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Palmanova (Friulian: Palme) is a town and comune (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Udine in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, northeast Italy. The town is an example of a star fort of the late Renaissance , built up by the Venetian Republic in 1593.
Palma Nova (Balearic Catalan pronunciation: [ˈpalmə ˈnɔvə]; "New Palma") is a town on the Spanish Balearic island of Mallorca, in the municipality of Calvià.. Palma Nova was one of the first purpose-built tourist destinations on the island, catering for all tastes.
Palma Nova Beach is seven kilometers (4.3 mi) from Calvià, situated between Punta Nadala and es Carregador, on the Spanish Balearic island of Majorca. Besides Palmanova beach , other names by which the beach is known include "Playa de Palma Nova", [ map 1 ] and "Platja de Palma Nova".
In the following years, AC Palmanova alternates seasons in Serie D (1978–79, 1979–80, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2000–01) with relegations to Eccellenza and to Promozione until the 2008–09 season, when it was relegated first to Promozione and the following year to Prima Categoria. In 2009–10, the centenary year, the ...
Giulio Savorgnan was the superintendant of fotresses of the Venetian Republic and was charged with the design of the new fortress of Palma (to become the new Pama or Palmanova). The History section says that the "superintendant" founded a revolutionary new kind of settlement: Palmanova, but the name of Savorgnan is not mentioned. He has to be ...
The Venetian walls of Nicosia have a circular shape, with a circumference of c. 5 km (3 miles). The walls contain eleven pentagonal bastions with rounded orillons, similar to the bastions of Palmanova. The bastions are named after eleven families, pillars of the Italian aristocracy of the town, who donated funds towards the construction of the ...
The 2009 Palma Nova bombing occurred on 30 July 2009, when a limpet bomb went off outside a Civil Guard barracks in the town of Palma Nova, Majorca, Spain. The bomb was placed under a patrol car and two Civil Guard officers died as a result of the explosion. A second device was found under another Civil Guard vehicle at nearby barracks and ...
Magaluf is part of the municipality of Calvià and is located within a group of towns which includes Palma Nova and Torrenova. The resort caters to young (mainly British [2]) adults and couples as well as families, with peak season during July and August.