Le Corbusier, one of the most noted architects of the 1900s, defined them as the “most beautiful architectonic work in the world.” The Dolomites offer up a magnificent panorama Mehr erfahren.
With its two narrow-gauge lines, the railway infrastructure constitutes an engineering, architectonic and administrative feat without comparison, ideal for traversing the impervious mountain terrain. Mehr erfahren.
A visit to Turin and its hinterland, in discovery of the splendid Savoy Residences. is truly an immersion into these historic centers of power. Mehr erfahren.
The Sacred Mountains of Piedmont and Lombardy are often a destination for the religiously devout: here, groups of chapels and dot the landscape, and often preserve sculptures, frescoes and paintings Mehr erfahren.
Aquileia, with its immense archaeological site and its Patriarchal Basilica, is an artistic and historical treasure trove. It was also one of the largest and richest cities within the Roman Empire Mehr erfahren.
The Site includes the Strade Nuove, where stand the magnificent “Palazzi dei Rolli,” a series of noble abodes in the Renaissance and Baroque styles, built between the 16th and 18th Centuries. Mehr erfahren.
Historic, spectacular, multi-colored borgoes overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, nestled between rocky reliefs and steep cliffs that are a sheer drop away from the coast: this is the Cinque Terre Mehr erfahren.
Valcamonica has one of the world's greatest collections of prehistoric petroglyphs – more than 140,000 symbols and figures carved in the rock over a period of 8,000 years and depicting themes Mehr erfahren.
Crespi d’Adda - described as an "exceptional example of the company town phenomenon, the most complete and best-preserved in Southern Europe" – received a spot on the UNESCO Word Heritage List in 1995 Mehr erfahren.
The Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie is an outstanding work of architecture, and an emblem of Catholic religiosity for its indissoluable connection to Leonardo Da Vinci’s fresco of “The Last Supper” Mehr erfahren.
Its rocks contain a rich quantity of fossils that date as far back as 250 million years ago (the Middle Triassic), many of which are also in an exceptional preserved state. Mehr erfahren.
Mantua and Sabbioneta, in the Po valley, represents two aspects of Renaissance town planning. The two cities are associated for the significant bequest left to them by the noble Gonzaga Family Mehr erfahren.
Vicenza feature ancient history and traditions that are closely tied to the name of Palladio, the architect whose genius influenced architectonic tastes throughout the entire world. Mehr erfahren.
2,000 years of history encased in an expanse of 77 sq. mi.: this is Verona, site of a completely harmonious integration of the finest of artistic elements from several diverse historical epochs. Mehr erfahren.
The prehistoric pile dwellings (palafitte in Italian) of the Alps are a series of 111 archaeological sites identified within the European Alps. Of the 111 sites, 19 lie within Italy Mehr erfahren.
It is the origin of all the botanical gardens in the world, a cradle of science and scientific exchange, serving as the basis for the understanding of the relationship between nature and culture. Mehr erfahren.
The historic centre represents the first application of the Renaissance humanist concept of urban design. Pienza has a key role in the development of the concept of the planned 'ideal town' Mehr erfahren.
A masterpiece of creative human genius, it is an exceptional exemplar of both architectonic complex and landscape, demonstrates signifcant passages in human history. Mehr erfahren.
Capital of Romanesque art, Modena was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997, attributed to its wealth of monuments, from Piazza Grande to the Ghirlandina Tower and its Cathedral! Mehr erfahren.
The Piazza dei Miracoli or Piazza of Miracles, as it was nicknamed, set over an ample green field, hosts four whiter-than-white masterpieces of grandiose Medieval art Mehr erfahren.
Siena, city of art, city of culture, city of the Palio, university city and city of excellent cuisine – no doubt that this gorgeous town is a multi-faceted one. Mehr erfahren.
12 villas and two gardens make up the UNESCO Site The Medici Villas bear testimony to the influence the Medici Family exerted over modern European culture through its patronage of the arts. Mehr erfahren.
Val d'Orcia fuses art, landscape and ecosystem in one geographical space, and is the expression of a series of marvelous natural characteristics. Mehr erfahren.
Its historic center is a living archive of both European and Italian culture, composed of properties that earned Florence’s nomination as one of the very first Italian UNESCO W.H.S., in 1982. Mehr erfahren.
UNESCO named Ravenna to its World Heritage List,declaring that the city preserves a religious monumental complex from the Paleochristian epoch, extremely important in terms both artistic and historic. Mehr erfahren.
Ferrara, with its invaluable testimonies from the Renaissance, is one of 49 Italian sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, inserted in 1995. The Po Delta Regional Park was inserted on the List in 1999 Mehr erfahren.
It is so easy to lose oneself in this jewel of a city, walking its streets and sidestreets with your eyes geared up toward its magnificent palazzi. Urbino: the “Cradle of the Renaissance.” Mehr erfahren.
According to the UNESCO, Assisi constitutes a singular model of continuous history that is intertwined with this city-sanctuary's cultural and territorial identity. UNESCO site since 2000 Mehr erfahren.
The historic center of Rome and the Holy See (including the Vatican and the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls) make up one of the 49 Italian sites inserted in UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Mehr erfahren.
Villa d’Este’s concentration of fountains, grottoes and water installations represented a model emulated in gardens throughout Europe, specifically those done in the Mannerist and Baroque styles. Mehr erfahren.
Built by the request of the Emperor Hadrian, the Villa is a monumental living complex that even today continues to display the lavishness and enormous power of Ancient Rome. Mehr erfahren.
The Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia constitute a unique and exceptional testimoney of the ancient Etruscan Civilization, the only urban civilization of the pre-Roman Age. Mehr erfahren.
Visiting Naples's historic center means traveling through twenty centuries of history. Its streets, piazzas, churches, monuments and castles constitute a jewel box of exceptional importance Mehr erfahren.
Commissioned by Charles III of Bourbon in the 1700s, Luigi Vanvitelli planned this palace, a triumph of the Italian Baroque and one of the most famous and important works by the Neapolitan architect. Mehr erfahren.
The ruins of the ancient cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum were buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79BC, but they still offer an unparalleled window into the quotidian life of classical antiquity. Mehr erfahren.
Cilento, terrain in the Region of Campania marked by gently-rolling hills covered in olive trees that see their reflection in the blue of the Tyrhennian, is pure magic! Mehr erfahren.
Set in a unique environment, it is an exemplar of a Mediterranean landscape and of enormous cultural and natural value due to its topographical characteristics, as well as its historical evolution. Mehr erfahren.
According to UNESCO, this extremely valuable and important archaeological site is exemplary for being the most complete and best-preserved of the remains left by the Nuragic Civilization. Mehr erfahren.
Syracuse conserves ancient vestiges in every niche and corner, from Classical testimonies to Baroque splendors. Not far from Syracuse, situated near open quarries is the cave necropolis of Pantalica Mehr erfahren.
Alberobello is undoubtedly the Capital of the Trulli: its historic center is integrally constituted by these rather particular white, pyramidal structures that make it so famous and identifiable. Mehr erfahren.
A dense lattice of narrow streets and alleyways fill up with the lights of the evening, giving off the impression that one is strolling through a Nativity scene of papier-mâché: this is Matera Mehr erfahren.
Venice is an open-air museum that seems to float on its lagoon. Celebrated throughout the world for its singular beauty, Venice and its lagoon were added to the list of UNESCO W.H.S. in 1987. Mehr erfahren.
Commissioned by Frederick II of Swabia in the 13th Century, the Castle is a massive and dominating octagonal structure that sits on a small stretch of the Murge plateau in Apulia. Mehr erfahren.
The Archipelago of the Aeolian Islands consist of seven exquisite islands. hey all emerge from an uncontaminated sea, created by still-active volcanoes, and blessed by a savage beauty. Mehr erfahren.
The European Continent’s most active volcan represents a natural, terrestrial scientific laboratory, and its vulcanic zones and intense eruptions have been observed and talked about since Antiquity. Mehr erfahren.
Situated in southeastern Sicily, Val di Noto (the Noto Valley) – with its eight gorgeous late-Baroque cities – became one of the Italian UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2002. Mehr erfahren.
This majestic Imperial villa is a magnificent rural abode, fascinating, above all, for its captivating mosaics, considered the most beautiful and best-preserved of their kind. Mehr erfahren.
An exceptional historic testimony to Magna Graecia’s presence in this area, as well as to subsequent epochs, the archaeological was inserted onto the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1997. Mehr erfahren.
The Longobards and Their Places of Power: Monte Sant'Angelo make up one of the “places of power” and the monuments realized during the rule of the Longobards in Italy. Mehr erfahren.
