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Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps

The prehistoric pile-dwelling sites are located in the Alps between Switzerland, Austria, France, Germany, Italy and Slovenia, dotting a vast territory which is also uniformly marked by wetlands which are responsible for the exceptional preservation status of the remains of …
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Residences of the Royal House of Savoy

In 1563 Turin became the capital city of the Duchy of Savoy. In the following centuries the city stood out as a major European centre and was at the heart of a monumental renovation plan including residences, palaces and castles …
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Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura

Roma Caput Mundi. This simple sentence summarises the greatness of the Eternal City. Rome has been the centre of one of the greatest empires of the ancient world, the heart of Christian spirituality and a crossroads for artists and intellectuals …
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Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy

The Site represents an architectural, artistic- figurative and naturalistic Heritage site that expresses the Catholic religious culture of the early Modern Age. The Sacri Monti (Sacred Mountains) recognized by UNESCO – 7 in Piedmont and 2 in Lombardy – are …
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Historic Centre of San Gimignano

San Gimignano is one of the symbols of the Italian Middle Ages. Known as “the town of fine towers” for the many noble towers that outline its profile, the city is located in the very heart of Tuscany and is …
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Historic Centre of Siena

The historic centre of Siena is a testimony of medieval town planning with its elegant and functional Gothic palaces, built for the will of a united and cultivated society and politicians. The commercial fortune of the city and a strong …
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Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto

The eight towns in south-eastern Sicily (Catania, Militello Val di Catania, Caltagirone, Palazzolo Acreide, Ragusa, Modica, Noto and Scicli) were all rebuilt after 1693 following a devastating earthquake. They represent a considerable collective undertaking, successfully carried out at a high …
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Rock Drawings in Valle Camonica

Val Camonica is known all over the world for the extraordinary wealth and variety of rock engravings, Italy’s first site to be included in the Unesco World Heritage List in 1979. It is a truly unique place of charm and …
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Venice and its Lagoon

[expand title=”The origin and rise of a unique city”] Venice was founded in the V century AD, and that’s when the Republic of Venice began to take shape. As the Lombard forayed into Italy, progressive migratory flows led refugees and …
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City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto

In the xv century, Vicenza was annexed to Venice, and in 1540 Venice’s upper classes opened new land far from the coast. Andrea di Pietro della Gondola, also known as Palladio, one of the greatest Western architects, was commissioned to …
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