var map = null;
var geocoder = null;
	
function loadGoogleMap()
{	
	lat = 44.4350;
	long = 12.1965;
	
	if(GBrowserIsCompatible())
	 {
		 map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("googlemap"));
		 map.addControl(new GLargeMapControl());
		 map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl());
		 map.setCenter(new GLatLng(lat, long), 11);
	
		 geocoder = new GClientGeocoder();

		function createMarker(point, description)
		{
			var marker = new GMarker(point);
			GEvent.addListener(marker, "click", function()
												{
													marker.openInfoWindowHtml(description);
			  									});
			return marker;
		}
	}
}
	
function showpoint(lat, long, testo)
{
	var baseIcon = new GIcon();
	baseIcon.shadow = "http://www.google.com/mapfiles/shadow50.png";
	baseIcon.iconSize = new GSize(20, 34);
	baseIcon.shadowSize = new GSize(37, 34);
	baseIcon.iconAnchor = new GPoint(9, 34);
	baseIcon.infoWindowAnchor = new GPoint(9, 2);
	baseIcon.infoShadowAnchor = new GPoint(18, 25);
		
	var point = new GLatLng(lat, long);
	var letteredIcon = new GIcon(baseIcon);

	letteredIcon.image = "immagini/icona-map2.png";
	markerOptions = { icon:letteredIcon };
		
	var marker = new GMarker(point,markerOptions);
		
	GEvent.addListener(marker, "click", function()
										{
											marker.openInfoWindowHtml(testo);
										})	
	map.addOverlay(marker);
}