Land the most clicked destinations on Street View in 2021 not only tell us how our compatriots traveled but can also be a source of inspiration for the next, more or less imminent, holidays. Or even just to fantasize, browsing through the incredible views.
Among the Italian cultural destinations, the Roman Forum in the capital, la Juliet’s house in Verona And Palazzo Pitti in Florence. The Due Sorelle beach in Sirolo (AN), the Tuerredda beach in Teulada (CA) and the Carezza lake in Nova Levante (BZ), are the most sought-after seaside destinations: these are the data disclosed on the occasion of the fifteenth year of activities, from the Google Street View service, which allows you to virtually explore, in three dimensions, more than 10 million places in 87 countries.
The 3D mapping of the world of Google Street View
To understand how much the service that recreates the world in 3D has grown, so desired by Google co-founder, Larry Page, just a few numbers are enough: since 2007, Street View cars have captured and shared pover 220 billion images and have covered more than 10 million miles, the equivalent of 400 laps around the world. Today the shared images have reached 220 billion, covering more than 100 nations. In the meantime, technology has evolved and, alongside the now iconic cars with a camera on the roof, increasingly cutting-edge tools are used. Like the new camera, which is roughly the size of a house cat, but has all the power, resolution and processing capabilities of a “normal” Street View car. Ready to stick on snowmobiles in the Arctic or to bicycles for take back the remains of Stonehenge or again on gondolas to get images from the heart of Venice and finally on the backs of camels to sail through the Arab deserts.
The news to celebrate 15 years
Among the innovations launched on the occasion of the birthday to make the mapping of the world even more immersive and curious there is also a kind of time capsule. From today on Android and iOS around the world, just tap anywhere on the Street View images to view the historical images of that place, starting with the launch of Street View in 2007. For example? The growth of the Vessel in New York’s Hudson Yards.
With the new “immersive view”, launched during the year, you will be able to go down to street level and even check inside a commercial activity, as if you were walking.
The 10 most clicked museums in Italy
Roman Forum – Rome (RM)
Juliet’s House – Verona (VR)
Palazzo Pitti – Florence (FI)
Doge’s Palace – Venice (VE)
Royal Palace of Caserta – Caserta (CE)
Historical Museum and Park of Miramare Castle – Trieste (TS)
Uffizi Gallery – Florence (FI)
Egyptian Museum – Turin (TO)
Ferrari Museum Maranello – Maranello (MO)
Palazzo Vecchio – Florence (FI)
The 10 most clicked beaches
Two Sisters Beach – Sirolo (AN)
Tuerredda beach – Teulada (CA)
Carezza Lake – Nova Levante (BZ)
Cala Violina – Scarlina (GR)
Cala Del Leone – Livorno (LI)
Lazzaretto beach – Alghero (SS)
Ghiaie beach – Portoferrario (LI)
Tropea coast – Tropea (VV)
Port of Civitavecchia – Civitavecchia (RM)
La Playa Beach – Castellammare del Golfo (TP)
The most curious places mapped by Street View in the world
Many goodies available on Street View. Here are five, not to be missed.
All 154 floors of the Burj Khalifa in the United Arab Emirates, aka the tallest building in the world
There Eiffel tower in Paris or Les Invalides whose dome, before the Eiffel Tower was the highest point in the city. New images of the historic buildings of the Hôtel des Invalides allow you to explore its museums and monuments and learn about French military history through a virtual tour.
The pyramids of Meroë in Sudan which house the tombs of the kings and queens of the Kushite Kingdom.
The active crater of the Ambrym Marum volcano in Vanuatu
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