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Each of these parks has its own attributes, and the whole area is a stronghold of the Spanish Lynx, but the highest peaks and the most dramatic scenery is found in the last of these, which is also the birthplace of the great Guadalquivir River.
Only some wall fragments remain of the former Etruscan stronghold in Fiesole itself, but there are extensive Roman ruins, including a well-preserved amphitheater dating to 100 b.c. — still in use for summertime festivals — which seats 2,500 spectators.
Prithvi Narayan Shah’s large palace here has been restored by wood-carvers, and you can climb for half an hour up to the stronghold, which is now inhabited by priests.
With his successful siege of the Protestant stronghold at La Rochelle, the cardinal neutralized the threat of their military strength while guaranteeing their freedom of worship.
Al-Quds al-Arabi said that U.S. officials who met Omar in the Taliban stronghold of Qandahar last week were less interested in securing the extradition of bin Laden than in thwarting Chinese attempts to gain influence in Afghanistan.