This is a photo–not a painting–of a beach in Lignano Sabbiadoro (Sabbiadoro roughly translates as ‘golden sand’ in Italian). The town and commune is a popular summer getaway in northern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea coast. And no, your eyes aren’t playing tricks on you—the optical illusion was intentional. It’s a composite image created by combining multiple exposures. We hope it takes you to a vacation state of mind, even if you can’t get to an actual beach this summer.
A unique perspective from Italy’s ‘golden sands’
Today in History
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Beech trees and wild anemones, Jutland, Denmark
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A place fit for the gods
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Belize Barrier Reef
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Dancers perform ‘Revelations’
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World Theatre Day
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National Mountain Climbing Day
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Every day is Napping Day for this screech owl
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Happy Fathers Day!
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Crescent-tail bigeye fish, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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Collared aracari in Costa Rica
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Shhh, the movie is about to start
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Borobudur Temple, Java, Indonesia
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Tour de France begins
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World Population Day
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Art in the high desert
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Spiegelgracht canal in Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Polar Bear Week
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A goldie gala
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Happy birthday to the Peak!
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Fibonacci Day
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Happy trees = Clean air
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Kalalau Beach on the Nā Pali Coast, Kauai, Hawaii
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Happy anniversary to the National Park Service!
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Happy International Astronomy Day!
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Space-age style by the sea
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Where the wildflowers grow
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Hiding in plain sight
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Atolls in the Maldives
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Montreux, Switzerland, and all that jazz
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Navajo Bridge in Marble Canyon
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