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Italy UNESCO world heritage sites

Abruzzo region [capital = L'Aquila]

Cadevella valley in Cervara di Roma on Via Strada Provinciale
Since the end of the last Ice Age, European Beech spread from a few isolated refuge areas in the Alps, Carpathians, Dinarides, Mediterranean and Pyrenees over a short period of a few thousand years in a process that is still ongoing. The successful expansion across a whole continent is related to the tree's adaptability and tolerance of different climatic, geographical and physical conditions.
National Park of Abruzzo in Villavallelonga at Selva Moricento + Coppo del Morto + Coppo del Principe + Val Fondillo
See above.

Apulia region [capital = Bari]

Trulli in Alberobello
The trulli, limestone dwellings found in the southern region of Puglia, are remarkable examples of drywall (mortarless) construction, a prehistoric building technique still in use in this region. The trulli are made of roughly worked limestone boulders collected from neighbouring fields. Characteristically, they feature pyramidal, domed or conical roofs built up of corbelled limestone slabs.
Castel del Monte in Andria at Strada Statale 170
When the Emperor Frederick II built this castle near Bari in the 13th century, he imbued it with symbolic significance, as reflected in the location, the mathematical and astronomical precision of the layout and the perfectly regular shape. A unique piece of medieval military architecture, Castel del Monte is a successful blend of elements from classical antiquity, the Islamic Orient and north European Cistercian Gothic.
The Sanctuary of San Michele in Monte Sant'Angelo at Via Reale Basilica, 127
From the 7th century, the Gargano Sanctuary became the national Sanctuary of the Longobards and the most important place of worship of Saint Michael, deeply influencing the spread of the devotion for St. Michael in the Western Europe and becoming a model for the hundreds of Sanctuaries dedicated all over Europe, including the most famous Mont Saint Michel on the border of Brittany.
Umbra forest in Monte Sant'Angelo
There are frequent encounters with many species of birds including the crow, the magpie, the blackcap, the nightingale, the robin and the blackbird. In Foresta Umbra there is a large presence of foxes and in recent years of wolves.

Basilicata region [capital = Potenza]

The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches in Matera @
The morphology of the territory, characterized by deep ravines (gravine) and bare highland plateaus, integrated with ancient cave churches, shepherd tracks marked by wells, and fortified farmhouses, form one of the most evocative landscapes of the Mediterranean.

Calabria region [capital = Catanzaro]

Pollino National Park in Morano Calabro on Cozzo Ferriero
The park's symbol is the rare Bosnian pine tree. The common beech is the park's most prevalent tree. The park is also home to a variety of medicinal herbs. The park is home of the oldest European tree, a Heldreich's pine estimated 1,230 years old.

Campania region [capital = Naples]

Mount Cervati in Sanza on Monte Cervati
The mountain is located in the north-western side of the municipality of Sanza, close to the forest area of Pruno. It is the source of the river Bussento.
Charterhouse of San Lorenzo in Padula on Viale Certosa
The monastery is the largest in Italy. Its building history covers 450 years, but the principal parts of the buildings are in Baroque style. It is a very large monastery, comprising 51,500 m2 (12.7 acres), with 320 rooms and halls.
Mount Bulgheria in San Giovanni a Piro on Celle de Bulgheria
The peak is near the southern Cilentan Coast in the municipalities of Celle di Bulgheria and Camerota, near San Giovanni a Piro and Roccagloriosa.
Vallo di Diano in Sala Consilina @
The Parco Nazionale del Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni is an Italian national park in the Province of Salerno, in Campania in southern Italy. It includes much of the Cilento, the Vallo di Diano and the Monti Alburni.
Bay of the Infreschi from Punta Spinosa to Punta dello Zancale @
Among the most beautiful, Blue Grotto, Grotto of Noglio, Grotta degli Infreschi and the most famous Cave of the Alabastro, accessible through an underwater course that is a true paradise for skin divers.
Cape Palinuro in Centola on Discesa a Punta Quaglia
Located on the Tyrrhenian Sea, the northern side of the cape is the location of Palinuro, a touristic hamlet of Centola.
Elea-Velia archaeological area in Marina di Ascea at Via Porta Rosa, 37
Remains of the city walls, with traces of one gate and several towers, of a total length of over three miles, still exist, and belong to three different periods, in all of which the crystalline limestone of the locality is used. Bricks were also employed in later times; their form is peculiar to this place, each having two rectangular channels on one side, and being about 1.5 in. square, with a thickness of nearly 4 in. They all bear Greek brick-stamps.
Mount Stella in Sessa Cilento @
On the summit is a radar station and the "Madonna del Monte Stella" church.
Cape Punta Licosa in Licosa @
The village, composed of 3 sections named Licosa I, Licosa II and Licosa III, lies nearby a cape named Punta Licosa. In front of the cape, that counts a little harbor, is located the Isola Licosa (Licosa Island), an islet that hosts a lighthouse.
Paestum Ruins in Paestum at Via Magna Graecia, 33
The ruins of Paestum are famous for their three ancient Greek temples in the Doric order, dating from about 600 to 450 BC, which are in a very good state of preservation. The city walls and amphitheatre are largely intact, and the bottom of the walls of many other structures remain, as well as paved roads.
Amalfi coast from Amalfi to Ravello
The Amalfi coast is an area of great physical beauty and natural diversity. It has been intensively settled by human communities since the early Middle Ages. There are a number of towns such as Amalfi and Ravello with architectural and artistic works of great significance.
Archaeological Area in Pompei at Via Villa dei Misteri
Pompeii is now considered one of the world's most important historical sites because of the way the volcanic ash preserved the city and its people. This gives historians and archaeologists a vivid picture of life in the Roman Empire around 2,000 years ago.
Archaeological Area in Ercolano at Corso Resina 187
Things to see: the house of Argo, the house of Aristide, the house of the Genius and the house of the Hotel (where you can admire the sea). The thermal baths of the Forum, the gym and finally the theater with a capacity of over 2500 people are of particular interest.
Historic Centre of Naples see detail
Naples was among the foremost cities of Magna Graecia, playing a key role in the transmission of Greek culture to Roman society. It eventually became a major cultural centre in the Roman Republic, civitas foederata. Sections of the Greek town walls excavated since World War II and the excavated remains of a Roman theatre, cemeteries and catacombs testify to this history.
Belvedere in San Leucio at Via dei Giardini Reali, 7
Built at the behest of Charles II of Bourbon to train young people in silk-working, the Belvedere di San Leucio lies among the hills near Caserta. It provides an example of how the Bourbons conceived industrial areas as fully fledged colonies where workers would live with their families.
Royal Palace in Caserta at Viale Douhet, 2/a
A splendid palace, a gracious garden, and all the opulence you'd expect from a royal residence is found at the Palace of Caserta. It was built by King Charles when he took the throne of the Kingdom of Naples, wanting to establish a prestigious place that would be "fit for a Bourbon king". The magnificent mansion and gorgeous gardens were meant to rival the splendor of Versailles and act as a symbol of the new kingdom.
Aqueduct of Vanvitelli in Valle di Maddaloni on SS265
The Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, also known as Carolino Aqueduct in honour of the King Charles III of Bourbon, was constructed in 1753-1769 with a purpose to bring water to the fish pond, the fountains and the cascades featured in the gardens at the Royal Palace of Caserta. Along the way, it also managed to provide water to a few mountain villages, irrigation to the flatlands and augmenting the flow in the aqueduct that supplies water to Naples.
The Santa Sofia complex in Benevento at Piazza Santa Sofia
The Church of Santa Sofia is one of the most complex and best preserved structures of the period of Arechi II, Duke of Benevento. The Church was built around 760 as a personal chapel and national Sanctuary by the Duke, for redemption of his soul and salvation of his people and nation.

Emilia-Romagna region [caital = Bologna]

Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande in Modena at Piazza Grande
Together Modena's magnificent 12th century cathedral and soaring bell tower serve as a supreme example of early Romanesque art comprised of exceptional architectural and sculptural quality. In addition to the cathedral and spectacular civic tower, also known as "Ghirlandina", the property includes the Piazza Grande surrounded by the City Hall, and the Archishopric and a part of the canonical buildings and the sacristry to the north.
Bassa collina reggiana evaporitic karst in Albinea at N44 35 6 E10 35 56
Alta Valle secchia evaporitic karst in Villa Minozzo at N44 22 47.8 E10 23 20.1
Gessi di Zola predosa evaporitic karst in Zola Predosa at Via Carrani 21
Part of serial property of the Northern Apennines with over 900 caves over 100 km in total.
The Porticoes in Bologna see detail
Some of the porticoes are built of wood, others of stone or brick, as well as reinforced concrete, covering roads, squares, paths and walkways, either on one or both sides of a street.
Gessi Bolognesi evaporitic karst in San Lazzaro Di Savena on via Carlo Jussi (N44 26 11.5 E11 23 42.4)
See avaporitic karst above.
City of the Renaissance in Ferrara see detail
The humanist concept of the 'ideal city' came to life here in the neighbourhoods built from 1492 onwards by Biagio Rossetti according to the new principles of perspective. The completion of this project marked the birth of modern town planning and influenced its subsequent development.
Early Christian Monuments in Ravenna see detail
Ravenna was the seat of the Roman Empire in the 5th century and then of Byzantine Italy until the 8th century. It has a unique collection of early Christian mosaics and monuments: the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, the Neonian Baptistery, the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, the Arian Baptistery, the Archiepiscopal Chapel, the Mausoleum of Theodoric, the Church of San Vitale and the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe were constructed in the 5th and 6th centuries.
Vena del Gesso Romagnola evaporitic karst in Borgo Tossignano at N44 16 44 E11 34 22 + N44 15 49 E11 37 56 + N44 14 17 E11 42 24
Gessi di onferno evaporitic karst in Gemmano at Via Provinciale Onferno, 50
Evaporiti di san Leo evaporitic karst in San Leo Rimini at Località Legnagnone (N43 55 5 E12 20 45)
See evaporitic karst above.
Sasso Fratino Nature Reserve in Bagno di Romagna at @
Sasso Fratino Nature Reserve is the first Strict Nature Reserve to be established in Italy according to the classification of IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature). Therefore, the protection of nature regards here any vegetable and animal species, rocks, soil, waters, and air.

Friuli-Venezia Giulia region [capital = Trieste]

Archaeological Area in Aquileia at Via lulia Augusta
Most of it still lies unexcavated beneath the fields, and as such it constitutes the greatest archaeological reserve of its kind. The patriarchal basilica, an outstanding building with an exceptional mosaic pavement, played a key role in the evangelization of a large region of central Europe.
The Gastaldaga area and the Episcopal complex in Cividale del Friuli
Both the Gastaldaga and the Episcopal complex (insula episcopalis) correspond to the heart of the Longobard city. That of Cividale del Friuli - the first Longobard Duchy in Italy - is an emblematic example of the urban culture of the Longobard period, which brings together in one place the most important centres of power in the city.
Prehistoric Pile Dwelling Palu del Livenza in Caneva at Via Longone, 34
Coring and stratigraphic-sedimentologic studies conducted suggest the use of the site since the ancient Palaeolithic age (about 4900 BC), making it the oldest pile-dwelling site in northern Italy.
Regional Natural Park of the Friulian Dolomites in Cimolais on Strada della Val Cimoliana
The Regional Natural Park of Friulian Dolomites is situated on the mountain range towering over the Western Friulian Plain bordered by the Tagliamento and Piave rivers. It covers 36.950 hectares of the most beautiful land in the whole region.

Lazio region [capital = Rome]

Cimini Hills in Soriano Nel Cimino at Monte Cimino
Lake Vico, a volcanic crater lake, is situated in the hills. The vegetation is predominantly beech forestation. The area is renowned for its hot springs, renaissance villas and Etruscan ruins.
Etruscan Necropolis in Tarquinia at Via Ripagretta
The necropolis of Tarquinia, also known as Monterozzi, contains 6,000 graves cut in the rock. It is famous for its 200 painted tombs, the earliest of which date from the 7th century BC.
Mount Raschio in Oriolo Romano on Strada di Monte Raschio
Since the end of the last Ice Age, European Beech spread from a few isolated refuge areas in the Alps, Carpathians, Dinarides, Mediterranean and Pyrenees over a short period of a few thousand years in a process that is still ongoing. The successful expansion across a whole continent is related to the tree's adaptability and tolerance of different climatic, geographical and physical conditions.
Etruscan Necropolis of Banditaccia in Cerveteri at Via della Necropoli, 43/45
The site contains very different types of tombs: trenches cut in rock; tumuli; and some, also carved in rock, in the shape of huts or houses with a wealth of structural details.
Vatican in Rome see detail
A unique collection of artistic and architectural masterpieces lie within the boundaries of this small state. At its centre is St Peter's Basilica, with its double colonnade and a circular piazza in front and bordered by palaces and gardens. The basilica, erected over the tomb of St Peter the Apostle, is the largest religious building in the world, the fruit of the combined genius of Bramante, Raphael, Michelangelo, Bernini and Maderno.
Historic Centre of Rome see detail
The property includes a series of testimonies of incomparable artistic value produced over almost three millennia of history.
Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli at Largo Marguerite Yourcenar, 1
The Villa Adriana (at Tivoli, near Rome) is an exceptional complex of classical buildings created in the 2nd century A.D. by the Roman emperor Hadrian. It combines the best elements of the architectural heritage of Egypt, Greece and Rome in the form of an 'ideal city'.
Villa d'Este in Tivoli at Piazza Trento, 5
The Villa d'Este in Tivoli, with its palace and garden, is one of the most remarkable and comprehensive illustrations of Renaissance culture at its most refined. Its innovative design along with the architectural components in the garden (fountains, ornamental basins, etc.) make this a unique example of an Italian 16th-century garden.

Liguria region [capital = Genoa]

Palaces of the Rolli in Genova see detail
The Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli in Genoa's historic centre date from the late 16th and early 17th centuries when the Republic of Genoa was at the height of its financial and seafaring power.
Ligurian coast from Punta Mesco to Punta del Persico
The property, extending from the Punta Mesco in the west and to the Punta Persico in the east, encompasses the territory of Porto Venere, the three islands of its archipelago (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto), and the Cinque Terre, the collective name of the five villages of Monterosso, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore.

Lombardia region [capital = Milan]

Sacred Mountain in Ossuccio at Via Santuario
The fourteen chapels, constructed between 1635 and 1710 in the typical Baroque style reflecting the Counter Reformation ethos of the sacre monte movement, are joined by a path which leads up to a pre-existing sanctuary of 1532 placed on the summit and dedicated to La Beata Vergine del Soccorso.
San Giorgio Mountain Museum in Clivio, Viggiu at Via A. Manzoni, 21
The pyramid-shaped, wooded mountain of Monte San Giorgio beside Lake Lugano is regarded as the best fossil record of marine life from the Triassic Period (245-230 million years ago). The sequence records life in a tropical lagoon environment, sheltered and partially separated from the open sea by an offshore reef. Diverse marine life flourished within this lagoon, including reptiles, fish, bivalves, ammonites, echinoderms and crustaceans. Because the lagoon was near land, the remains also include land-based fossils of reptiles, insects and plants, resulting in an extremely rich source of fossils.
Sacred Mountain in Varese at Viale del Santuario
The Holy Road with its 14 chapels, rise up the mountain to the little village of Santa Maria del Monte and it ends with the Sanctuary (15th chapel) dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The rise is 2 kilometers along on a pebbly path, and every chapel represents one of the Mysteries of Jesus Christ's life. You can find at the mountaintop the Sanctuary, the Cloister of Monache Romite Ambrosiane,
Prehistoric Pile Dwelling Bodio centrale in Bodio Lomnago at Via Acquadro
The site is also known as "delle Monete" (the site of the coins), due to the more than three hundred Roman-era coins found.
Prehistoric Pile Dwelling Isolino Virginia-Camilla-Isola di San Biagio in Biandronno at Via Isola Virginia, 45
Patient research uncovered one of the most important pile-dwellings from the Neolithic period, dating back to approximately 3500 BC. Quartz items, flintstone and obsidian sheets and arrow tips were found here.
Prehistoric Pile Dwelling Il Sabbione in Cadrezzate at Corso Italia, 6
Sabbione is so far the only Italian pile-dwelling site where it has been possible to reconstruct the plan of dwellings on a dendrochronological basis.
The castrum with the Torba Tower and the church outside the walls in Torba at Via Monastero
The Castrum, destroyed by the Visconti in the late 13th century - with the exception of buildings of worship - still keeps the imposing ring-wall, the housing system and the main worship complex of San Giovanni Evangelista, with Basilica and annexed octagonal Baptistery, completely reconstructed by the Longobards in the 7th century and used internally and externally for the burial of important local personages. A particularly significant example of military architecture is the Torba Tower which, in late Longobard times, was used as a nuns' Convent. The Church of Santa Maria foris portas, outside the walls where the burg developed in the Early Middle Ages, was erected as a private aristocratic building with annexed cemetery.
Santa Maria delle Grazie Convent in Milano at Piazza di Santa Maria delle Grazie
The refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie forms an integral part of this architectural complex, begun in Milan in 1463 and reworked at the end of the 15th century by Bramante. On the north wall is The Last Supper, the unrivalled masterpiece painted between 1495 and 1497 by Leonardo da Vinci, whose work was to herald a new era in the history of art.
Company Town in Crespi d'Adda @
Crespi d'Adda in Capriate San Gervasio in Lombardy is an outstanding example of the 19th- and early 20th-century 'company towns' built in Europe and North America by enlightened industrialists to meet the workers' needs. The site is still remarkably intact and is partly used for industrial purposes, although changing economic and social conditions now threaten its survival.
Fortified city of Bergamo
The city of Bergamo is composed of an old walled core, known as Citta Alta ("Upper Town"), nestled within a system of hills, and the modern expansion in the plains below. The upper town is encircled by massive Venetian defensive systems.
Monastic complex of San Salvatore-Santa Giulia in Brescia at Via dei Musei, 81/b
Nominated property comprises the Longobard Church and the Crypt of San Salvatore, built at the behest of Desiderius and Ansa, and incorporated with other artefacts by later additions to the convent (including the church of Santa Giulia, the Church of Santa Maria in Solario, the nuns' choir, three cloisters and a courtyard) and other remains from the Longobard period in the area to the West of the Monastery, built over the extraordinary remains of the roman buildings.
Prehistoric Pile Dwelling Lagazzi del Vho in Piadena
The settlements in the area of lakes and marshes are stilt houses resting on "drainage" of horizontal trunks, arranged in layered platform or cassette. They had a relatively limited extension, about a hectare, and a population between 200 and 300 people per village.
Historic city of Sabbioneta at Piazza Garibaldi
Sabbioneta is a walled town in Lombardy, northern Italy. Accessible via 2 Renaissance-era gates, it's home to the grand Palazzo Ducale, with stucco portraits and an ornate interior, and the elegant Teatro all'Antica. Crowned by a wooden cornice, the whitewashed Palazzo del Giardino houses a collection of 16th-century frescoes.
Historic city of Mantua see detail
Mantua's historic power and influence under the Gonzaga family has made it one of the main artistic, cultural, and especially musical hubs of Northern Italy and the country as a whole. Mantua is noted for its significant role in the history of opera; the city is also known for its architectural treasures and artifacts, elegant palaces, and the medieval and Renaissance cityscape.
Prehistoric Pile Dwelling Corte Carpani in Cavriana at Via Parolara, 2
The settlements in the area of lakes and marshes are stilt houses resting on "drainage" of horizontal trunks, arranged in layered platform or cassette. They had a relatively limited extension, about a hectare, and a population between 200 and 300 people per village.
Prehistoric Pile Dwelling Fondo Tacoli in Castellaro Lagusello at Via Castello, 66
See above.
Prehistoric Pile Dwelling Lugana Vecchia in Sirmione on Lugana di Sirmione
See above.
Prehistoric Pile Dwelling in Desenzano del Garda at Lungolago Cesare Battisti, 85
See above.
Prehistoric Pile Dwelling Gabbiano in Manerba del Garda on Via del Zocco
See above.
Prehistoric Pile Dwelling in Polpenazze del Garda on Lago Lucone
See above.
Luine Archaeological Park in Darfo Boario Terme on Via Coppelle
High above the town of Darfo, over 100 purple ‘Simona’ rocks are decorated with thousands of years of petroglyphs. Within the greater Valcamonica area, over 200,000 images have been documented, making it the largest collection of petroglyphs in the world.
Cemmo National Archaeological Park in Capo di ponte at Via Pieve di San Siro, 4
The sanctuary, founded in the Copper Age on pre-existing levels of attendance from the ancient Mesolithic and Neolithic periods, persisted with progressive renovations which kept some of the stelae from the 3rd millennium BC in use until the late Roman period (late 4th-early 2nd millennium BC; 1st millennium BC-4th/5th century AD), when it was deactivated by the Christians who built the Parish Church of S. Siro near the place of pagan worship and ceremony.
Seradina-Bedolina Municipal Archaelogical Park in Capo di ponte on Via Pieve di San Siro
The park is home to hundreds of engraved rocks and thousands of figures. They were created in different periods, mostly from the Iron Age, without any doubt the best period for the production of rock art in Valcamonica.
Rock engravings natural reserve of Ceto, Cimbergo and Paspardo in Capo di ponte at Strada Provinciale 88
The engraved rocks are nestled in a natural mid-mountainous environment alternating at places with man-made structures and relics of past times.
Municipal Park in Sellero at Via Donatori di Sangue, 1
The property contains the necessary elements to express its Outstanding Universal Value. The inscribed property includes the most extraordinary engravings, which document and provide the most complete evidence of prehistoric customs and mentality. The general state of conservation of the rock surfaces and the visibility of the rock art images is good.
Coren delle Fate Pluritematic Park in Sonico on Via della Monega
Among the various figures, very interesting are the radial wheels, probably related to solar cycles and sacred fires.
Rhaetian Railway from Tirano to Campocologno(Switzerland)
It constitutes an outstanding technical, architectural and environmental ensemble and embodies architectural and civil engineering achievements, in harmony with the landscapes through which they pass.

Marche region [capital = Ancona]

Historic Centre of Urbino
The small hill town of Urbino, in the Marche, experienced a great cultural flowering in the 15th century, attracting artists and scholars from all over Italy and beyond, and influencing cultural developments elsewhere in Europe. Owing to its economic and cultural stagnation from the 16th century onwards, it has preserved its Renaissance appearance to a remarkable extent.

Piemonte region north [capital = Turin]

Sacred Mountain in Domodossola at B.ta S.M.Calvario, 5
Crossing the old town, you reach the Strada Regia connecting through the Via Crucis, the town with the pass of Mattarella, in an elevated position, on which was built the Sacro Monte Calvario, today Special Regional Reserve and Unesco World Heritage. The itinerary develops between Domodossola and the Reserve, at the gates of a rural and agricultural context made of small stone villages connected by old mule tracks.
Sacred Mountain in Ghiffa on Via Santissima Trinita
It consists of a series of chapels or aediculae with representations, paintings and sculptures, of scenes from the Life of Christ, the Virgin Mary, or the Saints.
Sacred Mountain in Orta San Giulio at Via Sacromonte, 26
Many of the artworks are of a high quality, some of the most highly thought of painters and sculptors of the period having been commissioned to produce them. The vegetation of the Sacred Mountain runs down to the shores of Lake Orta and was designed in line with ornamental criteria to match the architecture.
Prehistoric Pile Dwelling Mercurago in Arona at Via Gattico, 6
Prehistoric settlements have been discovered in the area dating back to the Bronze Age, together with some Roman domus. This area has been protected since 1980, when, on the people's initiative, the Park of the Lagoni di Mercurago (Mercurago Great Lakes) was instituted.
Sacred Mountain in Varallo at Via Sacro Monte, 3
The chapels narrate the events of Christ's life inside and around the walls of Jerusalem; here are The Last Supper, The Burial, The Resurrection of Christ and The Assumption of the Madonna, to which the basilica is also dedicated. The urban character of this Sacro Monte clearly distinguishes it from the others.
Sacred Mountain in Oropa @
The minute dimensions and expressions of the characters, the shades and colour tones and the vivid, precise settings of the episodes envelop the visitor in a warm atmosphere which grows from one chapel to the other until reaching Paradise (chapel XV: The Crowning of Mary), on the top of the hill, a Baroque work of art by the brothers Giovanni and Antonio d'Enrico, animated by 156 modelled figures.
Prehistoric Pile Dwelling Vi1-Emissario in Azeglio on Via Boscarina
See Prehistoric Pile Dwellings above.
Industrial city of Ivrea at Via Jervis, 77
It comprises a large factory and buildings designed to serve the administration and social services, as well as residential units. Designed by leading Italian urban planners and architects, mostly between the 1930s and the 1960s, this architectural ensemble reflects the ideas of the Community Movement (Movimento Comunità).
Sacred Mountain Belmonte in Cuorgne at Via Ivrea, 22
The Sacred Mount of Belmonte is a monumental complex including a sanctuary of a medieval origins and thirteen chapels dedicated to the Passion of Christ. The chapels rise along a circular course, that passes through a wood of oak and chestnut trees hundreds of years old, and large granite rocks of a pinkish colour.
Castle in Aglie at Piazza Castello, 2
It is set in a large walled and wooded park with gardens and terraces near the palace. A baroque fountain was added in 1770. The castle's park features a large monumental fountain which was built in 1770. There is also a lake with an ornamental cottage on an island.
Castle of Rivoli in Volpiano at Via Fiume, 26-30
The Castle of Rivoli is a former Residence of the Royal House of Savoy in Rivoli (Metropolitan City of Turin, Italy). It is currently home to the Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, the museum of contemporary art of Turin.
Palace in Venaria Reale at Piazza della Repubblica, 4
The entrance of the palace leads into the Cour d'honneur ("Honour Court"), which once housed a fountain with a deer. The main fassade, covered in the 17th century section with plaster and featuring cornucopias, shells and fruits, is connected on the right by a part with brickworks added in the 18th century. From the Michelangelo Garove period (1669-1713) are the two towers covered with multicolor pentagonal tiles in ceramics, which are united by a large gallery, known from the 20th century as Galleria di Diana or Galleria Grande.
Residences of the Royal House of Savoy in Turin see detail
This outstanding complex of buildings, designed and embellished by the leading architects and artists of the time, radiates out into the surrounding countryside from the Royal Palace in the 'Command Area' of Turin to include many country residences and hunting lodges.
Castle in Moncalieri at Viale Rimembranza, 1
The current structure of the castle is in the shape of a horseshoe facing south, with four massive square towers at each angle. The side sections have fived floors, brick walls and robust buttresses. Two other minor buildings parallel the side sections and create two courts. The southern fassade has a giardino all'italiana and two small cylindrical towers, last remains of the 15th-century castle. The northern entrance has also a notable belvedere.
Stupinigi Hunting Palace in Nichelino at Piazza Principe Amedeo, 7
The building preserves decorations by the Venetian painters Giuseppe and Domenico Valeriani, by Gaetano Perego, and by the Viennese Christan Wehrlin. The frescoes by Vittorio Amedeo Cignaroli, Gian Battista Crosato and Carlo Andrea Van Loo are also noteworthy.

Piemonte region south [capital = Turin]

Sacred Mountain of Santa Maria Assunta di Serralunga in Serralunga di Crea on Piazzale Santuario
The chapels dedicated to the Mysteries of the Rosary were positioned around the one-thousand-year-old Marian sanctuary on the highest of the hills of Basso Monferrato .
Vineyard Landscape Monferrato of the Inferot in Frassinello Monferrato
Monferrato is one of the most famous Italian wine regions in the world, especially regarding red wines and sparkling wines. The climate is dry continental with hot summers prone to drought and cold winters and the particular hydrogeological soil are favorable for viticulture, which, however, is dominant throughout, making the wine not only an element of economic wealth for the entire region but also a true symbol of the culture and tradition "Monferrina".
Barbera Vineyard Landscape in Nizza Monferrato
Villages such as Castelnuovo Calcea and Rocchetta Palafea are important names for Nizza wine but also offer a road less travelled in the region. You would be wrong to assume that this translates to less appealing, however. The Monferrato hills shelter an array of intimate boutique hotels, such as La Collina dei Conigli in Castel Boglione, which offer the same spellbinding landscape as its Barolo neighbours.
Asti Spumante in Canelli at Corso Liberta, 66
Martinotti's research began in the second half of the nineteenth century just within the municipality. Inside the spaces commonly called "Cattedrali Sotterranee", the first places of production of sparkling wine in the district. It consists of wide subterranean spaces, characterized by vaulted areas with facing bricks, whose shape and space distribution are due to the processes of production of sparkling wine.
Castle in Govone at Piazza Vittorio Emanuele, 1
Built around the year 1000 CE, it is set on a hill in the town of Govone, close to Asti, in the province of Cuneo. The medieval town and the castle make the trip worthwhile.
Hills of Barbaresco in Neive + Barbaresco + Treiso + San Rocco Seno d'Elvio
On the right bank of the Tanaro stands the Barbaresco wine growing area, south-east of the town of Alba. A small area, it takes in just three villages (Barbaresco, Neive and Treiso), plus San Rocco Seno d'Elvio, an outlying district of Alba.
Castle in Grinzane Cavour at Via Castello, 5
The castle currently houses an ethnological museum with original furniture items from the 19th century, and rooms dedicated to Cavour's stay and to Italian wine production. The castle also contains the Cavour Regional Enoteca, created in 1967 to showcase the wines of the famous Langhe region of Piedmont - in particular the Barbaresco and Barolo wines.
Langa of Barolo in Roddi + Verduno + La Morra + Barolo
Classic tour in the heart of the production of one of the most renowned wines in the world.
Royal Castle in Pollenzo at Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, 8
It was Charles Albert who first realised the agricultural potential of Pollenzo, creating a proper farm with vineyards and wine cellars, where the wine-making techniques experimented at the time are now still in use for the principal reds of the Langhe district. Charles Albert also had the romantic vision of remodelling the entire medieval Pollenzo, engaging Xavier Kurten to design the gardens and creating the new neo-gothic image of the hamlet which includes the piazza, the church, the tower and the "Albertina Farmhouse".
Royal Palace in Racconigi at Via Morosini, 3
The Royal Castle of Racconigi is a palace and landscape park in Racconigi, province of Cuneo, Italy. It was the official residence of the Carignano line of the House of Savoy, and is one of the Residences of the Royal House of Savoy.

Sardegna region [capital = Cagliari]

Nuraghe in Barumini on SP5
Nuraghi are characterised by circular defensive towers in the form of truncated cones built of dressed stone with corbel-vaulted internal chambers. Nuraghi are considered to have initially been built by single families or clans. As Sardinian society evolved in a more complex and hierarchical fashion, there was a tendency for the isolated towers to attract additional structures, for social and defensive reasons.

Sicily region [capital = Palermo]

Cathedral-Basilica in Cefalu on Piazza del Duomo
The building has a fortress-like character and, seen from a distance, it dominates the skyline of the surrounding medieval town. It made a powerful statement of the Norman presence.
Arab-Norman City of Palermo see detail
Located on the northern coast of Sicily, Arab-Norman Palermo includes a series of nine civil and religious structures dating from the era of the Norman kingdom of Sicily (1130-1194): two palaces, three churches, a cathedral, a bridge, as well as the cathedral.
Monreale Cathedral in Monreale at Piazza Guglielmo II, 1
The archiepiscopal palace and monastic buildings on the south side were of great size and magnificence, and were surrounded by a massive precinct wall, crowned at intervals by twelve towers. This has been mostly rebuilt, and but little now remains except ruins of some of the towers, a great part of the monks' dormitory and frater, and the splendid cloister, completed about 1200.
Archaeological Area in Agrigento on Via Passeggiata Archeologica
The archaeological area of Agrigento, the Valley of the Temples, is on the southern coast of Sicily and covers the vast territory of the ancient polis, from the Rupe Atenea to the acropolis of the original ancient city, as well as to the sacred hill on which stand the main Doric temples and up to the extramural necropolis.
Villa Romana del Casale in Piazza Armerina on SP15
Roman exploitation of the countryside is symbolized by the Villa Romana del Casale, the centre of the large estate upon which the rural economy of the Western Empire was based. The villa is one of the most luxurious of its kind. It is especially noteworthy for the richness and quality of the mosaics which decorate almost every room; they are the finest mosaics in situ anywhere in the Roman world.
Late Baroque Town of Caltagirone
The city was almost completely destroyed by the earthquake of 1693. Many public and private buildings have then been reconstructed in earthquake Baroque style.
Church of San Giovanni Battista in Ragusa at Piazza S. Giovanni, 41/45
The current structure was built from 1718 to 1778, with a front wall in classic Sicilian Baroque style.
Cathedral of St. George in Modica on Corso S. Giorgio
The Cathedral of San Giorgio in Modica has a fassade that recalls the whole typical baroque style, widely present in this area of Sicily. The property has one tower shape, where the highest part is the central one, which reaches a maximum height of over 60 meters. The interior of the Church is very large, in fact it has 5 naves alternating with pillars adorned with various decorations. On the sides of the outer aisles, there are numerous and various works of art chapels, in which, even here, the Baroque style is the undisputed master with its aesthetic beauty.
Late Baroque Town of Scicli
Following a catastrophic earthquake in 1693, much of the town was rebuilt in the Sicilian baroque style, which today gives the town the elegant appearance which draws many tourists to visit it.
Late Baroque Town of Noto at Piazza del Municipio
Noto was rebuilt on the river bank of the River Asinaro after the earthquake. The rebuilding of this town was planned on a system of grids by Giovanni Battista Landolina and it now occupies a position nearer to the Ionian Sea. With the presence and minds of great architects like Francesco Sortino, Rosario Gagliardi and others, Noto is truly a masterpiece of Sicilian Boroque architecture.
Historic city of Syracuse see detail
The historic town of ancient Syracuse consists of Ortygia, the historic centre of the city, and today an island that has been inhabited for around 3000 years, and the archaeological area of the Neapolis.
Late Baroque Town of Palazzolo Acreide on Piazza del Popolo
The town exhibits a plethora of late Baroque art and architecture of high quality and of a remarkable homogeneity as a result of the circumstances of time, place, and social context in which it is created. However, it also displays distinctive innovations in the town planning and urban rebuilding. The property also represents a considerable collective undertaking in response to a catastrophic seismic event.
Necropolis of Pantalica in Sortino on Pantalica
The Necropolis of Pantalica is a rocky outcrop located 40 km. away from Syracuse that contains over 5,000 tombs cut into the rock near open stone quarries. The tombs are spread along a spur over 1200m northeast to southwest and 500m northwest to southeast and most date from the 13th to 7th centuries BC. Associated with the tombs are the remains of dwellings dating from the period of Greek colonisation and other vestiges of the Byzantine notably the foundations of the Anaktoron (Prince's Palace).
Late Baroque Town of Militello in Val di Catania
The golden age of Militello was during the early 17th century, under the government of Prince Francesco Branciforte. The city was destroyed by an earthquake in 1693, but the subsequent restoration added numerous architectural and artistic works of art.
Late Baroque Town of Catania
Almost completely rebuilt after the 1693 earthquake, the centre of the city has a distinctly 18th-century appearance. Ancient remains include the ruins of Greek and Roman theatres, and a Roman amphitheatre, basilica, baths, and aqueducts. The Ursino Castle with its four angular towers, constructed (1239–50) for Frederick II, long served as a model of military architecture.
Mount Etna in Zefferana at Parco dell'Etna
Mount Etna is one of the world's most active and iconic volcanoes, and an outstanding example of ongoing geological processes and volcanic landforms. The stratovolcano is characterized by almost continuous eruptive activity from its summit craters and fairly frequent lava flow eruptions from craters and fissures on its flanks.
Aeolian Islands in Lipari @
The Aeolian Islands provide an outstanding record of volcanic island-building and destruction, and ongoing volcanic phenomena. Studied since at least the 18th century, the islands have provided the science of vulcanology with examples of two types of eruption (Vulcanian and Strombolian) and thus have featured prominently in the education of geologists for more than 200 years. The site continues to enrich the field of vulcanology.

Toscana region [capital = Florence]

Medici Castle of Cafaggiolo in Barberino di Mugello at Via Nazionale, 16
This imposing structure was one of the favourite residences of Lorenzo the Magnificent. It was built by Michelozzo Michelozzi in 1451, roughly, for the Medici family at the request of Cosimo il Vecchio. The architect converted the former manor house into an innovative estate-type residence.
Villa Demidoff in Vaglia at Via Fiorentina, 276
The Park of Pratolino was the largest of the estates of the Medici family
Villa Medici in Fiesole at Via Vecchia Fiesolana, 3
The Villa Medici is a patrician villa in Fiesole, Tuscany, Italy, the fourth oldest of the villas built for the Medici family. It was built between 1451 and 1457.
Villa Medici di Castello in Florence at Via di Castello, 44
The gardens, filled with fountains, statuary, and a grotto, became famous throughout Europe. The villa also housed some of the great art treasures of Florence, including Sandro Botticelli's Renaissance masterpieces The Birth of Venus and Primavera.
Villa Medici di Careggi in Florence at Viale Gaetano Pieraccini, 17
The Villa Medici at Careggi is a patrician villa in the hills near Florence, Tuscany, central Italy.
Historic Centre of Florence see detail
Its 600 years of extraordinary artistic activity can be seen above all in the 13th-century cathedral (Santa Maria del Fiore), the Church of Santa Croce, the Uffizi and the Pitti Palace, the work of great masters such as Giotto, Brunelleschi, Botticelli and Michelangelo.
Medicean Villa of Poggio Imperiale in Florence on Piazzale del Poggio Imperiale
Beginning as a villa of the Baroncelli of Florence, it was seized by the Medici, became the home of a homicidal and unfaithful husband, and a lavish retreat for a Grand Duchess with imperial pretensions. Later given to Napoleon's sister, it was reclaimed by the hereditary rulers of Tuscany before being finally converted to a prestigious girls' school.
Villa Medici Petraia in Florence at Via della Petraia, 40
The Medici Villa della Petraia is an impressive country residence built on a panoramic terrace in the outskirts of Florence in the small hamlet of Castello. From its position, you have an incredible view over its wide Italian garden and over the valley where the famous Renaissance city of Florence is located.
Ferdinanda - Villa in Artimino at Viale Papa Giovanni XXIII, 1
The villa, built as a hunting lodge, was completed in just four years and represented a kind of link between the various land properties of the family; a place dedicated to otium humanistic arts and poetry.
Villa Medici in Poggio a Caiano at Piazza dei Medici, 14
It is the first "villa" in the modern sense, solitary and located in a commanding position over the surrounding area. It represents one of the ripest fruits of the Florentine humanism because of its wonderful synthesis between the buildings of the classical ancient times and the "lord's residence"in Tuscany.
Villa Magic in Quarrata at Via Vecchia Fiorentina I Tronco, 63
The superb residence, one of the symbols of the Renaissance culture, has reached us through many events and today it presents the stratifications, the signs and the memories of its transformations.
Villa Medici in Cerreto Guidi at Via Ponti Medicei, 12
Cosimo I de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, saw a future in the area for relax from his family's everyday stress, especially since this location featured some of his favorite activities: hunting and long walks in the countryside. The family was already established near the marshlands of Fucchecio and Stabbia, so it didn't take much for them to establish a hunting lodge - just the size of the villa gives you an idea, this was a very impressive Medici-villa-styled hunting lodge.
Medici Palace in Seravezza at Viale Leonetto Amadei, 358
The Palace of Seravezza is a Medici residence commissioned by Cosimo I between 1560 and 1564 to function as a military outpost in Versilia, a highly contested territory among Florence, Lucca, Pisa and Genoa, mainly for its marble quarries. The villa is a fortified palace that served primarily as the Grand Duke's vacation spot. However, as indicated by its robust makeup, it would transform into a defensive military structure when necessary.
Monuments known the world over in Pisa on Piazza del Duomo
Standing in a large green expanse, Piazza del Duomo houses a group of monuments known the world over. These four masterpieces of medieval architecture (the cathedral, the baptistry, the campanile (the 'Leaning Tower') and the cemetery) had a great influence on monumental art in Italy from the 11th to the 14th century.
Historic Centre of San Gimignano on Piazza del Duomo
The patrician families who controlled the town built around 72 tower-houses (some as high as 50 m) as symbols of their wealth and power. Although only 14 have survived, San Gimignano has retained its feudal atmosphere and appearance. The town also has several masterpieces of 14th- and 15th-century Italian art.
Historic Centre of Siena see detail
The city is a masterwork of dedication and inventiveness in which the buildings have been designed to fit into the overall planned urban fabric and also to form a whole with the surrounding cultural landscape.
Val d'Orcia from Siena to Abbadia San Salvatore
The landscape's distinctive aesthetics, flat chalk plains out of which rise almost conical hills with fortified settlements on top, inspired many artists. Their images have come to exemplify the beauty of well-managed Renaissance agricultural landscapes. The inscription covers: an agrarian and pastoral landscape reflecting innovative land-management systems; towns and villages; farmhouses; and the Roman Via Francigena and its associated abbeys, inns, shrines, bridges, etc.
Villa Il Trebbio in Cortona at Localita Ossaia, 24
The Medici villas form the first example of the connection between architecture, gardens, and the environment and became an enduring reference for princely residences throughout Italy and Europe. Their gardens and integration into the natural environment helped develop the appreciation of landscape characteristic Humanism and the Renaissance.
Historic Centre of Pienza on Piazza Pio II
The new vision of urban space was realized in the superb trapezoidal square known as Piazza Pio II. The construction of new major buildings around the square began in 1459 and included the cathedral as well as Piccolomini Palace, the Borgia Palace (or Episcopal Palace), the Presbytery, the Town Hall, and the Ammannati Palace.

Trentino-Alto-Adige region [capital = Trento]

Prehistoric Pile Dwelling Molina di Ledro in Ledro at Via al Lago, 3
Their remains can be admired in the Museo delle Palafitte (pile-dwelling museum) today. It also shows the most important findings of excavations of the Trento Science Museum. Pottery and hand-crafted tools of bronze, stone, bones and wood are exhibited. Something very special is the remake of a lake dwelling outdoors of the museum, straight by the lake.
Brenta Dolomites in Ronzone at Via Arturo Recla, 29
Covering an area of over 620 km², the Park encompasses two distinct territories, the Brenta Dolomites group with its sedimentary rock formations, and the Adamello-Presanella granite massif with its vast glaciers.
Prehistoric Pile Dwelling Lago Carera in Fiave at Via 3 Novembre, 53
The municipality of Fiave has its origins in the fusion of three Mediaeval settlements. Those who are interested in culture will feel at ease in this municipality: The village is located on the elevated plain of Lomaso and in summer months you can even visit local pile dwellings, dating back to the year 2,300 BS.
Bletterbach stream in Aldein
The Bletterbach is cutting through deposits of the Lower Permian to the Upper Anis, namely the Bolzano Quartz Porphyry (~272 Ma), the Val Gardena Sandstone, which is famous for its fossil footprints, the Bellerophon Formation, the Werfen Formation and the Serla Dolomite of which the top of the Weißhorn consists.
Schlern-Rosengarten Nature Park in Tiers at Weisslahn 14
The Schlern-Rosengarten Nature Park (Italian: Parco Naturale Sciliar-Catinaccio; German: Naturpark Schlern-Rosengarten) is a nature reserve in South Tyrol, Italy.
Puez-Geisler Nature Park in Funes Bozen at Sankt Magdalena - Trebich 1
The Puez-Geisler Nature Park (Italian: Parco naturale Puez Odle; German: Naturpark Puez-Geisler) is a nature reserve in the Dolomites in South Tyrol, Italy.

Umbria region [capital = Perugia]

Franciscan Sites in Assisi see detail
Assisi, a medieval city built on a hill, is the birthplace of Saint Francis, closely associated with the work of the Franciscan Order. Its medieval art masterpieces, such as the Basilica of San Francesco and paintings by Cimabue, Pietro Lorenzetti, Simone Martini and Giotto, have made Assisi a fundamental reference point for the development of Italian and European art and architecture.
Temple of Clitunno in Pissignano on Strada Statale Flaminia
The Clitunno Templetto - a small sacellum in the form of a tetrastyle Corinthian temple with two side porticoes in antis - represents a masterpiece of religious and commemorative architecture, destination of pilgrimages, a unique construction in terms of structure, decoration, and countryside, constituting a perfect synthesis between the construction and natural environment
Basilica San Salvatore in Spoleto at Piazza Mario Salmi, 1
It bears witness to an extraordinary use of old spolia with new architectural bearings and reliefs in imitation of the old ones and combined in an original and unprecedented unicum. That's why the very uniqueness of the Basilica of San Salvatore had been a magnet for great architects and artists since the Renaissance.

Veneto region south [capital = Venice]

Historic Centre of Venice see detail
Venice is a unique artistic achievement. The city is built on 118 small islands and seems to float on the waters of the lagoon, composing an unforgettable landscape whose imponderable beauty inspired Canaletto, Guardi, Turner and many other painters. The lagoon of Venice also has one of the highest concentrations of masterpieces in the world: from Torcello's Cathedral to the church of Santa Maria della Salute.The years of the Republic's extraordinary Golden Age are represented by monuments of incomparable beauty: San Marco, Palazzo Ducale, San Zanipolo, Scuola di San Marco, Frari and Scuola di San Rocco, San Giorgio Maggiore, etc.
Villa Foscari in Mira at Via dei Turisti, 9
Built between between 1558 and 1560, Villa Foscari was commissioned by Nicolo and Luigi Foscari, the relatives of Francesco Foscari, the 65th Doge of the Republic of Venice and one of the most powerful one in the 15th century. The original function of the villa was to host official receptions. Standing on a pedestal gave the villa a monumental effect and made it suitable for receiving important guests such as Henry III of France.
Villa Pisani in Stra at Via Doge Pisani, 7
From the outside, the fassade of the oversized palace appears to command the site, facing the Brenta River some 30 kilometers from Venice. The villa is part of a series of villas, which the Venetian noble families and merchants started to build in the 15th century. However, unlike the earlier buildings, which were designed as to be a pleasure house and an agricultural enterprise, Villa Pisani was primarily built as a demonstration of the power achieved by the family, since one of them, Alvise Pisani, was elected doge in 1735.
Botanical Garden in Padova at Via Orto Botanico, 15
The Botanical Garden of Padua is exceptional by virtue of its high scientific value in terms of experimentation, education and collection, and of its layout and architecture. Its herbarium and library continue to be among the most important in the world. It has made a profound contribution to the development of many modern scientific disciplines, notably botany, medicine, ecology, and pharmacy.
Fourteenth-century fresco cycles in Padova see detail
The site is composed of eight religious and secular building complexes, within the historic walled city of Padua, which house a selection of fresco cycles painted between 1302 and 1397 by different artists for different types of patron and within buildings of diverse functions. Nevertheless, the frescos maintain a unity of style and content.
Prehistoric Pile Dwelling Lago della Costa in Arqua Petrarca at Via Costa, 72
This is a small lake close to the village where you can see a prehistoric pile dwellings which is part of the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Villa Badoer in Fratta Polesine at Via Giovanni Tasso, 3
Villa Badoer is a villa in Fratta Polesine in the Veneto region of northern Italy. It was designed in 1556 by Andrea Palladio for the Venetian noble Francesco Badoer, and built between 1557 and 1563, on the site of a medieval castle which guarded a bridge across a navigable canal. This was the first time Palladio used his fully developed temple pediment in the fassade of a villa.
Villa Saraceno in Agugliaro at Via Finale, 8
Villa Saraceno has been dated to the 1540s, which makes it one of Andrea Palladio's earlier works. In 1570 the building was illustrated in an imagined state in its architect's influential publication "Four Books of Architecture". However, the villa had been constructed in a more modest form, and existing farm buildings were retained rather than being replaced by the architect's "trade-mark" wings. The reasons for the tdergence between the published plan and the actual building are not entirely clear, but it is not the only one of Palladio's villas to be different from the published plan.
Villa Poiana in Poiana Maggiore at Via Castello, 43
Of what was built, Palladio demonstrated some of his most creative work, especially in the building's main feature on the fassade, a serliana with five circular holes (oculi), inspired from ancient Roman models, yet not derivative from any specific source. Other notable elements are the broken pediment, stripped classical features, and statues that depict both military and agricultural deities.
Villa Trissino in Meledo at Via R. Sabbadini, 20
Villa Trissino, like most of the Palladian villas, was to be the centre of an agricultural estate built for an aristocratic family. What survives at Meledo is two sections of the villa's extending colonnade, which would have been used for the utilitarian functions, something like a farmyard.
Villa Pisani Bonetti in Bagnolo at Via Risaie, 1
Villa Pisani Bonetti was designed by the great architect Andrea Palladio in 1541 and is one of the most representative works from his juvenile period.
Prehistoric Pile Dwelling Tombola in Cerea at Via Tombola, 59
See Prehistoric Pile Dwelling above.
Fortified city in Peschiera del Garda
The area includes the entire inhabited centre inside the bastioned pentagon built by the Venetians. Moreover, the water elements -Canale di Mezzo, Mincio ramification- have been included as they strongly connote the site from the geo-morphological point of view, as well as their navigability as early as Venetian times. Plotted this way, the nominated property includes the entire urban fabric bordered by rampart walls which together with water works and military have strongly characterized the urban design.
Prehistoric Pile Dwelling Belvedere in Peschiera del Garda at Via Miralago, 1
See Prehistoric Pile Dwelling above.
Prehistoric Pile Dwelling Laghetto del Frassino in Peschiera del Garda at Strada Santa Cristina, 13
See above.
Historic city of Verona see detail
The core of the city consists of the Roman town nestled in the loop of the river containing one of the richest collections of Roman remains in northern Italy.
Villa Serego in Pedemonte on Via Santa Sofia
The villa is built around a courtyard, which is derived from the atrium of Roman villas. Palladio was familiar with such designs from his researches into Roman architecture, but courtyards are rare in his own buildings. The colossal columns of the courtyard are executed in a rough aesthetic - Palladio refers to them being made of "non polite" stone. Although ultimately derived from ancient Roman buildings, the columns are reminiscent of mannerist design and have features found in the architecture of Verona. They are practically unique in Palladio's work, but are echoed in a gateway at Villa Trissino (Meledo di Sarego).

Veneto region north [capital = Venice]

Historic City of Vicenza see detail
Founded in the 2nd century BC in northern Italy, Vicenza prospered under Venetian rule from the early 15th to the end of the 18th century. The work of Andrea Palladio (1508-80), based on a detailed study of classical Roman architecture, gives the city its unique appearance. The palazzi, or town houses, were fitted into the urban texture of the medieval city, creating picturesque ensembles and continuous street facades in which the Veneto Gothic style combines with Palladio's articulated classicism.
Villa Chiericati in Grumolo delle Abbadesse at Via Nazionale, 1
Villa Chiericati (also known as Villa Chiericati-Rigo) is a villa at Vancimuglio in the Veneto, northern Italy. It was designed for Giovanni Chiericati by the architect Andrea Palladio in the early 1550s.
Villa Thiene in Quinto Vicentino at Piazza IV Novembre, 4
The building as it stands today is the work of several architects one of whom was Andrea Palladio. Like several other projects on which Palladio worked, it was commissioned by two brothers, in this case Marcantonio and Adriano Thiene.
Villa Valmarana Scagnolari Zen in Lisiera at Via Ponte, 3
The Villa Valmarana (also known as Valmarana Scagnolari Zen) is a Renaissance villa situated in Lisiera, a locality of Bolzano Vicentino, province of Vicenza, northern Italy. Designed by Andrea Palladio, it was originally built in the 1560s for the Valmarana family
Villa Valmarana Bressan in Morosana at Via Botticelli, 13
The villa was constructed during the 1540s, and is one of Palladio's earlier works. It was commissioned by two cousins of the Valmarana family. The layout of the rooms suggests that Palladio's mandate was to provide accommodation for two nuclear families. The design also shows the influence of buildings from antiquity, which Palladio had seen on his first visit to Rome in 1541. The villa is decorated with frescoes, some of which date from the 16th century; they are more or less contemporaneous with the original occupation of the building.
Villa Caldogno in Caldogno-rettorgole-cresole at Via G. Zanella, 1
Villa Caldogno (also known as Caldogno Nordera) is a villa in the Veneto region of Italy, which is attributed to Andrea Palladio. It was built for the aristocratic Caldogno family on their estate in the village of Caldogno near Vicenza.
Villa Forni Cerato in Montecchio Precalcino at Via Venezia, 4
The loggia stands out as the dominant part of the villa on the frontal facade. In a comparable manner to Villa Godi, a flight of steps reaches over the basement and leads up to the loggia, which opens in a serliana. This serliana takes up the entire width of the loggia. The central axis is clearer than at the Villa Godi, partly because of the fenestration. But it is not only in this respect that the Villa Forni Cerato marks a step forward in Palladio's development; for the first time the borders between the various storeys of the facade are clearly visible. Height is structured by the triple rhythm of the cellar storey, piano nobile and mezzanine storey.
Villa Godi Malinverni in Lugo di Vicenza at Via Andrea Palladio, 44
Villa Godi is a patrician villa in Lugo di Vicenza, Veneto, northern Italy. It was one of the first projects by Andrea Palladio, as attested in his monograph I quattro libri dell'architettura. The work was commissioned by the brothers Girolamo, Pietro and Marcantonio Godi, started in 1537 and concluded in 1542, with later modifications to the rear entry and gardens.
Villa Piovene in Lugo di Vicenza at 51, Via Andrea Palladio
The villa is certainly the product of three campaigns of work: documents demonstrate the existence of a manorial house, smaller than the present one and certainly constructed before 1541, which was enlarged at a later stage by the addition of the pronaos bearing the inscribed date 1587: so the loggia that projects in the centerwith six Ionic columns supporting a triangular gable may have begun by Palladio around 1570 and completed after his death. The extension of the mansion and the vertical window rhythms can also be assumed to have taken place within the 1570s in accordance with Palladio's wishes, though not carried out by him.
Villa Angarano in Bassano del Grappa at Contra Corte Sant'Eusebio, 15
Villa Angarano is a gorgeous villa near Bassano del Grappa. The Venetian Prealps and the Mount Grappa are on the background. The original project and the two lateral wings are by Palladio, designed for his friend Giacomo Angarano, while the central body is by Domenico Margutti, scholar of Baldassare Longhena
Villa Barbaro in Maser at Via Cornuda, 7
Villa Barbaro, also known as the Villa di Maser, is a large villa at Maser in the Veneto region of northern Italy. It was designed and built by the Italian architect Andrea Palladio, with frescos by Paolo Veronese and sculptures by Alessandro Vittoria for Daniele Barbaro, Patriarch of Aquileia and ambassador to Queen Elizabeth I of England, and his brother Marcantonio an ambassador to King Charles IX of France.
Villa Emo in Fanzolo di Vedelago at Via Stazione, 5
It is one of the most accomplished of the Palladian Villas, showing the benefit of 20 years of Palladio's experience in domestic architecture. It has been praised for the simple mathematical relationships expressed in its proportions, both of the elevation and the dimensions of the rooms.
Villa Cornaro in Piombino Dese at Via Roma, 120
It represents one of the most exemplary examples of a Renaissance villa during this time frame. The north fassade has an innovative projecting central portico-loggia that is a flexible living space out of the sun and open to cooling breezes. The interior space is a harmonious arrangement of the strictly symmetrical floor plans on which Palladio insisted without exception. Rooms of inter-related proportions composed of squares and rectangles flank a central axial vista which extends through the house.
Villa Zeno in Cessalto at Via Donegal, 85
Its Palladian features include a facade characterised by a triple-arched loggia. The roof is capped with period clay tiles, and the structure is of brick covered with stucco, typical of Palladio who was able to achieve great buildings with what are commonly regarded as inferior materials.
City Fortress in Palmanova
The town is an excellent example of star fort of the Late Renaissance, built up by the Venetians in 1593.
The Hills of Prosecco from Conegliano to Valdobbiadene
The landscape is characterized by ‘hogback’ hills, ciglioni – small plots of vines on narrow grassy terraces – forests, small villages and farmland.
National Park of the Belluno Dolomites in Sospirolo on SP2
Established in 1988, the national park is included in the section "Pale di San Martino - San Lucano - Dolomiti Bellunesi - Vette Feltrine" of the Dolomites declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2009.
Marmolada mountain in Malga Ciapela on Marmolada
Marmolada (German: Marmolata, Ladin: Marmoleda) is a mountain in northeastern Italy and the highest mountain of the Dolomites.
Croda da Lago ring in Cortina d'Ampezzo on Croda da Lago
The Croda da Lago ring close to Cortina is certainly one of the most rewarding outings due to its interesting geology and stunning landscapes; it begins in a magnificent fir forest, ascends the lunar Val de Formin, coasts the splendid Mondeval alpine meadows to reach the shores of beautiful Lake Federa before heading back down into the forest and starting point at Ponte di Rocurto.
Northern Dolomites in Cortina d'Ampezzo at Strada Statale 51 di Alemagna, 3
Here you find some of the most famous mountain groups of the Dolomites: the Dolomiti di Sesto with the Paterno, the Tre Scarperi group, the Rondoi-Baranci group, and the Tre Cime di Lavaredo ; the mountain groups Cadini, Braies, Fanes and Sennes, and Sett Sass, where the peak bearing the same name is called also Scogliera di Richthofen (Richthofen Reef); the Tofane ; the Antelao , also called King of the Dolomites; the Sorapiss; and the Croda Rossa and the Cristallo, offering some of the most charming landscapes of the Dolomites.