Piano Grande Photo Gallery by Franz Bauer at pbase.com

Piano Grande

The Piano Grande ("Great Silence" or "Große Stille"),a big plain (9 squaremiles),located in Umbria,near Norcia,on 4200 ft, surrounded of mountains up to 6600 ft.You will find there in spring and in summer millions(!) of blooming flowers....

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Franz Bauer		24-Aug-2009 13:23
In reply to Andreas. Thanks for your visit.I found this translation of "Piano Grande" - Great Silence(English) or Grosse Stille(German) in a travel guide.In Italian language the word "piano" can be translated to floor,plain or silent,quiet.We all know the words piano,forte,fortissimo.... as terms of volume in the language of music. In my oppinion the word Piano Grande means in this case great silence.It is a really great silence there aside the noise of some tourist cars and aside from chirping of crickets. And another fact in my oppinion, the really big plain ,the plain of Avezzanohttp://maps.google.de/maps?hl=de&q=avezzano&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl is rather near,why don`t they call that one Piano Grande ? But this is my private oppinion.

Franz Bauer		24-Aug-2009 10:58
in reply to Andreas: danke für den Besuch.Ich war dort ebenfalls auf Urlaubsreise,wohne also nicht in Italien.Habe meine Infos nur daher,was ich selbst gesehen habe und vorher in Reiseführern darüber gelesen habe.Ich war aber schon zweimal dort.Einzigartiges Erlebnis ! Ich habe diese Erklärung des Begriffes "Piano Grande" aus einem Reiseführer.Piano heißt im Italienischen sowohl Ebene als auch leise (es gibt ja in der Musik auch den Begriff "piano" für leises Spielen).In diesem Fall glaube ich,daß man für diese Ebene eher "leise" meint,weil es bis auf das Grillengezirpe dort wirklich leise ist,und etwas anderes spricht eigentlich auch dafür.Es gibt gar nicht soweit entfernt davon eine wirklich große Ebene,die Ebene bei Avezzano. http://maps.google.de/maps?hl=de&q=avezzano&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl Warum nannte man die wirklich große Ebene nicht Piano Grande ?

Andreas		23-Aug-2009 18:29
Hi, nice photos. But Piano Grande can be translated easier/also as "Big Plain" or "Große (Hoch-) Ebene". Are you living there? Can you answer some questions. Please write back via Mail. Thanks and regards Andreas

Robert Socha		23-Jan-2006 00:34
Excellent landscapes with wonderful light!

Guest		18-Dec-2005 14:18
Sparse, clean airy compositions. I really like the landscape and horses shots.

Besati		27-May-2005 03:55
Gorgeous gallery ... I really like the feel of serenity of the pictures.

Herb		18-May-2005 04:43
Tolle Gallerie, Franz.

Anna Pagnacco		24-Apr-2005 16:27
Peaceful landscapes with beautiful light and colors! Well done...Anna

Zaira		26-Aug-2003 20:48
This is just an example of what my country can offer. Umbria is a region situated in the centre of Italy full of hills. It's one the nicest regions in Italy... rich of history, art, culture, tradition, emotion, magic... thank you for sharing, these pics are wonderful... Thank you. Zaira, Italy

Paul		06-Aug-2003 15:21
I've been looking for pictures that captured the beauty of this place since visiting it in 2001. These are the best I've seen. Thank you for posting them.

silvano		03-Aug-2003 19:13
great athmosphere and soft colours! I dont' know this place :-(

Dawn		01-Aug-2003 05:49
All ur galleries are breath-taking! WELL DONE...glad that I came across ur page!~

Guest		30-Jul-2003 16:24
stunning collection of images!

Wendy O		30-Jul-2003 04:04
Beautiful!

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