Naples is one of the oldest metropolises in Europe. Founded by Greek colonisers in the VII century BC with the name Parthenope or Palaepolis, then founded again in 470 BC as Neapolis, for over two millennia it had been one …
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 …
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 …
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 …
[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 …
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 …
The extraordinary charm of the historical centre of Pienza lies in its being the materialization of an ideal that expresses the spirit of an epoch. Pienza is the “daughter” of one of the most interesting figures of the Italian Renaissance; …
