Lazio
Abbey of Monte Cassino
Founded around 529 by Saint Benedict of Nursia on a rocky hill some 130 kilometres southeast of Rome,…
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Places
43 places
Italian heritage places, palaces, churches, monuments and historic sites — curated since 2002 and republished in editorial form for international readers.
Building · Liguria
Aquarium of Genoa
The Aquarium of Genoa is the largest aquarium in Italy and the second largest in Europe, anchoring the…
Umbria
Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi
Begun in 1228, two years after the death of Francis of Assisi, the Basilica of Saint Francis is…
Basilica of San Vitale
Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna — apse mosaic. Photo via Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA). Ravenna · consecrated 547 ·…
Building · Lazio
Basilica of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli
Santa Maria in Ara Coeli is a medieval basilica that crowns the northern summit of the Capitoline Hill,…
Area · Toscana
Boboli Gardens
The Boboli Gardens are a 45,000-square-metre Medici garden laid out behind the Pitti Palace in Florence from 1549,…
Manufactured · Veneto
Brion Memorial
The Brion Memorial in San Vito d'Altivole is a monumental funerary complex designed by the Venetian architect Carlo…
Building · Piemonte
Casa Fenoglio-Lafleur
Casa Fenoglio-Lafleur, Torino, architect Pietro Fenoglio, 1902. Photo via Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA) Italian Liberty · 1902 · Torino…
Square · Sicilia
Cathedral Square, Ortigia
Piazza Duomo is the ceremonial heart of Ortigia, the small island that holds the historic core of Syracuse.…
Building · Veneto
Church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli
Pietro Lombardo's 1481–1489 church in Venice, clad in polychrome marble, is one of Italy's finest examples of early…