The King of Stone

Portrait of a King
Portrait of a King
Monviso
Monviso
River Po
River Po
River Po
River Po
Flowers
Flowers
Martina
Martina
River Po
River Po
River Po
River Po
Luca
Luca
The King
The King
Chiusa Pesio
Chiusa Pesio
Chiusa Pesio
Chiusa Pesio
 

The King of Stone is a mountain in the Western Alps, whose real name is Monviso, or visible mount.  Indeed, it has a very clear cut pyramidal form, which dominates the ring of the other mounts and is visible from very distant.

The river Po (Padus in latin) comes out of this mountain; it is a medium size river, but it is very important for Italy. It is the longest and biggest river and forms a vast plain, the Padana plain, which is the richest part of the country.


© Carla Marchetti
May 2001


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