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Within the watercourse of the source Serra Vespaiata nicknamed "The golden words" for the brass covered words engraved in Latin on this bridge. In this photo of 2014, the phrase is almost indecipherable but now has been restored in all its golden luster. This source once powered the monumental aqueduct built between 1823 and 1851 by the royal architect Lorenzo Nottolini commissioned by the Duchess Maria Luisa of Bourbon to supply drinking water to the city of Lucca.
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The Tuscany, one of the most beautiful Italian regions, is known throughout the world for its Landscapes and for the Works of Art that it houses (It is the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance). Six localities have been designated World Heritage Sites: the Historical Center of Florence, Siena, San Gimignano and Pienza, the Square of the Cathedral of Pisa with the Leaning Tower and the Val d'Orcia. It is in the central Italy and borders with Emilia Romagna (north), Marche and Umbria (east) and Lazio (South). The West coast is bathed from the Ligurian and Tyrrhenian Sea; here we can find the islands of the Tuscan archipelago including the island of Elba. The regional capital is Florence and the other provinces are: Arezzo, Grosseto, Livorno, Lucca, Massa, Pisa, Pistoia, Prato and Siena.