Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy
< ![CDATA[ The nine Sacri Monti (Sacred Mountains) of northern Italy are groups of...
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Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura
< ![CDATA[ Founded, according to legend, by Romulus and Remus in 753 BC, Rome...
Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalú and Monreale
< ![CDATA[ Located on the northern coast of Sicily, Arab-Norman Palermo includes a series...
Historic Centre of San Gimignano
< ![CDATA[ 'San Gimignano delle belle Torri' is in Tuscany, 56 km south of...
Archaeological Area of Agrigento
< ![CDATA[ Founded as a Greek colony in the 6th century B.C., Agrigento became...
Historic Centre of Siena
< ![CDATA[ Siena is the embodiment of a medieval city. Its inhabitants pursued their...
Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites
< ![CDATA[ Assisi, a medieval city built on a hill, is the birthplace of...
Historic Centre of the City of Pienza
< ![CDATA[ It was in this Tuscan town that Renaissance town-planning concepts were first...
Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padua
< ![CDATA[ The world's first botanical garden was created in Padua in 1545. It...
Historic Centre of Urbino
< ![CDATA[ The small hill town of Urbino, in the Marche, experienced a great...
Castel del Monte
< ![CDATA[ When the Emperor Frederick II built this castle near Bari in the...
Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands)
< ![CDATA[ The Aeolian Islands provide an outstanding record of volcanic island-building and destruction,...