Agrigento was one of the greatest cities of the ancient Mediterranean world corresponding to the ancient Akragas which was founded by colonists from Rhodes and Crete around 580 BC. The Polis Agrigento was characterized by a circuit of walls that dominated the entire coast where the "Valley of the Temples" was built, occupying the south side. It was not the acropolis that was located further north.

Alberobello, in Apulia, with its Trulli is one of the 51 Italian sites recognized by UNESCO. The name, of greek origin, indicates the ancient stone conical buildings, of prehistoric origin. The stone used for the buildings was obtained from the limestone plateau of the Murgia. Today Alberobello is one of the best preserved urban areas in Europe which presents many prehistoric building techniques.

The Amalfi Coast is an excellent example of a Mediterranean landscape, with huge cultural and natural scenic values that looks like a balcony suspended between the cobalt blue sea and the slopes of the Lattari Mountains in the midst of headlands, small coves, beaches and terraces planted with citrus trees, vines and olive trees. A unique setting, protected by UNESCO, extended between the Gulf of N

The Arab-Norman itinerary of Palermo was joined to the list of UNESCO World Heritage July 3, 2015, becoming the last site to be part of the famous list. In particular, it is the city tour which includes the Royal Palace, the Palatine Chapel, St John of the Hermits, the church of the Martorana, San Cataldo, the Zisa, the Admiral's Bridge, the Cathedral of Palermo, the cathedral of Cefal? and that

The ancient Aquileia, rich cities of the Roman Empire, is the complete example of a Roman-Mediterranean city. The Patriarchal Basilica was decisive, then, for the development of Christianity. Founded by the Romans (181 BC) in the plain of the Po, it was a great trading center between Europe and the Mediterranean: rich citiy, in 90 BC became the center of public buildings, private homes, imperial r

The mighty ruins of the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum and their villas buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, provide a complete and vivid picture of everyday life in a particular historical period, unprecedented in the world. Pompeii was built in the 6th century BC, while Herculaneum is said to have been founded by Hercules. Today the remains of these two ancient cities offer a testimon

Assisi, a small medieval town and birthplace of St. Francis, the founder of the religious order of the Franciscans, is a rare example of historic temple town represented within the its landscape and its territory. In 2000 it was included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Site because the majestic Basilica of St. Francis contains a treasure of masterpieces of human creative genius and is an outs

Castel del Monte is an imposing castle that dominates the Murge in a short distance from Bari. The castle was built by Frederick II of Swabia in the XIII century and today is considered a brilliant example of medieval architecture with styles ranging from the Roman to the Gothic classic up to the delicate subtleties of the Islamic mosaics. To the end of its construction Castel del Monte became the

Crespi d'Adda was built between the nineteenth and twentieth century by the Crespi family, near their factory, to house the employees and their families. Today it is still remarkably intact; the village is the perfect model of an architectural complex, a symbol of the birth of modern industry in Italy. Set in Lombardy, in a secluded position on a low plain, the site is bordered by the rivers Adda

Splendid city of art, Ravenna, contains a complex of religious monuments of the early Christian period of extraordinary historical and artistic importance. It was in 402 A.D. that the Emperor Honorius transferred the capital of the Western Roman Empire from Milan to Ravenna, becoming a sumptuous imperial residence. The eight exceptionally beautiful monuments are: the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, b