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Photographer’s Note

A simple view of the wonderful village of Tellaro, on the extreme eastern side of Liguria, close to the border with Toscana.

Tellaro is a "frazione" of Lerici Municipality, is roughly equivalent to "parishes" or "wards".
The name of the village in the Ligurian dialect is Teàe.
It was voted as one of the must beautiful village of Italy.

The name Tellaro could derive from the word “cloth” for the commerce of cloths and materials, or from the Latin telus to point out the dart, the arrow used for the defence, or even from the Etruscan or paleo-Ligurian tular that means “border of the village.”

Of probable Greek origin, instead, the Latin name of Lerici, portus Illycis, perhaps from Iliakos, Trojan, to mean its fabulous foundation from a group of exiles of the war of Troy; others read the origin in the dialect erse that means holm-oak (leccio in Italian).

History

* VII sec. b.C., the Gulf was occupied from the Etruscan that found the city of Luni, to which for many centuries Lerici- port of arrival of Greek and Phoenician traffics-connects its history. Lerici will be then of the Ligurians and finally of the Romans, that made it an important military and commercial base.
* X sec. AD, Berengario confirmed to the bishop Adalberto all the already granted possessions to the Church of Luni, among which that of Barbazzano (ancient Roman installation) that will be to the origin of Tellaro.
* 1152, Lerici with its port started to belong to the Republic of Genoa, but it stayed contended by the inhabitants of Pisa.
* XIII sec., Barbazzano became commune and enjoyed the protection of Pisa, while Lerici sustained the fates of Genoa; in 1241 the port of Lerici is occupied by the pisans that built the castle and the new walled up suburb; in 1256 Lerici definitely returns to the Genoese, that widen the castle ; in 1280 Barbazzano was surrendered to Genoa, three years later it returned to the bishop of Luni but it became again possession of the Genoese in 1284, after the defeat of the pisans to the Meloria.
* 1398,the castle of “Telaro”( called St. George and then became church) entered again in the possessions of Genoa; in 1400 the suburb, no more protected from the pisans neither from the Genoese, the night of Christmas wass razed to the ground by the Saracens; the survivors were sheltered all to Tellaro that from that moment leaned out to the history. Tellaro will have however its first rector only in 1564.
* 1528, in a building of Lerici the admiral and political Genoese Andrew Doria broke the alliance with France delivering, of fact, to Spain the dominion on the Mediterranean.
* 17th - 18th century, Lerici lived its period of greater city planning development, thanks to the presence of a shipping nobility that built buildings and villas still visible today.

Partially from:
http://www.borghitalia.it/index.php

Budapestman, pasternak, pastadog, PixelTerror, sacavem, wishlist, Gerrit, jhm, delkoo, plimrn, Philippe, manada, xavshot, gneufeld, azaf1, rigoletto, ElAprendiz, AiresSantos, paololg, Guenther, leo61, clio has marked this note useful

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Budapestman (41790) 2008-02-20 1:30

Hi Paolo,
Beautiful architectural image with splendid POV, I like the fascinating lights and the attractive composition, atmosphere is great. Very well done! Have a nice day
George

pasternak (13272) 2008-02-20 1:43

Fantastic luminous shot, Paolo, what a contrast with the cold and foggy Amsterdam I'm seeing through my window, the PoV and light here are excellent, I especially like how the horizon line cuts the cross off the rest of the church... maybe that small black part in the lower right corner could be cropped/cloned off...

Cheers
Alexander

pastadog (12821) 2008-02-20 2:18

Ciao Paolo... more beautiful than Camogli? well, maybe in future travel... I like how you achieve strong lines and kind of geometry... even that tiny part of a house on the lower right corner is important to give the feeling that the diagonal made by the town continues all the way there... also that horizon which you put exactly at the level of that roof on the left... the colors and the light are superb, of course.... Regards, Daniel

barrufeto_77 (25783) 2008-02-20 2:28

Hi Paolo.

From my POV, the only pity is the roof on the bottom.

Anyway, nice view!

Rgs ,OScar

macondo (13079) 2008-02-20 2:46

A wonderful shot with beautiful light falling on those buildings, Paolo. I find the way the roofs slope down to the right and meet the tower to be very pleasing to the eye. And the point of the tower seems to meet exactly the line of the sea. Maybe I would crop the right a little to remove the corner of the house in the bottom right corner. But very pleasing scene, well captured.
Regards,
Andrew

PixelTerror (86060) 2008-02-20 2:49

Ciao Paolo,
Nice mediterranean architecture pleasantly waremd by the evening light, the belltower seems to be pointing at the horizon. Are my eyes tired or is it slightly tilting to the left ?
Have a nice day JY

fabio_ts (13674) 2008-02-20 2:50

Eilà Paolo, giusto una breve visita (tra breve tornerò attivo) ed un'occhiata ai lavori dei membri dello "zoccolo duro" di TE.
La foto mi sembra, al solito, ben inquadrata e con un buon uso della luce che regala toni caldi che ben contrastano con l'azzurro di cielo e mare, bel lavoro!!
A presto,
Fabio.

wishlist (4133) 2008-02-20 3:36

Ciao Paolo,
bella la mini diagonale creata dai tetti delle case che va a concludersi col campanile a guidare l'occhio verso l'orizzonte. Buona la resa cromatica con le facciate della case baciate da una bella luce che ha restituito colori caldi e ben saturati. Bel lavoro!
Ciao,

Igor

Gerrit (35661) 2008-02-20 3:41

Hi Paolo,
beautiful village and great picture in delicious colours.
Regards, Gerrit

sacavem (8251) 2008-02-20 3:44

Olá Paolo,
Excellent luminosity and color in Tellaro.Very similar to that if it can find in Lisbon in the old zone (ALFAMA)com also seen on the river Tejo.
Congratulazioni,
Filipe

rbcy1974 (20742) 2008-02-20 3:47

Ciao Paolo
A very beautiful caputre of this typical village, I can feel the architecture of my ancestors here. My village looks like this kind off.
Very nice colours and light. I like how you have palced the village against the sea thus highlighting its relationship to the sea.
Regards
Daniel

jhm (82421) 2008-02-20 3:53

Hello Paolo,

The low sun care for a wonderful image.
A wonderful shot with beautiful light falling on those buildings, also the dark blue colour of the sea against the light blue colour of the sky make of this picture a attractive and pleasant for look it.
Thanks for sharing.

Best regards,
John.

meltemi (9746) 2008-02-20 3:56

Ciao Paolo,
graziosissimo paesino, con una fantastica vista sul mare, se il resto del paese è come quello che vedo deve essere davvero un borgo affascinante. Ottima la resa della luce e dei colori. Bella foto e ottima nota, naturalmente, complimenti.
Saluti.
Stella

stefanocer (10404) 2008-02-20 5:09

Bellisima composzione per questo bel paesino ligure con il mare che stacca nettamente dal cielo , bei colori e luce , complimenti.
Stefano.

plimrn (19602) 2008-02-20 6:25

Buon Giorno Paolo,
The light is magical and you've framed this lovely village well as it climbs up the hill against the sea. Your note is fascinationg.
SAG, Pat

molla (6883) 2008-02-20 6:59

Hej Paolo
Great comp ,well balanced in all senses and I like that the tower and the end of some house is exact line with the horizon wich in one way abstracts the image.
Anders

Philippe (11773) 2008-02-20 8:56

Hi, Paolo. The village stands very well out against the sea. The rooftops also make a nice diagonal line which clearly marks the border between the sea and the village. There is a very nice light on the façades and the contrasts are very good.
Have a nice evening,
Philippe

manada (6237) 2008-02-20 10:39

Bellissima foto Paolo
questa tipologia di paesini che si affacciano sul mare con un panorama così bello, ora che abito nei paraggi, mi vien voglia di visitarli, grazie alla tua pubblilcità.
Ottima modulazione luce/colore, molto bravo
Freddy

xavshot (62369) 2008-02-20 11:16

Bonsoir Paolo
très joli cadrage et belle lumière sur l'ensemble coloré de ces façades. J'aime bien le résultat. Beau travail.
Xavier

gneufeld (15169) 2008-02-20 11:23

Hi Paolo,
A well composed simple view with nice diagonal lines and excellent details and sharpness. Excellent note and TFs. Gerald

markstaples (15670) 2008-02-20 11:23

Hello Paolo
Wonderful light that illuminates the façades of these colourful houses and produces nice rich colour. Nicely composed.
Best wishes
Mark

rigoletto (26196) 2008-02-20 23:08

Ciao Paolo,
Those colorful Italian towns facing the seascape from the steep slopes of a rocky hill are really killing me. There would be nothing lovelier than getting old in one of those houses. I wish there were no antennas on the roofs. But this is nothing compared to the charm. TFS,
Deniz

delkoo (34274) 2008-02-21 0:28

hi paolo
Great photo. Well composed with excellent depth and perspective. Good colour and details also. Thanks for sharing.
didier

azaf1 (15541) 2008-02-21 0:30

Paolo good evening
It would be an omission not to leave a note of merit for such a beautiful capture. The medieval village has been greatly captured in a sea background and an excellent side light that enhances the colors and gives a really great visual impression
please accept my congratulations and thanks for sharing
Argiris

ElAprendiz (7370) 2008-02-21 6:02

Hello Paolo

I like the angle of shot used by you for this shot, combining well an urban scenario, full of detail, color and sharpness, compared with the depth of perspective on the horizon. Good frame, great balance.

John

AiresSantos (42010) 2008-02-21 9:28

Hi Paolo
Simple view but very well captured the wonderful village of Tellaro.
Warm light, excellent POV and atmosphere
TFS and greetings
Aires

paololg (13717) 2008-02-21 14:32

Ciao Paolo,
impressionante lo stupendo effetto di luce che ha questa immagine. Definizione dei dettagli eccellente. Una foto veramente piacevole. Complimenti.
Paolo.

vincz (19039) 2008-02-22 0:46

Beautiful composition with this beautiful city under such a great light. The colours you captured on the city walls are so natural and work so well with the sea in the back. Great work.

Guenther (6833) 2008-02-22 8:06

Ciao Paolo,
mi piace molto questa inquadratura, paesino suggestivo, bellissima luce, colori pastello e stupenda vista sul mare...
Buon weekend
Günther

leo61 (43398) 2008-02-22 10:54

Hi Paolo!
You call it a simple view,maybe it is,but you composed it very well.I like the diagonal of the architecture and the strong horizon line.Great POV and fantastic light.
Regards,Leo

clio (22621) 2008-02-22 14:09

Ciao Paolo,
Please make us discover this magnificent unknown village of the French guides on Italy.
I have of to cross close this summer without knowing, it makes me sad!
Colors at the same moment pink and golden are really beautiful and I like this line of roofs which comes down little by little towards the sea.
Have a nice WE
Diane

veronika (6022) 2008-02-24 7:15

Hi Paolo,
this is kind of little city where i can imagine my dream house will be, older and above the sea with beautiful view..(i'm modest i know:)
Great view, i like the warm light.
Take care
Vero

guillaumejm (9054) 2008-02-24 14:03

Hello paolo,
It really look very nice and you got a wonderfull light here
Best regards
JMarc

pablominto (40578) 2008-03-03 10:45

Hello Paolo,
I like the composition, where the ancient architecture dominates the foreground, framing the view to the endless sea..!
Fine light and good details in the buildings, where the church tower is a natural eye-catcher!
Greetings,
Pablo -

mvdisco (11486) 2008-03-05 20:53

Ciao Paulo,
Beautiful picture nicely composed and presented of th village of Tellaro, beautiful colors and details of the scene with a beautiful view of the sea, very well done.
Michel