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  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: The nativity scene by Italian architect and sculptor Arnolfo di Cambio (1240-1300 AD), is seen here in the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
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Arnolfo Di Cambio's nativity scene is the first one sculpted in history. It was commissioned by Nicolas IV, the first Franciscan Pontiff, probably inspired by Saint Frances who set up in Greccio, Italy, the first living nativity scene on Christmas Eve 1223.<br />
The Nativity was sculpted in around the year 1291 to honor the relics of the Holy Crib - the boards of the manger in which Jesus was placed on Christmas night - which were brought from the Holy Land in the VII century AD and which are still inside the crypt under the central altar.<br />
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For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_7882.jpg
  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: Tourists on the ferry arriving in Giglio look at the Costa Concordia cruise ship which capsized on January 14th 2012. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
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Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    giglio_21.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: Artisan Agostino Battistelli sets up a nativity scene in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Ara Coeli (Basilica of St. Mary of the Altar of Heaven) in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8761.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: Artisan Agostino Battistelli sets up a nativity scene in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Ara Coeli (Basilica of St. Mary of the Altar of Heaven) in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8743.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: Artisan Agostino Battistelli sets up a nativity scene in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Ara Coeli (Basilica of St. Mary of the Altar of Heaven) in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8709.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: A tourist visits the relics of the Holy Crib - the boards of the manger in which Jesus was placed on Christmas night - which were brought from the Holy Land in the VII century AD and which are still inside the crypt under the central altar of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_7934.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: The relics of the Holy Crib - the boards of the manger in which Jesus was placed on Christmas night - which were brought from the Holy Land in the VII century AD are seen here inside the crypt under the central altar of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_7921.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: A tourist photographs the relics of the Holy Crib - the boards of the manger in which Jesus was placed on Christmas night - which were brought from the Holy Land in the VII century AD and which are still inside the crypt under the central altar of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_7908.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: The nativity scene by Italian architect and sculptor Arnolfo di Cambio (1240-1300 AD), is seen here in the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
<br />
Arnolfo Di Cambio's nativity scene is the first one sculpted in history. It was commissioned by Nicolas IV, the first Franciscan Pontiff, probably inspired by Saint Frances who set up in Greccio, Italy, the first living nativity scene on Christmas Eve 1223.<br />
The Nativity was sculpted in around the year 1291 to honor the relics of the Holy Crib - the boards of the manger in which Jesus was placed on Christmas night - which were brought from the Holy Land in the VII century AD and which are still inside the crypt under the central altar.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_7889.jpg
  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: An elderly couple on the ferry from Giglio to Porto Santo Stefano, in Tuscany. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    giglio_46.jpg
  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: Giglio, one of the island of the Tuscan Archipelago, as seen from the ferry headed to Porto Santo Stefano, in Tuscany. The capsized Costa Concordia cruise ship can be seen from such a distance. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    giglio_45.jpg
  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: Tourists on the ferry  photograph and look at the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized on January 14th as they leave Giglio and head to Porto Santo Stefano, in Tuscany. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
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Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    giglio_44.jpg
  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: Tourists on the ferry  photograph and look at the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized on January 14th as they leave Giglio and head to Porto Santo Stefano, in Tuscany. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
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Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    giglio_43.jpg
  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: A girl looks at the harbor as the ferry departs from the island of Giglio and head to Porto Santo Stefano. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
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Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    giglio_40.jpg
  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: An ice-cream maker is in his shop by the Giglio harbor. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    giglio_39.jpg
  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: An ice-cream maker is in his shop by the Giglio harbor. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
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Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    giglio_38.jpg
  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: A couple walks in the street of Giglio, an island of the National Park of the Tuscan Archipelago where the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized on January 14th 2012. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    giglio_37.jpg
  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: A couple walks in the street of Giglio, an island of the National Park of the Tuscan Archipelago where the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized on January 14th 2012. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    giglio_36.jpg
  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: A boat is anchored by the reef known as Le Scole and hit by the Costa Concordia cruise ship before capsizing about 3,000 feet further fown by the harbor. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    giglio_35.jpg
  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: A waitress serves two coffees in a Cafe by the harbor in Giglio, not far from where the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized on January 14th 2012. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    giglio_34.jpg
  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: Local workers and residents of Giglio have a conversation by the harbor. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    giglio_33.jpg
  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: Tourists have lunch in a restaurant by the harbor in Giglio, not far from where the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized on January 14th 2012. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    giglio_32.jpg
  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: A waitress serves a dish of pasta in a restaurant by the harbor in Giglio, not far from where the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized on January 14th 2012. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    giglio_31.jpg
  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: A grandmother (right) takes a snapshop of her grandson in front of the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized on January 14th 2012. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    giglio_29.jpg
  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: A couple has a picnic in Giglio in front of the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized on January 14th 2012. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    giglio_28.jpg
  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: Toursists for a one day trip in Giglio look at the cruise ship capsized on January 14th 2012.  Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    giglio_26.jpg
  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: Mayor of Giglio Sergio Ortelli, 56. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    giglio_24.jpg
  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: Mayor of Giglio Sergio Ortelli, 56. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    giglio_23.jpg
  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: Toursists arrive for a one day trip in the centre of Giglio by the harbor. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    giglio_22.jpg
  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: A man read a book by the Giglio harbor, bot far from where the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized on January 14th 2012. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    giglio_20.jpg
  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: The Costa Concordia capsized by the Giglio island. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    giglio_19.jpg
  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: The Costa Concordia capsized by the Giglio island. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    giglio_18.jpg
  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: A young couple poses for a snapshot in front of the capsized cruise ship in Giglio. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    giglio_17.jpg
  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: Toursists for a one day trip in Giglio rest, eat and look at the cruise ship capsized on January 14th 2012.  Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    giglio_16.jpg
  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: Toursists for a one day trip in Giglio look at the cruise ship capsized on January 14th 2012.  Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
    giglio_15.jpg
  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: Toursists for a one day trip in Giglio look at the cruise ship capsized on January 14th 2012.  Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
<br />
Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: Boats docked in the harbor in Giglio, the Tuscan island where the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized on January 14th 2012. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
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Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: A poster promotes the islands of the National Partk of the Tuscan Achipelago in the ferry headed from Porto Santo Stefano to Giglio,  the Tuscan island where the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized on January 14th 2012. Tuscan islandGiglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
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Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: Tourists on the ferry from Porto Santo Stefano to Giglio look at the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized on January 14th as they approach the Tuscan island. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
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Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: Tourists on the ferry from Porto Santo Stefano to Giglio photograph the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized on January 14th as they approach the Tuscan island. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
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Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: Tourists on the Toremar ferry from Porto Santo Stefano are headed to Giglio,  the Tuscan island where the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized on January 14th 2012. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
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Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: Tourists on the Toremar ferry from Porto Santo Stefano are headed to Giglio,  the Tuscan island where the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized on January 14th 2012. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
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Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: Tourists board the Toremar ferry departing from Porto Santo Stefano in Tuscany and headed to Giglio, the Tuscan island where the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized on January 14th 2012. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
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Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: (L-R) Artisan Agostino Battistelli and Luca, a sacristan in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Ara Coeli (Basilica of St. Mary of the Altar of Heaven), set up a nativity scene in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
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For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
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  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: Tourists on the ferry  photograph and look at the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized on January 14th as they leave Giglio and head to Porto Santo Stefano, in Tuscany. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
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Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: The Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized in Giglio on January 14th 2012. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
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Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: Boats docked in the harbor in Giglio, the Tuscan island where the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized on January 14th 2012. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
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Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: A couple of Italian Argentian tourists rest on a rock in front of the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized on January 14th 2012. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
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Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: Cristina Mazzi, 48, opened a souvenir shop and sells typical Tuscan food and wine after the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized on January 14th 2012. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
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Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: Boats docked in the harbor in Giglio, the Tuscan island where the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized on January 14th 2012. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
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Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: Tourists on the ferry from Porto Santo Stefano to Giglio photograph the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized on January 14th as they approach the Tuscan island. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
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Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: Tourists on the ferry from Porto Santo Stefano to Giglio photograph the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized on January 14th as they approach the Tuscan island. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
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Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: Tourists on the ferry from Porto Santo Stefano to Giglio look at the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized on January 14th as they approach the Tuscan island. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
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Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: Claudio Mescalo, 37, is on the ferry with his wife and two children headed for a one day trip  to Giglio,  the Tuscan island where the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized on January 14th 2012. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
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Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • GIGLIO (GR), ITALY - 9 APRIL, 2012: Tourists on the Toremar ferry from Porto Santo Stefano are headed to Giglio,  the Tuscan island where the Costa Concordia cruise ship capsized on January 14th 2012. Giglio, a Tuscan island famous for its pristine waters and quiet living style, faces the challenges of starting a tourist season with a 225,000-tonne ship stuck at the entrance of its tiny port. Months after the Costa Concordia shipwreck, the Tuscany Region and Ministry for Tourism financed a 50,000-euro promotional campaign to encourage visitors to go to Giglio for the summer, while islanders are creating new walking paths and wine tasting tours to diversify their offer, trying to take advantage of the popularity that the tiny island has gained globally last January. The new attraction on Giglio has already caused an increase in the number of tourists who go to the island just for one day. <br />
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Ph. Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times
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  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: The Street Cleaners' Nativity Scene - set up over the past 40 years by Giuseppe Ianni, a street cleaner in the Cavalleggeri district - is seen here in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
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Giuseppe Ianni started working on this nativity scene during his spare time 40 years ago, and has never stopped since then. Now retired, he continues to have an office here. Over the years, about two million people from Rome, together with tourists, governement and religious dignitaries, Heads of States and Popes have paid home to the work of the street cleaners.<br />
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For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
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  • PRAIANO, ITALY - 21 MAY 2016: Paolo Sandulli, one of the eight artists involved in the Praiano NaturArte project, walks by his 13th century “Torre a Mare” tower studio in Praiano, Italy, on May 21st 2016.<br />
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Over the previous three decades, Praiano had grown as part of the tourism boom of nearby Positano and the Amalfi Coast in general, but it had never developed its own identity or tried to shape its future. It is now trying to muscle in on the fame of better-known tourist drawn towns like Positano, Ravello and Amalfi, by positioning itself as an open-air museum. On Saturday, the town unveiled eight tourist itineraries, tracking the town’s traditional small religious shrine made of majolica tiles, augmented with the works of eight contemporary artists.<br />
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These shrines were built all over town to protect the Praianesi and their homes. The artists were asked to draw inspiration from the past or the local values and traditions and to revitalize and reinforce the concept of "street art" typical of the traditional shrines. The artists were also asked to create ceramic installations that would enhance and enrich the natural landscape. Their installations were not supposed to alter the nature and the local “people’s architecture”, but rather to enrich them in harmonious and elegant ways.<br />
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The Praiano NaturArte Project consists of eight art itineraries. Seven of them have ceramic works (ceramic is a traditional medium in the area) and are made by some of the best and most well-known artists in the area.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: A Nativity scene in a scale model of the square of the church of Santa Barbara dei Librai is seen here in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
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For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: A Nativity scene in a scale model of the square of the church of Santa Barbara dei Librai is seen here in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
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For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: The church of Santa Barbara dei Librai, which hosts Nativity scene in a scale model of the same church, is seen here in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
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For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: An 18th century Neapolitan nativity scene is seen here in the Basilica of Santi Cosma e Damiano in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
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This nativity scene is a masterpiece of Neapolitan art of the 1700's. It depicts the birth of Jesus as occuring in the midst of people carrying on their everyday activities and dressed in the style of the time. It measures 4 meters high and its depth is 3,5 meters.<br />
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The Basilica of Santi Cosma e Damiano is part of the heritage of the Worship Buildings Fund (FEC - Fondo Edifici di Culto), administrated by the Central Management for the Workship Buldings Fund of the Ministry of Interior, in charge of the safeguard, conservation and promotion of such heritage.<br />
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For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8813.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: An 18th century Neapolitan nativity scene is seen here in the Basilica of Santi Cosma e Damiano in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
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This nativity scene is a masterpiece of Neapolitan art of the 1700's. It depicts the birth of Jesus as occuring in the midst of people carrying on their everyday activities and dressed in the style of the time. It measures 4 meters high and its depth is 3,5 meters.<br />
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The Basilica of Santi Cosma e Damiano is part of the heritage of the Worship Buildings Fund (FEC - Fondo Edifici di Culto), administrated by the Central Management for the Workship Buldings Fund of the Ministry of Interior, in charge of the safeguard, conservation and promotion of such heritage.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8811.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: An 18th century Neapolitan nativity scene is seen here in the Basilica of Santi Cosma e Damiano in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
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This nativity scene is a masterpiece of Neapolitan art of the 1700's. It depicts the birth of Jesus as occuring in the midst of people carrying on their everyday activities and dressed in the style of the time. It measures 4 meters high and its depth is 3,5 meters.<br />
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The Basilica of Santi Cosma e Damiano is part of the heritage of the Worship Buildings Fund (FEC - Fondo Edifici di Culto), administrated by the Central Management for the Workship Buldings Fund of the Ministry of Interior, in charge of the safeguard, conservation and promotion of such heritage.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8810.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: Luca, a sacristan in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Ara Coeli (Basilica of St. Mary of the Altar of Heaven), sets up a nativity scene in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
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For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8688.jpg
  • ST. PETER'S SQUARE, VATICAN - 9 DECEMBER 2016: A Nativity scene by Gozitan (Maltese) artist Manwel Grech is seen here in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on December 9th 2016.<br />
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The Nativity Scene measures 19 meters in width and features 17 statues dressed in traditional Maltese costumes as well as a replica of a traditional “Luzzu” Maltese boat.<br />
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For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8633.jpg
  • ST. PETER'S SQUARE, VATICAN - 9 DECEMBER 2016: A Nativity scene by Gozitan (Maltese) artist Manwel Grech is seen here in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on December 9th 2016.<br />
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The Nativity Scene measures 19 meters in width and features 17 statues dressed in traditional Maltese costumes as well as a replica of a traditional “Luzzu” Maltese boat.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8605.jpg
  • ST. PETER'S SQUARE, VATICAN - 9 DECEMBER 2016: A Nativity scene by Gozitan (Maltese) artist Manwel Grech is seen here in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on December 9th 2016.<br />
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The Nativity Scene measures 19 meters in width and features 17 statues dressed in traditional Maltese costumes as well as a replica of a traditional “Luzzu” Maltese boat.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8552.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: The Street Cleaners' Nativity Scene - set up over the past 40 years by Giuseppe Ianni, a street cleaner in the Cavalleggeri district - is seen here in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
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Giuseppe Ianni started working on this nativity scene during his spare time 40 years ago, and has never stopped since then. Now retired, he continues to have an office here. Over the years, about two million people from Rome, together with tourists, governement and religious dignitaries, Heads of States and Popes have paid home to the work of the street cleaners.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8479.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: The Street Cleaners' Nativity Scene - set up over the past 40 years by Giuseppe Ianni, a street cleaner in the Cavalleggeri district - is seen here in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
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Giuseppe Ianni started working on this nativity scene during his spare time 40 years ago, and has never stopped since then. Now retired, he continues to have an office here. Over the years, about two million people from Rome, together with tourists, governement and religious dignitaries, Heads of States and Popes have paid home to the work of the street cleaners.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8465.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: Giuseppe Ianni (80), a street cleaner in the Cavalleggeri district in Rome and author of the Street Cleaners' Nativity Scene, poses for a portrait by his nativity scene in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
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Giuseppe Ianni started working on this nativity scene during his spare time 40 years ago, and has never stopped since then. Now retired, he continues to have an office here. Over the years, about two million people from Rome, together with tourists, governement and religious dignitaries, Heads of States and Popes have paid home to the work of the street cleaners.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8392.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: The Street Cleaners' Nativity Scene - set up over the past 40 years by Giuseppe Ianni, a street cleaner in the Cavalleggeri district - is seen here in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
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Giuseppe Ianni started working on this nativity scene during his spare time 40 years ago, and has never stopped since then. Now retired, he continues to have an office here. Over the years, about two million people from Rome, together with tourists, governement and religious dignitaries, Heads of States and Popes have paid home to the work of the street cleaners.<br />
<br />
For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8386.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: Giuseppe Ianni (80), a street cleaner in the Cavalleggeri district in Rome and author of the Street Cleaners' Nativity Scene, poses for a portrait by his nativity scene in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
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Giuseppe Ianni started working on this nativity scene during his spare time 40 years ago, and has never stopped since then. Now retired, he continues to have an office here. Over the years, about two million people from Rome, together with tourists, governement and religious dignitaries, Heads of States and Popes have paid home to the work of the street cleaners.<br />
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For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: A nativity scene in support of the populations hit by the earthquakes in Italy in 2016, is seen here in the church of Sant'Eustachio in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
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For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8344.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: Eugenia, a voluntary, sets up a nativity scene in support of the populations hit by the earthquakes in Italy, here in the church of Sant'Eustachio in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
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For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8287.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: A nativity scene is seen here in the Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola at Campus Martius in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
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For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8176.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: A tourist photographs the nativity scene in the Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola at Campus Martius in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
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For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8168.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: A nativity scene is seen here in the Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola at Campus Martius in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
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For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8132.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016:  A "Szopka", a nativity scene representive of the Polish tradition, is seen here at the International Nativity Scene Museum, which gathers more than 3,000 nativity scene items from all over Italy and 10 countries, in the church of Saints Quirico and Giulitta in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
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For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8097.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016:  A 19th century Roman nativity scene is seen here at the International Nativity Scene Museum, which gathers more than 3,000 nativity scene items from all over Italy and 10 countries, in the church of Saints Quirico and Giulitta in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
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For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8043.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016:  A Neapolitan nativity scene is seen here at the International Nativity Scene Museum, which gathers more than 3,000 nativity scene items from all over Italy and 10 countries, in the church of Saints Quirico and Giulitta in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
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For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8027.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016:  A Neapolitan nativity scene is seen here at the International Nativity Scene Museum, which gathers more than 3,000 nativity scene items from all over Italy and 10 countries, in the church of Saints Quirico and Giulitta in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
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For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8015.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016:  A nativity scene set up inside a 1950's TV set is seen here at the International Nativity Scene Museum, which gathers more than 3,000 nativity scene items from all over Italy and 10 countries, in the church of Saints Quirico and Giulitta in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
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For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_8011.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016:  A man walks out of the office of the International Nativity Scene Museum, which gathers more than 3,000 nativity scene items from all over Italy and 10 countries, in the church of Saints Quirico and Giulitta in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
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For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
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  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: An 18th century Neapolitan nativity scene is seen here in the Basilica of Santi Cosma e Damiano in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
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This nativity scene is a masterpiece of Neapolitan art of the 1700's. It depicts the birth of Jesus as occuring in the midst of people carrying on their everyday activities and dressed in the style of the time. It measures 4 meters high and its depth is 3,5 meters.<br />
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The Basilica of Santi Cosma e Damiano is part of the heritage of the Worship Buildings Fund (FEC - Fondo Edifici di Culto), administrated by the Central Management for the Workship Buldings Fund of the Ministry of Interior, in charge of the safeguard, conservation and promotion of such heritage.<br />
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For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_7978.jpg
  • ROME, ITALY - 9 DECEMBER 2016: The nativity scene by Italian architect and sculptor Arnolfo di Cambio (1240-1300 AD), is seen here in the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome, Italy, on December 9th 2016.<br />
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Arnolfo Di Cambio's nativity scene is the first one sculpted in history. It was commissioned by Nicolas IV, the first Franciscan Pontiff, probably inspired by Saint Frances who set up in Greccio, Italy, the first living nativity scene on Christmas Eve 1223.<br />
The Nativity was sculpted in around the year 1291 to honor the relics of the Holy Crib - the boards of the manger in which Jesus was placed on Christmas night - which were brought from the Holy Land in the VII century AD and which are still inside the crypt under the central altar.<br />
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For at least two centuries, churches in Rome have attracted visitors by setting up elaborate Nativity scenes, often with moving parts, flying comets and running water, thus leading to a nativity scene tourism in the Italian capital.
    CIPG_20161209_NYT-Nativity__M3_7856.jpg
  • PRAIANO, ITALY - 21 MAY 2016: Children play soccer by a "Don't play ball" sign in San Gennaro's square in Praiano, a town of the Amalfi Coast that is trying to position itself as an open-air museum, Italy, on May 21st 2016.<br />
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Over the previous three decades, Praiano had grown as part of the tourism boom of nearby Positano and the Amalfi Coast in general, but it had never developed its own identity or tried to shape its future. It is now trying to muscle in on the fame of better-known tourist drawn towns like Positano, Ravello and Amalfi, by positioning itself as an open-air museum. On Saturday, the town unveiled eight tourist itineraries, tracking the town’s traditional small religious shrine made of majolica tiles, augmented with the works of eight contemporary artists.<br />
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These shrines were built all over town to protect the Praianesi and their homes. The artists were asked to draw inspiration from the past or the local values and traditions and to revitalize and reinforce the concept of "street art" typical of the traditional shrines. The artists were also asked to create ceramic installations that would enhance and enrich the natural landscape. Their installations were not supposed to alter the nature and the local “people’s architecture”, but rather to enrich them in harmonious and elegant ways.<br />
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The Praiano NaturArte Project consists of eight art itineraries. Seven of them have ceramic works (ceramic is a traditional medium in the area) and are made by some of the best and most well-known artists in the area.
    CIPG_20160521_NYT-Amalfi_M3_1579.jpg
  • PRAIANO, ITALY - 21 MAY 2016: A women passes by as children play soccer in San Gennaro's square in Praiano, a town of the Amalfi Coast that is trying to position itself as an open-air museum, Italy, on May 21st 2016.<br />
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Over the previous three decades, Praiano had grown as part of the tourism boom of nearby Positano and the Amalfi Coast in general, but it had never developed its own identity or tried to shape its future. It is now trying to muscle in on the fame of better-known tourist drawn towns like Positano, Ravello and Amalfi, by positioning itself as an open-air museum. On Saturday, the town unveiled eight tourist itineraries, tracking the town’s traditional small religious shrine made of majolica tiles, augmented with the works of eight contemporary artists.<br />
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These shrines were built all over town to protect the Praianesi and their homes. The artists were asked to draw inspiration from the past or the local values and traditions and to revitalize and reinforce the concept of "street art" typical of the traditional shrines. The artists were also asked to create ceramic installations that would enhance and enrich the natural landscape. Their installations were not supposed to alter the nature and the local “people’s architecture”, but rather to enrich them in harmonious and elegant ways.<br />
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The Praiano NaturArte Project consists of eight art itineraries. Seven of them have ceramic works (ceramic is a traditional medium in the area) and are made by some of the best and most well-known artists in the area.
    CIPG_20160521_NYT-Amalfi_M3_1559.jpg
  • PRAIANO, ITALY - 21 MAY 2016: Children play in San Gennaro's square in Praiano, a town of the Amalfi Coast that is trying to position itself as an open-air museum, Italy, on May 21st 2016.<br />
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Over the previous three decades, Praiano had grown as part of the tourism boom of nearby Positano and the Amalfi Coast in general, but it had never developed its own identity or tried to shape its future. It is now trying to muscle in on the fame of better-known tourist drawn towns like Positano, Ravello and Amalfi, by positioning itself as an open-air museum. On Saturday, the town unveiled eight tourist itineraries, tracking the town’s traditional small religious shrine made of majolica tiles, augmented with the works of eight contemporary artists.<br />
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These shrines were built all over town to protect the Praianesi and their homes. The artists were asked to draw inspiration from the past or the local values and traditions and to revitalize and reinforce the concept of "street art" typical of the traditional shrines. The artists were also asked to create ceramic installations that would enhance and enrich the natural landscape. Their installations were not supposed to alter the nature and the local “people’s architecture”, but rather to enrich them in harmonious and elegant ways.<br />
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The Praiano NaturArte Project consists of eight art itineraries. Seven of them have ceramic works (ceramic is a traditional medium in the area) and are made by some of the best and most well-known artists in the area.
    CIPG_20160521_NYT-Amalfi_M3_1523.jpg
  • PRAIANO, ITALY - 21 MAY 2016: People relax on a terrace overlooking the Amalfi Coast in Praiano, a town of the Amalfi Coast that is trying to position itself as an open-air museum, Italy, on May 21st 2016.<br />
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Over the previous three decades, Praiano had grown as part of the tourism boom of nearby Positano and the Amalfi Coast in general, but it had never developed its own identity or tried to shape its future. It is now trying to muscle in on the fame of better-known tourist drawn towns like Positano, Ravello and Amalfi, by positioning itself as an open-air museum. On Saturday, the town unveiled eight tourist itineraries, tracking the town’s traditional small religious shrine made of majolica tiles, augmented with the works of eight contemporary artists.<br />
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These shrines were built all over town to protect the Praianesi and their homes. The artists were asked to draw inspiration from the past or the local values and traditions and to revitalize and reinforce the concept of "street art" typical of the traditional shrines. The artists were also asked to create ceramic installations that would enhance and enrich the natural landscape. Their installations were not supposed to alter the nature and the local “people’s architecture”, but rather to enrich them in harmonious and elegant ways.<br />
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The Praiano NaturArte Project consists of eight art itineraries. Seven of them have ceramic works (ceramic is a traditional medium in the area) and are made by some of the best and most well-known artists in the area.
    CIPG_20160521_NYT-Amalfi_M3_1521.jpg
  • PRAIANO, ITALY - 21 MAY 2016: Women relax on a terrace overlooking the Amalfi Coast in Praiano, a town of the Amalfi Coast that is trying to position itself as an open-air museum, Italy, on May 21st 2016.<br />
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Over the previous three decades, Praiano had grown as part of the tourism boom of nearby Positano and the Amalfi Coast in general, but it had never developed its own identity or tried to shape its future. It is now trying to muscle in on the fame of better-known tourist drawn towns like Positano, Ravello and Amalfi, by positioning itself as an open-air museum. On Saturday, the town unveiled eight tourist itineraries, tracking the town’s traditional small religious shrine made of majolica tiles, augmented with the works of eight contemporary artists.<br />
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These shrines were built all over town to protect the Praianesi and their homes. The artists were asked to draw inspiration from the past or the local values and traditions and to revitalize and reinforce the concept of "street art" typical of the traditional shrines. The artists were also asked to create ceramic installations that would enhance and enrich the natural landscape. Their installations were not supposed to alter the nature and the local “people’s architecture”, but rather to enrich them in harmonious and elegant ways.<br />
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The Praiano NaturArte Project consists of eight art itineraries. Seven of them have ceramic works (ceramic is a traditional medium in the area) and are made by some of the best and most well-known artists in the area.
    CIPG_20160521_NYT-Amalfi_M3_1511.jpg
  • PRAIANO, ITALY - 21 MAY 2016: Children play soccer in San Gennaro's square in Praiano, a town of the Amalfi Coast that is trying to position itself as an open-air museum, Italy, on May 21st 2016.<br />
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Over the previous three decades, Praiano had grown as part of the tourism boom of nearby Positano and the Amalfi Coast in general, but it had never developed its own identity or tried to shape its future. It is now trying to muscle in on the fame of better-known tourist drawn towns like Positano, Ravello and Amalfi, by positioning itself as an open-air museum. On Saturday, the town unveiled eight tourist itineraries, tracking the town’s traditional small religious shrine made of majolica tiles, augmented with the works of eight contemporary artists.<br />
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These shrines were built all over town to protect the Praianesi and their homes. The artists were asked to draw inspiration from the past or the local values and traditions and to revitalize and reinforce the concept of "street art" typical of the traditional shrines. The artists were also asked to create ceramic installations that would enhance and enrich the natural landscape. Their installations were not supposed to alter the nature and the local “people’s architecture”, but rather to enrich them in harmonious and elegant ways.<br />
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The Praiano NaturArte Project consists of eight art itineraries. Seven of them have ceramic works (ceramic is a traditional medium in the area) and are made by some of the best and most well-known artists in the area.
    CIPG_20160521_NYT-Amalfi_M3_1470.jpg
  • PRAIANO, ITALY - 21 MAY 2016: Children eat pizza in San Gennaro's square in Praiano, a town of the Amalfi Coast that is trying to position itself as an open-air museum, Italy, on May 21st 2016.<br />
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Over the previous three decades, Praiano had grown as part of the tourism boom of nearby Positano and the Amalfi Coast in general, but it had never developed its own identity or tried to shape its future. It is now trying to muscle in on the fame of better-known tourist drawn towns like Positano, Ravello and Amalfi, by positioning itself as an open-air museum. On Saturday, the town unveiled eight tourist itineraries, tracking the town’s traditional small religious shrine made of majolica tiles, augmented with the works of eight contemporary artists.<br />
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These shrines were built all over town to protect the Praianesi and their homes. The artists were asked to draw inspiration from the past or the local values and traditions and to revitalize and reinforce the concept of "street art" typical of the traditional shrines. The artists were also asked to create ceramic installations that would enhance and enrich the natural landscape. Their installations were not supposed to alter the nature and the local “people’s architecture”, but rather to enrich them in harmonious and elegant ways.<br />
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The Praiano NaturArte Project consists of eight art itineraries. Seven of them have ceramic works (ceramic is a traditional medium in the area) and are made by some of the best and most well-known artists in the area.
    CIPG_20160521_NYT-Amalfi_M3_1437.jpg
  • PRAIANO, ITALY - 21 MAY 2016: A view of Praiano, a town of the Amalfi Coast that is trying to position itself as an open-air museum, is seen here in Praiano, Italy, on May 21st 2016.<br />
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Over the previous three decades, Praiano had grown as part of the tourism boom of nearby Positano and the Amalfi Coast in general, but it had never developed its own identity or tried to shape its future. It is now trying to muscle in on the fame of better-known tourist drawn towns like Positano, Ravello and Amalfi, by positioning itself as an open-air museum. On Saturday, the town unveiled eight tourist itineraries, tracking the town’s traditional small religious shrine made of majolica tiles, augmented with the works of eight contemporary artists.<br />
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These shrines were built all over town to protect the Praianesi and their homes. The artists were asked to draw inspiration from the past or the local values and traditions and to revitalize and reinforce the concept of "street art" typical of the traditional shrines. The artists were also asked to create ceramic installations that would enhance and enrich the natural landscape. Their installations were not supposed to alter the nature and the local “people’s architecture”, but rather to enrich them in harmonious and elegant ways.<br />
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The Praiano NaturArte Project consists of eight art itineraries. Seven of them have ceramic works (ceramic is a traditional medium in the area) and are made by some of the best and most well-known artists in the area.
    CIPG_20160521_NYT-Amalfi_M3_1397.jpg
  • PRAIANO, ITALY - 21 MAY 2016: Artist Enzo Caruso poses for a portrait next to one of her ceramic sculptures, in which he represents fantastic figures disguised as sirens, sailors or bishops with grotesque expressions., one of the eight art itineraries of the NaturArte project in Praiano, Italy, on May 21st 2016. Enzo Caruso's work revolves around the theme of the so-called janare, mythical figures often seen as witches. Through the janare, he intends to represent local folk mythology but also to make a reference to the many unconscious, dark fears people have.<br />
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Over the previous three decades, Praiano had grown as part of the tourism boom of nearby Positano and the Amalfi Coast in general, but it had never developed its own identity or tried to shape its future. It is now trying to muscle in on the fame of better-known tourist drawn towns like Positano, Ravello and Amalfi, by positioning itself as an open-air museum. On Saturday, the town unveiled eight tourist itineraries, tracking the town’s traditional small religious shrine made of majolica tiles, augmented with the works of eight contemporary artists.<br />
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These shrines were built all over town to protect the Praianesi and their homes. The artists were asked to draw inspiration from the past or the local values and traditions and to revitalize and reinforce the concept of "street art" typical of the traditional shrines. The artists were also asked to create ceramic installations that would enhance and enrich the natural landscape. Their installations were not supposed to alter the nature and the local “people’s architecture”, but rather to enrich them in harmonious and elegant ways.<br />
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The Praiano NaturArte Project consists of eight art itineraries. Seven of them have ceramic works (ceramic is a traditional medium in the area) and are made by some of the best and most well-known artists in the area.
    CIPG_20160521_NYT-Amalfi_M3_1351.jpg
  • PRAIANO, ITALY - 21 MAY 2016: Artist Enzo Caruso poses for a portrait next to one of her ceramic sculptures, in which he represents fantastic figures disguised as sirens, sailors or bishops with grotesque expressions., one of the eight art itineraries of the NaturArte project in Praiano, Italy, on May 21st 2016. Enzo Caruso's work revolves around the theme of the so-called janare, mythical figures often seen as witches. Through the janare, he intends to represent local folk mythology but also to make a reference to the many unconscious, dark fears people have.<br />
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Over the previous three decades, Praiano had grown as part of the tourism boom of nearby Positano and the Amalfi Coast in general, but it had never developed its own identity or tried to shape its future. It is now trying to muscle in on the fame of better-known tourist drawn towns like Positano, Ravello and Amalfi, by positioning itself as an open-air museum. On Saturday, the town unveiled eight tourist itineraries, tracking the town’s traditional small religious shrine made of majolica tiles, augmented with the works of eight contemporary artists.<br />
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These shrines were built all over town to protect the Praianesi and their homes. The artists were asked to draw inspiration from the past or the local values and traditions and to revitalize and reinforce the concept of "street art" typical of the traditional shrines. The artists were also asked to create ceramic installations that would enhance and enrich the natural landscape. Their installations were not supposed to alter the nature and the local “people’s architecture”, but rather to enrich them in harmonious and elegant ways.<br />
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The Praiano NaturArte Project consists of eight art itineraries. Seven of them have ceramic works (ceramic is a traditional medium in the area) and are made by some of the best and most well-known artists in the area.
    CIPG_20160521_NYT-Amalfi_M3_1330.jpg
  • PRAIANO, ITALY - 21 MAY 2016: Artist Patrizia Marchi poses for a portrait next to one of her ceramic masks, in which she reproduces the spirit of Praiano in both its human and natural elements, here in Via Croce, one of the eight art itineraries of the NaturArte project in Praiano, Italy, on May 21st 2016.<br />
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Over the previous three decades, Praiano had grown as part of the tourism boom of nearby Positano and the Amalfi Coast in general, but it had never developed its own identity or tried to shape its future. It is now trying to muscle in on the fame of better-known tourist drawn towns like Positano, Ravello and Amalfi, by positioning itself as an open-air museum. On Saturday, the town unveiled eight tourist itineraries, tracking the town’s traditional small religious shrine made of majolica tiles, augmented with the works of eight contemporary artists.<br />
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These shrines were built all over town to protect the Praianesi and their homes. The artists were asked to draw inspiration from the past or the local values and traditions and to revitalize and reinforce the concept of "street art" typical of the traditional shrines. The artists were also asked to create ceramic installations that would enhance and enrich the natural landscape. Their installations were not supposed to alter the nature and the local “people’s architecture”, but rather to enrich them in harmonious and elegant ways.<br />
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The Praiano NaturArte Project consists of eight art itineraries. Seven of them have ceramic works (ceramic is a traditional medium in the area) and are made by some of the best and most well-known artists in the area.
    CIPG_20160521_NYT-Amalfi_M3_1305.jpg
  • PRAIANO, ITALY - 21 MAY 2016: Artist Patrizia Marchi poses for a portrait next to one of her ceramic masks, in which she reproduces the spirit of Praiano in both its human and natural elements, here in Via Croce, one of the eight art itineraries of the NaturArte project in Praiano, Italy, on May 21st 2016.<br />
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Over the previous three decades, Praiano had grown as part of the tourism boom of nearby Positano and the Amalfi Coast in general, but it had never developed its own identity or tried to shape its future. It is now trying to muscle in on the fame of better-known tourist drawn towns like Positano, Ravello and Amalfi, by positioning itself as an open-air museum. On Saturday, the town unveiled eight tourist itineraries, tracking the town’s traditional small religious shrine made of majolica tiles, augmented with the works of eight contemporary artists.<br />
<br />
These shrines were built all over town to protect the Praianesi and their homes. The artists were asked to draw inspiration from the past or the local values and traditions and to revitalize and reinforce the concept of "street art" typical of the traditional shrines. The artists were also asked to create ceramic installations that would enhance and enrich the natural landscape. Their installations were not supposed to alter the nature and the local “people’s architecture”, but rather to enrich them in harmonious and elegant ways.<br />
<br />
The Praiano NaturArte Project consists of eight art itineraries. Seven of them have ceramic works (ceramic is a traditional medium in the area) and are made by some of the best and most well-known artists in the area.
    CIPG_20160521_NYT-Amalfi_M3_1260.jpg
  • PRAIANO, ITALY - 21 MAY 2016: Artists Enzo Caruso and Patrizia Marchi, both involved in the Praiano NaturArte project, walk in one of the eight art itineraries by Sandro Mautone's majolica panel in Praiano, Italy, on May 21st 2016.<br />
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Over the previous three decades, Praiano had grown as part of the tourism boom of nearby Positano and the Amalfi Coast in general, but it had never developed its own identity or tried to shape its future. It is now trying to muscle in on the fame of better-known tourist drawn towns like Positano, Ravello and Amalfi, by positioning itself as an open-air museum. On Saturday, the town unveiled eight tourist itineraries, tracking the town’s traditional small religious shrine made of majolica tiles, augmented with the works of eight contemporary artists.<br />
<br />
These shrines were built all over town to protect the Praianesi and their homes. The artists were asked to draw inspiration from the past or the local values and traditions and to revitalize and reinforce the concept of "street art" typical of the traditional shrines. The artists were also asked to create ceramic installations that would enhance and enrich the natural landscape. Their installations were not supposed to alter the nature and the local “people’s architecture”, but rather to enrich them in harmonious and elegant ways.<br />
<br />
The Praiano NaturArte Project consists of eight art itineraries. Seven of them have ceramic works (ceramic is a traditional medium in the area) and are made by some of the best and most well-known artists in the area.
    CIPG_20160521_NYT-Amalfi_M3_1235.jpg
  • PRAIANO, ITALY - 21 MAY 2016: Artists Enzo Caruso and Patrizia Marchi, both involved in the Praiano NaturArte project, walk in one of the eight art itineraries in Praiano, Italy, on May 21st 2016.<br />
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Over the previous three decades, Praiano had grown as part of the tourism boom of nearby Positano and the Amalfi Coast in general, but it had never developed its own identity or tried to shape its future. It is now trying to muscle in on the fame of better-known tourist drawn towns like Positano, Ravello and Amalfi, by positioning itself as an open-air museum. On Saturday, the town unveiled eight tourist itineraries, tracking the town’s traditional small religious shrine made of majolica tiles, augmented with the works of eight contemporary artists.<br />
<br />
These shrines were built all over town to protect the Praianesi and their homes. The artists were asked to draw inspiration from the past or the local values and traditions and to revitalize and reinforce the concept of "street art" typical of the traditional shrines. The artists were also asked to create ceramic installations that would enhance and enrich the natural landscape. Their installations were not supposed to alter the nature and the local “people’s architecture”, but rather to enrich them in harmonious and elegant ways.<br />
<br />
The Praiano NaturArte Project consists of eight art itineraries. Seven of them have ceramic works (ceramic is a traditional medium in the area) and are made by some of the best and most well-known artists in the area.
    CIPG_20160521_NYT-Amalfi_M3_1232.jpg
  • PRAIANO, ITALY - 21 MAY 2016: Children play by artist Fausto Lubelli's ceramic panel, a tribute to local culture and mythology, in one of the eight art itineraries of the Praiano NaturArte project in Praiano, Italy, on May 21st 2016.<br />
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Over the previous three decades, Praiano had grown as part of the tourism boom of nearby Positano and the Amalfi Coast in general, but it had never developed its own identity or tried to shape its future. It is now trying to muscle in on the fame of better-known tourist drawn towns like Positano, Ravello and Amalfi, by positioning itself as an open-air museum. On Saturday, the town unveiled eight tourist itineraries, tracking the town’s traditional small religious shrine made of majolica tiles, augmented with the works of eight contemporary artists.<br />
<br />
These shrines were built all over town to protect the Praianesi and their homes. The artists were asked to draw inspiration from the past or the local values and traditions and to revitalize and reinforce the concept of "street art" typical of the traditional shrines. The artists were also asked to create ceramic installations that would enhance and enrich the natural landscape. Their installations were not supposed to alter the nature and the local “people’s architecture”, but rather to enrich them in harmonious and elegant ways.<br />
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The Praiano NaturArte Project consists of eight art itineraries. Seven of them have ceramic works (ceramic is a traditional medium in the area) and are made by some of the best and most well-known artists in the area.
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