06 October 2009

Ventimiglia - the River

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Ventimiglia is just 7 kilometres from Menton, across the border into Liguria, Italy. First stop is the small village of Latte, and next the town of Ventimiglia which has an amazing Friday market. People come from miles around to this market and over the next few days we'll take a look.

When you live in a border town like Menton it's as easy to hop across the border to shop, as to go to the local supermarket. I often shop in Latte or Ventimiglia.

We are standing on the footbridge which crosses the river, looking upstream from the sea towards the Old Town and the valley of the Roya.

13 comments:

  1. impressionnant tous ces oiseaux, ATTENTION.............;o))

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  2. The first thing I noticed with the shadows of the people standing on the bridge. I believe there's a bridge over there? Also the picture is very nicely composed following the rule of thirds!

    - Pixellicious Photos

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  3. Gosh, didn't know there was a river in Ventimiglia. I slept on the beach there once, as a student...

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  4. I see your shadow, Jilly !

    I have to post something I love concerning this bridge. I'll make a link to your post, ok ? I love the other side of this bridge, when I enter in the old town, with its mysterious alley...It reminds me Menton old town. An atmosphere.

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  5. It should be corrected the beginning of the article from "Vintimille in Italian" to "Vintimille in French".
    If You like to see 2 old photos of the border Menton/Ventimiglia, come to see my blog about the borders and click on "Francia".
    Feel free to download and to use here, if You want.
    Best wishes!

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  6. Pilland, thanks, I wasn't concentrating! Interesting photos of the border - I presume you refer to the photos of the two border guards. Fascinating you have a border blog. Couldn't find an email address else I'd have responded privately.

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  7. Beautiful shot, Jilly. Were the shadows on the bridge all part of your party?

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  8. wow. this is the stuff i dream of :)

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  9. My list of places in the world I must visit gets longer...

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  10. This photo is truly magnificent: expanding the breath!

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  11. It looks so beautiful.

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  12. It is with anticipation that I await your photos from here.
    Best of both worlds. Irene

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  13. The beautiful colores and gentle composition.
    The blue sky and the blue liver, so gentle...!
    I like this photo.

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