SEPTEMBER 2000 – View along the Largo Giulio Cesare in Sabaudia (LT), Italy, with Parrocchia Santissima Annunziata in the back. Photo © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
On our long trip through Italy in 2000 we drove from Tuscany on the countryside towards south. This meant that we had not seen a real beach since we had left Munich in Germany. Sure, we had seen the sea at the cliffs of Cinque Terre and Lerici in the North, but there were no beaches.
We hit the west coast again at Sabaudia, about 90 km north of Rome. It is a relatively new town that was erected from scratch in 1933 and 1934 during the Italian fascist period. This explains the large and straight streets and the countless brick-like buildings. The church Parrocchia Santissima Annunziata does not make a difference.
Today it is a typical Italian town close to the large and beautiful beach.
Comparing my image from September 2000 with recent streetview images, I note that the palm trees have been removed and replaced by bushes. I think this is sad, because it were the palm trees that gave the street a genuine southern mood.
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The high resolution image
| Capture Date | 04-SEP-2000 |
| Location | Sabaudia, Italy |
| Camera | Canon AE-1 Program |
| Image Source | Fuji Slide Film |
| Digital Image Source | EPSON Perfection 4870 Photo |
| Digital Image File Format | TIFF, 48 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 4186 x 6478 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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