function initialize() {
if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {
var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map_canvas"));
map.setCenter(new GLatLng(41.474240,9.170865), 10);
//icon defionition for bonifacio
var bonifacioIcon = new GIcon(G_DEFAULT_ICON);
bonifacioIcon.image = "media/thumbs/bonifacio-location.png";
bonifacioIcon.iconSize = new GSize(156, 20);
bonifacioIcon.shadowSize = new GSize(0, 0);
bonifacioIcon.iconAnchor = new GPoint(0, 4);
//icon defionition for portovecchio
var portovecchioIcon = new GIcon(G_DEFAULT_ICON);
portovecchioIcon.image = "media/thumbs/porto-vecchio-corsica.png";
portovecchioIcon.iconSize = new GSize(130, 20);
portovecchioIcon.shadowSize = new GSize(0, 0);
portovecchioIcon.iconAnchor = new GPoint(5, 5);
//icon defionition for carbini
var carbiniIcon = new GIcon(G_DEFAULT_ICON);
carbiniIcon.image = "media/thumbs/carbini-corsica.png";
carbiniIcon.iconSize = new GSize(130, 20);
carbiniIcon.shadowSize = new GSize(0, 0);
carbiniIcon.iconAnchor = new GPoint(6, 8);
//markerOptions = { icon:carbiniIcon };
//icon definition for levie
var levieIcon = new GIcon(G_DEFAULT_ICON);
levieIcon.image = "media/thumbs/levie-corsica.png";
levieIcon.iconSize = new GSize(130, 20);
levieIcon.shadowSize = new GSize(0, 0);
levieIcon.iconAnchor = new GPoint(2, 10);
//icon definition for sainte-lucie-de-tallano
var saintelucieIcon = new GIcon(G_DEFAULT_ICON);
saintelucieIcon.image = "media/thumbs/sainte-lucie-de-tallano-corsica.png";
saintelucieIcon.iconSize = new GSize(200, 20);
saintelucieIcon.shadowSize = new GSize(0, 0);
saintelucieIcon.iconAnchor = new GPoint(5, 4);
//icon definition for pianudilevie
var pianudilevieIcon = new GIcon(G_DEFAULT_ICON);
pianudilevieIcon.image = "media/thumbs/pianu-di-levie-corsica.png";
pianudilevieIcon.iconSize = new GSize(130, 20);
pianudilevieIcon.shadowSize = new GSize(0, 0);
pianudilevieIcon.iconAnchor = new GPoint(2, 9);
//icon definition for sartene
var sarteneIcon = new GIcon(G_DEFAULT_ICON);
sarteneIcon.image = "media/thumbs/sartene-corsica.png";
sarteneIcon.iconSize = new GSize(130, 20);
sarteneIcon.shadowSize = new GSize(0, 0);
sarteneIcon.iconAnchor = new GPoint(0, 0);
//icon definition for LavezziIslands
var lavezziislandsIcon = new GIcon(G_DEFAULT_ICON);
lavezziislandsIcon.image = "media/thumbs/lavezzi-islands.png";
lavezziislandsIcon.iconSize = new GSize(156, 20);
lavezziislandsIcon.shadowSize = new GSize(0, 0);
lavezziislandsIcon.iconAnchor = new GPoint(0, 0);
//icon definition for SantaTeresaDiGallura
var SantaTeresaDiGalluraIcon = new GIcon(G_DEFAULT_ICON);
SantaTeresaDiGalluraIcon.image = "media/thumbs/santa-teresa-di-gallura.png";
SantaTeresaDiGalluraIcon.iconSize = new GSize(212, 20);
SantaTeresaDiGalluraIcon.shadowSize = new GSize(0, 0);
SantaTeresaDiGalluraIcon.iconAnchor = new GPoint(0, 5);
var mapTypeControl = new GMapTypeControl();
var topRight = new GControlPosition(G_ANCHOR_TOP_RIGHT, new GSize(10,10));
var bottomRight = new GControlPosition(G_ANCHOR_BOTTOM_RIGHT, new GSize(10,10));
//var marker = new GMarker(point);
//this function constructs the info box
function createMarker(point,html) {
var marker = new GMarker(point, markerOptions);
GEvent.addListener(marker, "click", function() {
marker.openInfoWindowHtml(html); });
return marker; }
function createMarker2(point) {
var marker = new GMarker(point, markerOptions);
return marker; }
//map.addOverlay(marker);
//map.addOverlay(marker, markerOptions);
//create bonifacio marker
markerOptions = { icon:bonifacioIcon };
var point = new GLatLng(41.387051,9.159164);
var marker = createMarker2(point)
map.addOverlay(marker);
//create carbini marker
markerOptions = { icon:portovecchioIcon };
var point = new GLatLng(41.591494,9.279344);
var marker = createMarker(point,'')
map.addOverlay(marker);
//create carbini marker
markerOptions = { icon:carbiniIcon };
var point = new GLatLng(41.679739,9.147105);
var marker = createMarker(point,'')
map.addOverlay(marker);
//create levie marker
markerOptions = { icon:levieIcon };
var point = new GLatLng(41.70523,9.124146);
var marker = createMarker(point,'')
map.addOverlay(marker);
//create sainte marker
markerOptions = { icon:saintelucieIcon };
var point = new GLatLng(41.697090,9.063538);
var marker = createMarker(point,'')
map.addOverlay(marker);
//create sartene marker
markerOptions = { icon:sarteneIcon };
var point = new GLatLng(41.622561,8.971668);
var marker = createMarker(point,'')
map.addOverlay(marker);
//create pianudelevie marker
markerOptions = { icon:pianudilevieIcon };
var point = new GLatLng(41.717507,9.128516);
var marker = createMarker(point,'')
map.addOverlay(marker);
//create SantaTeresaDiGallura marker
markerOptions = { icon:SantaTeresaDiGalluraIcon };
var point = new GLatLng(41.241739,9.188218);
var marker = createMarker(point,'')
map.addOverlay(marker);
//create lavezziislands marker
markerOptions = { icon:lavezziislandsIcon };
var point = new GLatLng(41.340278,9.255556);
var marker = createMarker(point,'')
map.addOverlay(marker);
//map.addOverlay(new GMarker(point, markerOptions));
//add zoom controls
map.addControl(mapTypeControl, topRight);
GEvent.addListener(map, "dblclick", function() {
map.removeControl(mapTypeControl);
map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl(), bottomRight); });
map.addControl(new GLargeMapControl()); } } 
