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  • This album is a perfect example of why I came to Webshots to see areas as others seem them and feel them from others viewpoints. I love venturing about with your eyes, lovely shots and captures of areas I have never seen before but thru your eyes I can enjoy part of the world I probably never see, thanks so much Francisca for the time spent sharing your shots. cg

  • said bannercgtl10

  • 4 months 5 days ago

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  • I would be very happy if they were oz. become friends ... evica14

  • said evica14

  • 2009.07.05 at 20:01:41 PDT

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  • Hallo Francisca, Wat een heerlijk album is dit van 1 van de meest bijzondere plaatsjes van Italië. Jaren geleden heb ik bij Marijke, de poppenmaakster, gelogeerd en heb door de kleine straatjes gedwaald en bij de diverse artiesten een kijkje genomen. Je foto's zijn werkelijk heel mooi en sfeervol. Met hartelijke groet, Heleen

  • said Elena14u

  • 2009.06.01 at 13:34:02 PDT

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  • Hi Francisca. I have visited Calcata, so I found this album very interesting. I always like to see somewhere I know through someone else's camera lens. Your captures are very beautiful and so very different to mine. You descovered things that I never saw, I need to go and visit again. Take care. Warm wishes, Jayne/England

  • said hjaynefoster

  • 2009.04.21 at 11:45:20 PDT

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  • Al final voy a tener que ir a Italia, da envidia ver tus fotos :) o solo vas a sitios bonitos o eres un genio con la cámara. O ambas cosas jejeje

  • said xallva

  • 2008.09.15 at 11:54:54 PDT

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  • Ola amiga, que belleza ver las fotos tomadas en tu viaje aquì en Italia! Nuestros paises (Espana y Italia) son los mejores do mundo!!! Jejejeje!!! Soy segura que pasear entre la historia y la belleza de nuestras ciudades te haya gustado! Perdona mis faltas en tu lenguaje! Lo comprendo perfectamente pero no soy igualmente capaz de escribir! :0/ Seja feliz! Un fuerte abrazo. Simonetta

  • said simonaman

  • 2008.09.07 at 10:46:09 PDT

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  • *Giverny - pardon the momentary brain cramp :-) Lynne

  • said donolew

  • 2008.08.27 at 05:40:30 PDT

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  • Hi Francisca, I stopped by here on my way to Givenchy and was so charmed I viewed each of these lovely photos. What wonderful photos and a charming town. Your history of the commune was most interesting. Congratulations on another great album! Regards- Lynne

  • said donolew

  • 2008.08.27 at 05:39:04 PDT

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  • Francisca, I forgot to thank you for the detailed caption on the history of the town. I found it very fascinating and informative.

  • said suresh_krishna

  • 2008.08.26 at 20:29:43 PDT

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  • Hello Francisca! First, let me heartily congratulate you for going past the 500,000 mark. One million cannot be far behind. I am sure you will reach this figure very quickly. Secondly, I find Calcata a fascinating place. Though it is certainly not in its historical prime condition, nevertheless, it has all the makings of a very charming place to live. Its alleys, the balconies, the old remenants of artifacts etc. do make this a unique town. Thank you for photographing it so well and sharing it with the webshots members. It is members like you who bring joy to the community of photographers. My best wishes to you, Suresh

  • said suresh_krishna

  • 2008.08.26 at 20:23:01 PDT

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  • Very nice album.I love old building.Italy is a beautiful place! Thanks for sharing!

  • said sunnyhou868

  • 2008.08.13 at 17:19:05 PDT

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  • Calcata se encuentra en la provincia italiana de Viterbo, en la region de Lazio, a 47 kms de Roma. Se encuentra encima del Valle del Treja, río que corre a sus pies y al que se puede llegar desde el pueblo, bajando un empinado camino que besa el valle. Calcata fue abandonada por los viejos habitantes antes de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, pues las paredes de la estrecha meseta que lo sujeta en el aire empezaron a ceder. Se construyo lo que hoy es Calcata Nueva y se dejo a su suerte a la parte vieja. El lugar parecia destinado a morir hasta que, atraidos por el peculiar enclave y el silencio de las callecitas estrechas, empezaron a llegar personajes particulares, como los hippies o personas solitarias en busca de tranquilidad, que escogieron esas viejas casas para vivir. El original ambiente que se creo contribuyo a que siguieran llegando artistas y algun famoso. Hoy es una meta turistica muy frecuentada, pero mantiene el encanto de siempre, con sus multiples talleres de actividades artesanales y galerias de arte entre paredes antiguas y testimonianzas milenarias.

  • said wesmfmm

  • 2008.08.13 at 10:31:51 PDT

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  • Calcata is a comune and town in the Province of Viterbo in the Italian region Latium, located 47 km north of Rome by car, overlooking the valley of Treja river. In the 1930s, the hill towns's fortified historic center was condemned by the government for fear that the volcanic cliffs the ancient community was built upon would collapse. Local residents moved to nearby Calcata Nuova. In the 1960s, the emptied historical centre began to be repopulated by artists and hippies who squatted in its medieval stone and masonry structures. Many of the squatters eventually purchased their homes, the government reversed its condemnation order, and the residents of what had become an artistic community began restoring the ancient town. This trend has continued so that today that town boasts a thriving artistic community described in the New York Times as what "may be the grooviest village in Italy, home to a wacky community of about 100 artists, bohemians, aging hippies and New Age types." The historical centre now includes restaurants, cafes, and art galleries.

  • said wesmfmm

  • 2008.08.13 at 10:11:58 PDT

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