°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]
°Via Appia Antica
in
°Brindisium
°
This property is a fully developed ensemble of engineering works, illustrating the advanced technical skill of Roman engineers in the construction of roads, civil engineering projects, infrastructure and sweeping land reclamation works, as well as a vast series of monumental structures including, for example, triumphal arches, baths, amphitheatres and basilicas, aqueducts, canals, bridges, and public fountains.
°Via Appia Antica in Oria
from
°Mesochorum
to
°Scamnum
See above.
°Via Appia Antica
in
°Tarentum
See above.
°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.
°Via Appia Antica
in
°Gnatia
See Via Appia above.
°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.
°Via Appia Traiana
in
°Canosa di Puglia
See Via Appia above.
°Via Appia Traiana
in
°Ofanto River Regional Natural Park
See Via Appia above.
°Via Appia Traiana
from
°Aecae (Troia)
to
°Herdonia (Ordona)
See Via Appia above.
°The Sanctuary of San Michele
in
°Monte Sant'Angelo
at
°Via Reale Basilica, 127
°
The sanctuary of San Michele Arcangelo Puglia stands on a hill surrounded by the green landscapes of the Gargano, the main facade consists of two arches and an overlying niche where you can see the statue of San Michele.
°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
at
°N40 39 59 E16 36 37
°
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.
°Via Appia in the upper Bradano Valley
in
Maschito
See Via Appia above.
°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 south ° [capital = Naples]
°Vallo di Diano
in
°Sala Consilina
at
°N40 16 60.00 E15 28 60.00
°
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.
°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 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.
°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.
°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
at
°N40 14 53.00 E14 55 39.00
°
On the summit is a radar station and the "Madonna del Monte Stella" church.
°Cape Punta Licosa
in
°Licosa
at
°N40 4 0.00
E15 25 60.00
°
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.
°Campania region center ° [capital = Naples]
°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
°
The city was buried beneath 16 meters of ash and mud during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, and this layer of detritus saved two-story domus homes with the internal architecture and décor intact, including features in wood and marble, decorations, jewelry, and even organic remains like food, providing a unique view into the daily lives of the ancient population of Herculaneum.
°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.
°Campania region north ° [capital = Naples]
°Via Appia from Sinuessa to the Pagus Sarclanus in Mondragone
from
°Hotel Sinuessa Terme
to
Villa Petrinum
°
This property is a fully developed ensemble of engineering works, illustrating the advanced technical skill of Roman engineers in the construction of roads, civil engineering projects, infrastructure and sweeping land reclamation works, as well as a vast series of monumental structures including, for example, triumphal arches, baths, amphitheatres and basilicas, aqueducts, canals, bridges, and public fountains.
°Via Appia in Ancient Capua
from
Capua
to
°Santa Maria Capua Vetere
See above
°Belvedere
in
°San Leucio
at
°Via dei Giardini Reali, 7
°
The Belvedere Palace was the country residence of the sovereigns who loved to go hunting here and participate in the local rural activities.
°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 is predominantly underground, with a notable above-ground section spanning 529 meters across the Valle di Maddaloni. This section features three tiers of arches, reaching a height of 55.8 meters, and was modeled after Roman aqueducts.
°The Santa Sofia complex
in
°Benevento
at
°Piazza Santa Sofia
°
The Santa Sofia Complex of Benevento, located in the Campania region of southern Italy, is an extraordinary historical site dating back to the early Middle Ages. It comprises the Church of Santa Sofia, the Arch of Trajan, and the Roman Theatre, creating a unique ensemble of ancient and medieval architecture.
°Via Appia
from
°Benevento
to
Aeclanum
See via Appia above.
°Via Appia Traiana
from
°Benevento
to
Aequum Tuticum
See above
°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
°N43 50 45.6 E11 48 25.2
°
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
°
The Gastaldaga area and the Episcopal complex at Cividale del Friuli (Province of Udine) includes the area of the Gastaldaga, with its small Longobard temple and the Episcopal complex which includes the remains of the Patriarch's Palace
°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.
°Via Appia Antica in Rome
from
°Appia Antica Regional Park
to
°Mausoleo di Gallieno
°
This property, composed of 19 component parts, is a fully developed ensemble of engineering works, illustrating the advanced technical skill of Roman engineers in the construction of roads, civil engineering projects, infrastructure and sweeping land reclamation works, as well as a vast series of monumental structures including, for example, triumphal arches, baths, amphitheatres and basilicas, aqueducts, canals, bridges, and public fountains.
°Via Appia Antica across Alban Hills
from
°Ariccia
to
°Genzano di Roma
See above
°Via Appia Antica in Terracina
from
°Mausoleo romano
to
°via Appia km 106
See above
°Via Appia Antica in Fondi
from
°bus stop Via Appia Via Monte Calvo # f4205
to
Miliario 56
See above
°Via Appia Antica at the Itri Pass
on
°SS7
See above
°Via Appia Antica in Formia
on
SS7
See above
°Via Appia Antica in Minturno
from
°Archaeological Area of Minturno
to
°Ponte del Garigliano
See above
°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 west ° [capital = Milan]
°Sacred Mountain
in
°Ossuccio
at
°Via Santuario
°
About a kilometer from the sanctuary is the start of the Viale delle Cappelle (way of the chapels), with 14 distinct Baroque shrines spread along it, dedicated to "the mysteries of the holy rosary". They are adorned with stuccoes, frescoes, and many polychrome terracotta sculptures. The path culminates at the grand sanctuary with its view over the lake, looking at the enchanting isle of Comacina.
°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
°
The investigation revealed the presence of concentric palisades that enclosed the village on the landwardside.
°The castrum with the Torba Tower and the church outside the walls
in
°Torba
at
°Via Monastero
°
Significant examples of military architecture can still be seen in the Castrum of Castelseprio today, also including the complex of Torba, Santa Maria Foris Portas and the church of San Giovanni.
°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
at
°N45 35 35.988 E9 32 17.988
°
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.
°Lombardia region east ° [capital = Milan]
°Prehistoric Pile Dwelling Lagazzi del Vho
in
°Piadena
°
There are no visible structures, but a visitor’s route with informativesigns about the area of natural interest has been set up, which makes it possible to imagine the area in ancient times and appreciate the local geomorphology.
°Historic city
of
°Sabbioneta
at
°Piazza Garibaldi
°
The first impact is in front of the perfectly preserved walls, solemn and impassable, where the gates open. The main monuments are gathered in a very small space. You are in the heart of the Renaissance. Head towards the Piazza d'Armi, also known as Piazza Castello, enclosed on one side by a splendid brick arcade, and a structure reminiscent of a Roman aqueduct.
°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.
°Monastic complex of San Salvatore-Santa Giulia
in
°Brescia
at
°Via dei Musei, 81/b
°
The church was entirely decorated with interrelated stuccoes and frescoes, which with the reused Roman marbles and stones worked by the Lombard builders created a harmonious overall effect.
°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 archaeological sites within the Reserve, all placed on the Eastern side of Middle Valcamonica, include over 500 rocks, engraved throughout millennia (from prehistoric times to the Middle Ages).
°Municipal Park
in
°Sellero
at
°Via Donatori di Sangue, 1
°
After leaving the car in the village of Sellero, near the Re stream, you can reach the Carpène rocks, following a path that climbs in altitude, alternating climbs with flat stretches. After a short walk (25-30 minutes) you arrive at the equipped area where you can admire some of the twenty or so surfaces that make up this site.
°Coren delle Fate Pluritematic Park
in
°Sonico
on
Via della Monega
°
The incisions that can be seen on the surfaces emerging are almost exclusively of two types: geometric figures and pallets. Circles, lines and cups (small circular incisions) alternate and combine in various ways creating games and compositions often joined together by lines and raceways.
°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
at
°N45 37 43.00 E7 58 41.00
°
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.
°Piemonte region center ° [capital = 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.
°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.
°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.
°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".
°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 .
°Piemonte region south ° [capital = Turin]
°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.
°Langa of Barolo
in
°Roddi + Grinzane Cavour + Verduno + La Morra + Barolo
°
The most famous hills of the Langhe are a crown decorated with castles.
°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 south[capital = Cagliari]
°Necropolis of Montessu
in
°Villaperuccio
on
°SP80
°
One of the largest necropolises in Sardinia, with domus de janas carved into the rock and symbolic decorations related to funeral cults.
°Archaeological Park of Pranu Mutteddu
in
°Goni
on
°SP23
°
One of the largest megalithic complexes in Sardinia, with aligned menhirs and prehistoric tombs immersed in the Mediterranean scrub.
°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.
°Menhir of Monte Corru Tundu
in
°Villa Sant'Antonio
on
°SP37
°
A prehistoric monolith erected vertically, symbol of ancient religious cults and ritual practices.
°Shelter of Su Forru de is Sinzurreddus and the stone tool workshops of Sennixeddu
in
°Pau
on
Pau-Tresussa country road
°
Stone working monuments dating back to the Neolithic, with traces of craft activities and natural shelters.
°Domus de Janas di Mandras
in
°Ardauli
at
°strada Mandras
°
Hypogeic tombs carved into the limestone rock with symbolic decorations, witnesses of the spirituality of pre-Nuragic communities.
°Village of Serra Linta
in
°Sedilo
at
N40 8 35 E8 54 20
°
A prehistoric settlement with remains of huts, enclosures, and traces of agricultural activities, testimony of daily life in the Neolithic.
°Necropolis of Ispiluncas
in
°Sedilo
at
N40 38 58 E8 53 27
°
Hypogeic tombs carved into the limestone rock with symbolic decorations, witnesses of the spirituality of pre-Nuragic communities.
°Necropolis of Istevéne
in
°Mamoiada
on
Corbeddu Cave, Str. per Valle di Lanaittu, 08025 Oliena NU, Italy
°
Carved out of the granite rock and surrounded by a lush holm oak forest, it guards a small treasure: the necropolis of Istevene contains one of the very few Domus de Janas in the Nuoro area, decorated with symbolic motifs.
°Corbeddu Cave
in
°Oliena
on
°Str. per Valle di Lanaittu
°
One of the oldest testimonies of human presence in Sardinia, with artifacts dating back to the Paleolithic.
°Sardegna region central[capital = Cagliari]
°Necropoli di Brodu
in
°Oniferi
on
°SP47
°
Two of the tombs are notable for their size and state of preservation.
°Shelter of Luzzanas
in
°Benetutti
at
N40 38 58 E8 53 27
°
A natural cavity used as a shelter and place of worship during the Neolithic period, enriched with rock paintings and evidence of prehistoric life.
°Necropolis of Sos Furrighesos
in
°Anela
at
°N40 28 53 E8 58 17
°
Seven domus de janas adorned with rock carvings, immersed in the woods of Anela, witnesses of ancient funeral cults.
°Dolmen of Sa Coveccada
in
°Mores
at
°Piazza Padre Paolo Serra, 1
°
The mighty Dolmen Sa Coveccada is said to be the largest dolmen (a megalithic chambered tomb) in the Mediterranean.
°Necropolis of Sant'Andrea Priu
in
°Bonorva
at
°Piana Santa Lucia
°
In the historical region of Logudoro, which occupies the central-northern part of Sardinia, there is a vast and spectacular archaeological burial area, where three tombs stand out because of their size and their state of preservation.
°Necropolis of Sa Pala Larga
in
°Bonorva
at
°Localita Mariani
°
The tomb n° 7 of the necropolis of Sa Pala Larga in Sardinia, Italy, know for its wonderfully preserved painted chamber tomb 5000-2000 BCE.
°Petroglyph Park
in
°Cheremule
on
°Strada Provinciale 30
°
The ‘Park of the Petroglyphs’ programme, which includes Museddu, Tennero, and Mattarigotza, was initiated in 2009 by the municipality of Cheremule. In the area, there are 37 domus de janas that date back to the Recent Neolithic. Particularly noteworthy are the stylized human shapes (petroglyphs) carved into the rock at the Branca tomb.
°Necropoli ipogea Mesu 'e Montes
in
°Ossi
on
°SP97bis
°
Remarkable and unusual decorations of the ‘domestic’ variety characterise the Neolithic tombs dug into the base of a hill in the Sassari area.
°Sardegna region north[capital = Cagliari]
°Domus de janas di Monte Siseri I o di S'Incantu
in
°Putifigari
on
°SP 12
°
It is known as s'Incantu, the enchantment: no other name could be more apt for a five-thousand-year-old wonder, the most spectacular of the 215 sculpted or painted domus (out of a total of 3,500) discovered on the island! Inside, Neolithic art reaches its zenith with architectural complexity and harmony, richness and variety of decorations and colours, a refinement linked to the pre-Nuragic peoples' regard for the dead.
°Fortified complex of Monte Baranta
in
°Olmedo
on
°Strade Comunale Olmedo Uri
°
Protected by walls, the fortress is comprised of a wall-tower and a group of rectangular huts. Everything here is imposing, built with large rocks and boulders: even the horse-shoe shaped tower is huge, six and a half meters thick and nine metres high.
°Necropolis of Anghelu Ruju
in
°Alghero
on
°SP 42 dei Due Mari
°
Alghero contains the largest complex of prehistoric sepulchral ‘little grottos’ in northern Sardinia, preserving the relics of a civilisation that lived five millennia ago.
°Necropoli di Su Crucifissu Mannu
in
°Porto Torres
at
°SS 131 Carlo Felice
°
In Porto Torres, in the northwest of Sardinia, a complex and mysterious maze was dug out of the limestone: it is a prehistoric ‘cemetery’ reused over thousands of years.
°Santuario prenuragico Monte d'Accoddi
in
°Sassari
at
°Str. Vic. Monte D'accoddi, 4
°
The temple of Monte d'Accoddi (from the archaic kodi, ‘stone’), dating back five thousand years, is a ziqqurat that is unique in Europe due to its singularity of architectural types.
°Necropoli dell'orto Beneficio Parrocchiale
in
°Sennori
at
°Via Brigata Sassari, 4
°
The extensive carved decoration with horn-shaped motifs is of particular significance.
°Domus de janas of Roccia dell’Elefante
in
°Castelsardo
at
°Strada Statale 134 Km 19,300
°
As well as its naturalistic and landscape significance, the Roccia dell’Elefante is also of considerable archaeological relevance. Indeed, internally it houses two Domus de Janas tombs, dating back to the final Neolithic period (3200-2800 B.C.).
°Necropolis of Li Muri
in
°Arzachena
on
°Strada di Li Lolghi
°
A complex of megalithic funeral circles dating back to the 5th millennium BC.
°Sicily region west ° [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 cathedral, built after the earthquake (1718-1778), has a monumental façade with three richly decorated portals. The belfry ends with a spire. One can climb up there to admire the view! Basilical plan with 3 naves opening on 19th century chapels, with precious stucco decorations. The dome is adorned with fine frescoes, the organ is monumental.
°Cathedral of St. George
in
°Modica
on
°Corso S. Giorgio
°
The "sundialpavement" and the "treasure" of the church are particularly noteworthy. The latter includes, among other notable pieces, the "Holy Ark", a work of art covered in silver, which contains the relics of the saint.
°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.
°Sicily region east ° [capital = Palermo]
°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
at
°N38 29 16.3 E14 56 44.1
°
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 north ° [capital = Florence]
°Medici Castle of Cafaggiolo
in
°Barberino di Mugello
at
°Via Nazionale, 16
°
This is where the Medici came to stay in the countryside, welcoming illustrious figures and artists, princes and popes. Indeed, the sumptuous halls and vast grounds used meeting places for symposia, parties, dances and receptions.
°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
°
Villa Medicea La Ferdinanda is a splendid example of Renaissance architecture. It features an elegant and symmetrical design, characterized by its harmonious proportions and the use of local materials, including the characteristic terracotta tiles that adorn the villa's rooftop.
°Villa Medici
in
°Poggio a Caiano
at
°Piazza dei Medici, 14
°
This latter architectural creation explicitly reveals a new attitude towards nature. In fact the loggia opens the building towards the outdoors, inviting the natural world to take a direct part in the architectural composition.
°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.
°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.
°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.
°Toscana region south ° [capital = Florence]
°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.
°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.
°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.
°Trentino-Alto-Adige region ° [capital = Trento]
°Prehistoric Pile Dwelling Molina di Ledro
in
°Ledro
at
Via al Lago, 3
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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°Umbria region ° [capital = Perugia]
°Franciscan Sites
in
°Assisi
see
°detail
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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
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The present “temple” was thought to be one of the smaller temples from the sacred complex, however, archeologists have determined that it was built as a small church dedicated to the Savior between the 6th and 8th centuries. As was the practice of the day, the builders reused pieces of carved stone, most probably from actual ancient temples from the area, as building materials.
°Basilica San Salvatore
in
°Spoleto
at
°Piazza Mario Salmi, 1
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Inside, visitors can admire well-preserved early Christian frescoes and a beautiful wooden choir dating from the 16th century. The basilica's crypt houses ancient frescoes and remains from the early Christian period.
°Veneto region south ° [capital = Venice]
°Historic Centre
of
°Venice
see
°detail
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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
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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
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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
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°Padova
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°detail
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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
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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
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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
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°Via Castello, 43
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More generally, it seems that Palladio sought the utilitarian logic, so to speak, of antique thermal architecture through an extraordinarily synthesized and abstract, almost metaphysical, language of forms. Devoid of capitals and trabeations, the order is only just hinted at in the essential articulation of the pilaster bases. The absence of orders and of parts in draughted stone (excluding the portals of the loggia) must have assured an overall economy in the realisation of the work.
°Villa Trissino
in
°Meledo
at
°Via R. Sabbadini, 20
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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
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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
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See Prehistoric Pile Dwelling above.
°Historic city
of
°Verona
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°detail
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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
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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).
°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
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Via Miralago, 1
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See Prehistoric Pile Dwelling above.
°Prehistoric Pile Dwelling Laghetto del Frassino
in
°Peschiera del Garda
at
Strada Santa Cristina, 13
See above.
°Veneto region center ° [capital = Venice]
°Historic City
of
°Vicenza
see
°detail
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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
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°Via Nazionale, 1
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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
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°Quinto Vicentino
at
°Piazza IV Novembre, 4
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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
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°Lisiera
at
Via Ponte, 3
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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
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°Morosana
at
Via Botticelli, 13
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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
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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
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°Montecchio Precalcino
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°Via Venezia, 4
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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
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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
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°Bassano del Grappa
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°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
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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
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°Fanzolo di Vedelago
at
°Via Stazione, 5
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The exteriors are essential, without decorations, while the interiors are richly decorated with frescoes by Giovanni Battista Zelotti, author of similar works in other Palladian villas.
°Villa Cornaro
in
°Piombino Dese
at
°Via Roma, 120
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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.
°Veneto region north ° [capital = Venice]
°City Fortress
in
°Palmanova
at
° N45 54 22 E13 18 35
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The uniqueness of the Palmanova fortress lies in the fact that it can concretely show visitors the innovations that the science of fortifications has been imagining over the centuries.
°Villa Zeno
in
°Cessalto
at
°Via Donegal, 85
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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.
°The Hills of Prosecco
from
°Conegliano to Valdobbiadene
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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