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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Celebrating Panama s independence
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Next stop, Tofino
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An historic forest
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Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
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Ceremony Hall at Sweden s Icehotel
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Wartburg Castle overlooking Thuringian Forest in Germany
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Old Town of Rovinj, Croatia
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Spotted eagle rays in the Galápagos Islands
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Mexico celebrates its Independence Day
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Sunlight sets Iceland s Eyjafjallajökull aglow
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Jerte Valley in bloom
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Summer winds down in the Southern Hemisphere
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The birth of Bauhaus
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Wind horses carry wishes for a new year
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The Cordillera de la Sal in the Cordillera Domeyko Range of Chile
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St. Barbaras Cathedral, Kutná Hora, Czechia
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Hollywood s big night
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What s cuter than nuzzling rhinos?
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Mount Fuji Day
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Kings Mountain, Chugach Mountains, Alaska
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Arrr, it be Talk Like a Pirate Day
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Eurasian red squirrel in Northumberland, England
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Who left the tub running?
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Venice Skatepark, Los Angeles, California
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Ingenuity in action on the Santa Monica Pier
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Mitsumata blossoms
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Hooray, hooray, it s Unicorn Day!
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Darwin Day
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Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
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Cloughoughter Castle, County Cavan, Ireland
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