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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".
[29] near Palma Nova. From the 13th century to the mid-20th century, the region was almost entirely agricultural. The first area to be cultivated was along the banks of the Bay of Santa Ponça; at the time, the area was referred to as the terme de Santa Ponça; the expression terme de Calvià came far later. Despite the long coast, people ...
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.
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 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 ...
On June 12, 2014 the diving club "Coral Sub" from Palmanova (Udine Italia) jointly with a number of diving center from Friuli and Croatia, promoted an evening to remember the ship. At the "G.da Modena" theatre in Palmanova, the event, led by the journalist Pietro Spirito was a great success with more than 200 divers and history fanatics attending.