The Ligurian Riviera between Cinque Terre and Portovenere is a cultural site of outstanding value, which represents the harmonious interaction between man and nature to produce a landscape of exceptional scenic quality that illustrates a traditional way of life that has existed for 1000 years and continues to play an important socio-economic role in community life. The area covers about 15 km alon
Are architectural relics, paintings and sculptures of the period between 568 A.D., when Alboin, king of Lombards, began the conquest of the Peninsula and 774 A.D., the year in which they were defeated by Charlemagne. The Places of Power of the Lombards in Italy include seven locations for the storage the artwork of the Lombard era. Cividale del Friuli, is included in the so-called “area of Gastald
Matera, also known by the nickname of “another Bethlehem”, and his famous “Sassi”, is an outstanding example of human settlement perfectly adapted to its surroundings. Very ancient are the dwellings carved into the tuff with roofs that become floors for housing the upper levels. The territory has been inhabited since the Paleolithic, when the first settlements were established in the caves of the
Better known as the “Eternal City”, “caput mundi”, “navel of the world”, Rome is without doubt one of the most beautiful and historic cities in the world. Its historic center is bounded by the Aurelian walls and the Gianicolense walls, guarding over 25,000 points of environmental and archaeological interest. The World Heritage site, includes some of the most important monuments of antiquity, among
The nuraghi of Sardinia, of which Su Nuraxi is an example, are the best buildings for defensive purposes considering the materials and the techniques available in prehistory. In the Bronze Age (1500-800 BC), Sardinia develop the “Nuraghi”, construction in the shape of a truncated cone, built with stone, with interior rooms. Some, like the site of Barumini, whose central tower dates from about the
It located in the heart of Milan an impressive architectural complex containing inside one of the most famous works in the world. It is the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, linked inextricably to the fresco by Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper. Important testimony of Renaissance art, the Church guards in the refectory the exceptional work of Da Vinci, artist universally recognized for the incredi
