Tales from Italy, Alps, British Isles and FranceSat, 30 Jul 2022 05:58:12 +0000enhourly1http://wordpress.com//wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image-2.jpg?w=323232 /2021/07/06/trieste-miramare-castle-and-maximilian//2021/07/06/trieste-miramare-castle-and-maximilian/#commentsTue, 06 Jul 2021 08:20:00 +0000/?p=24699/2021/07/06/trieste-miramare-castle-and-maximilian/feed/10img_5619palladio1234Miramare - Departure of Massimiliano and Carlotta for MexicoMiramare - 1863, a delegation of worthies arrive to offer Maximilian the prestigious position of Emperor of MexicoHabsburg Family Tree - inspired by a graphic from The Guardian in 1914Empress Elisabeth is attacked in Geneva - 1898Sarajevo - imagined version of assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, 1914 - Beltrami (artist) from La Domenica del Corriere (Italy)Trieste - tucked into the most northerly corner of the AdriaticFabulous Globe Painting at Miramare listing all the great Italian explorers from Amerigo Vespucci to Marco Polo