Midway (CVB 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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The inii.-ii ' ll()|p- iliil a Ixjoniin bii.-iiii--. No loiificr content with jewelery. tapestries and similar souvenirs, many saih)rs purohased accordions which were in evidence the remainder of the cruise. Surrounded by larjie. ino lern buihliufis. the Piazza Delia ittoria is one of the fine t Squares in Italy. The Genoese cenotaph in tlir center was erected in 19.31.

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A statue of momimeiilal i)roportions, dedi- cated to ChristopliiT Columbus, is near llie principal station. The four bas-reliefs sur- rounding its base illustrate the life of llie great navigator. E ■ a ' IXtf From this small stone house, just off the Piazza De-Ferrari, came the great explorer and navigator to whom we owe so much — Christopher Columbus, the discoverer of America.

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Ill a storybook settiiifi of an ancient era, this castle outside the city left little for an active iniafiination to fill in details of knights in armour rescuing damsels in distress. The nave and two aisles in the Cathedral of St. Lorenzo, topiicd indi by lo§:gias, are faced with hlack and wliiti- iiiarhli- haiuls in |iiir t foil turv style. hialK