Villa Adriana in Tivoli is the most imposing Roman imperial villa, the construction was started by Emperor Hadrian (from 117 A.D.). Largest of Pompeii, included about thirty buildings with parks, gardens, lakes and fountains. Sacked by Totila (544 A.D.) and then forgotten, it became a building material quarry to be reused in the homes of Tivoli. In 1450 the Villa was rediscovered by Flavio Biondo
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 Sacred Mountains of Piedmont and Lombardy are devotional paths along which are scattered chapels, churches and architectural complex of statues, paintings and frescoes narrating episodes of the Scriptures. The routes were born to offer pilgrims a safer alternative compared to the pilgrimages to the Holy Land. Was born in the late Middle Ages the devotional phenomenon of the Sacred Mountains th
Siena, a beautiful medieval town that has retained its character and its quality, and that has had a great influence on art, architecture and town planning in the Middle Ages, both in Italy and elsewhere in Europe. The historic center of Siena, is bordered by a wall of 7 km (built from the fourteenth to sixteenth century) with a path that follows the contours of the three hills on which the city i
Turin, in addition to being one of the most beautiful cities in Italy, has been the heart of the Savoy Kingdom, which, in and around the city, left the main evidence of their kingdom. Some of them now are considered a UNESCO World Heritage for their beauty. The system of the Savoy residences dates back to 1562 when Duke Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy decided to transfer the capital of the Duchy in Tu
Note in antiquity as “Ibla”, the Val di Noto is located in the Southeast of Sicily. It was been inserted between the UNESCO sites for its splendid late Baroque towns, including Caltagirone, Militello Val di Catania, Catania, Modica, Noto, Palazzolo, Ragusa and Scicli. Ragusa is characterized by two different city centers and is rich in Baroque architecture both religious and civil, as the Church o
