. C. M. MAYO . AWARD-WINNING LITERARY JOURNALIST & NOVELIST . MAINLY MEXICO, SOMETIMES TEXAS & WELL YONDERNEWSLETTER
C.M. Mayo < The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire < o El último príncipe del Imperio Mexicano <

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Miramar Castle, Trieste, Italy
Photos by C.M. Mayo
(and links to others)



Miramar Castle, Trieste, Italy
First view from the drive in
Photo Copyright (c) C.M. Mayo



Entrance to Miramar Castle, Trieste, Italy
Photo Copyright (c) C.M. Mayo


Detail, Miramar Castle, Exterior
Photo (c) C.M. Mayo


Vier from Interior Window
(Note the crowned eagle)
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The Jetty
(Note sphynx at the end, Maximilian's souvenir of travels in Egypt)
Photo Copyright (c) C.M. Mayo



The Castelletto
Where Maximilian and Charlotte lived while Miramar was under construction
and where, after her return from Mexico, Charlotte was imprisoned
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The Parterre
(This photo was taken in the winter, when the garden was not at its best)
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Fountain Detail, Near Entrance to Gardens
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View of Miramar Castle from Garden Pathway
Photo Copyright (c) C.M. Mayo














C.M. Mayo on the Terrace, Miramar Castle
Photo Copyright (c) C.M. Mayo






More photos (including many of the interior of the castle):
--->The official webpage, Il Castello di Miramare

 


C.M. Mayo's award-winning essay, "From Mexico to Miramar or, Across the Lake of Oblivion," a nonfiction novela about a fairytale: a journey to Maximilian's castle in Trieste, Italy.

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