The necropolis of Tarquinia and Cerveteri are an exceptional testimony of the Etruscan civilization, the only pre-Roman urban civilization in Italy. The everyday scenes depicted in the tombs and sepulchres that reproduce painted houses bring to light this lost culture. The necropolis of Cerveteri (Banditaccia) presents his first monumental tombs of the seventh century BC while the most ancient to
The two cities Mantua and Sabbioneta are an expression of the power and ambition of the Gonzaga family; Mantua transformations were made on an existing city, while Sabbioneta is the work of Vespasian Gonzaga, who founded it in 1556, on an ancient settlement, is one of the reference models of the ideal city proposed by Humanism. Surrounded by an environment of extraordinary natural value, Mantua, r
Born in Padua in 1545 as a center dedicated exclusively to the cultivation of plants that were used to build the “simple”, curative medicinal solutions that came directly from nature, the Botanical Garden is the first and oldest university botanical garden still existing . It was established by decision of the Senate of the Venetian Republic, especially to put a remedy to the uncertainty on the id
The gardens of the Villa of Este, one of the most beautiful in Europe, is one of the symbols of the Italian Renaissance. The residence, built by Cardinal Ippolito II of Este in Tivoli, was designed by Pirro Ligorio starting from the original building, the Church of the Convent of St. Mary Major. The complex covers 4.5 hectares and the facade of the villa overlooking the park is very simple, on thr
The Cilento, with the archaeological sites of Paestum, Velia and the Certosa of Padula Cilento is a mix of cultures and traditions that in this territory, crossed by lively streams and rich in chestnut and holm oak, have prosperously developed. Here is the National Park of Cilento and Vallo of Diano with the archaeological sites of Paestum and Velia and the Certosa of Padula; the park is the secon
The area of Syracuse and Pantalica, through its remarkable cultural diversity, offers an exceptional testimony to the development of civilization over some three millennia. The Necropolis of Pantalica covers about 1,200 meters from north to south and 500 metres from east to west in the region Sortino. In hilly terrain (cliffs and caves) and in a beautiful natural environment, about 5,000 graves ar
