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Italia nord-occidentale

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Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The last supper” by Leonardo da Vinci in Milan

The refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie forms an integral part of this architectural complex, begun in 1463 and reworked at the end of the 15th century by Bramante. On the north wall is The Last Supper, …
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Porto Venere, Cinque Terre and the islands of Tino, Tinetto and Palmaria

Cinque Terre are located in the easternmost part of Liguria, between the steep coastal strip locked between the sea and the mountaintops. The Cape of Porto Venere, on the south, is the last spike on the Cinque Terre crown. The …
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La Ferrovia Retica

The Rhaetian Railway is an outstanding example of technology, engineering and architecture, a harmonious, spectacular unicum of humans successfully fitting in with the high mountains. Completed in the early XX century to connect and open the regions on the Central …
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Monte San Giorgio

Monte San Giorgio is an Italian-Swiss transnational site and the area of the UNESCO inscription is of exceptional geo-palaeontological interest due to the presence of numerous fossils from the Middle Triassic (242–230 million years ago) which allow to study the …
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Genoa: le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli

Between the XVI and XVII centuries Genoa experience its golden age as a Mediterranean power; in that time it started a public nobility residential project, whereby a network of new streets and nobility palaces was built to house the authorities …
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The Lombards in Italy. The seats of power (568 – 774 A.D.)

The Lombards were a Germanic people of Scandinavian origin settled on Christian and land; after their conversion to Christianity, they absorbed material and cultural values inherited from the Romans. They also came in contact with Byzantine, Hellenic and Middle-eastern culture …
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Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato

Vineyard-covered hills as far as the eyes can see; hilltop villages, centuries-old farmhouses and cellars, medieval towers and castles standing out from the hilly landscape. Langhe-Roero and Monferrato stand out for the exceptional value of the landscape and they are …
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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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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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