Palmanova Satellite Photo: Not everyone likes a utopia?

"Despite the pristine conditions and elegant layout of the new city, no one chose to move there, and by 1622 Venice was forced to pardon criminals and offer them free building lots and materials if they would agree to settle the town."

Oh well, all travel days can't be wonderful, right?

September 12th 2019
NOTE: photos have been down on Travelblog, but it's been fixed, so if you couldn't see the photos in previous blogs, you can now! We were encouraged by the woman at the tourist office to buy a couple of two day $25 tourist passes, good for city buses, museums, and a boat ride to the town of Grado, where we could get a bus to two other towns we wanted to visit (Aquileia and Palmanova) We de ... read more

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