Castelvecchio Bridge
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| Arco dei Gavi (1st c AD, rebuilt)
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The former home of the House of Savoy.
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| Gallery of Mirrors
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| Gallery of Mirrors
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| Gallery of Mirrors
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| Strada Nuova
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| View to Palazzo Rosso
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| Lippi Altarpiece (1503)
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| Palazzo Doria Tursi
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| Palazzo Ducale
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| Special Exhibit at Palazzo Ducale
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| Very grand reception room
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| Very grand ceiling
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| Piazza Raffaele De Ferrari
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| Porta Soprana, city gate
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| "Il Galeone Neptune" outside the Radisson
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| "Christopher Columbus House"
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| Columbus Statue (1862)
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| Columbus Statue detail
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| Columbus Statue detail
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| View to old Light House (1543)
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| Maritime Museum: Replica galley
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En route to Marseilles: Waiting for the buses at Albenga
A five hour delay due to a railway track outage
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| Notre-Dame de la Garde
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| Divine protection for a ship
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| Hanging model ships
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| Ships and a plane
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| Old Harbor view, from Notre-Dame
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| View to Chateau d'If from Notre-Dame de la Garde
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In dawn's early light
St Nicholas Fort
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| View to Old Harbor and Fort St Jean
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| Some Gilets Jaunes at Old Harbor
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| Cathedral de la Major
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| Cathedral de la Major
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6th c BC Greek ship hull
Museum of the City of Marseilles
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Roman-era ship hull
Museum of the City of Marseilles
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| Port d’Aix
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| Port d’Aix
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| Port d’Aix: Approaching marchers
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| CGT Union March
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Ferry to Isle d'If
The "Edmond Dantes"
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| Fort St Jean
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| Fort St Jean
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| Fort St Jean
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| Approaching the Isle d'If
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| View from landing wharf
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| The central keep of the the Château d'If
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| Inside the Château d'If
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| "Dungeon of Edmond Dantes, Comte de Monte-Cristo"
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| "Escape Tunnel" to next cell
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| Photo of Aerial Photo
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| View to Marseillse
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