June 2015 - Historical monuments

Mount Etna

Mount Etna Mount Etna is an iconic site encompassing 19,237 uninhabited hectares on the highest part of Mount Etna, on the eastern coast o...

Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands) The Aeolian Islands provide an outstanding record of volcanic island-building and destruction, and ongoing v...

Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato This landscape covers five distinct wine-growing areas with outstanding landsc...

Villa Romana del Casale Roman exploitation of the countryside is symbolized by the Villa Romana del Casale (in Sicily), the centre of the ...

Villa d'Este, Tivoli The Villa d'Este in Tivoli, with its palace and garden, is one of the most remarkable and comprehensive illus...

Villa Adriana (Tivoli) The Villa Adriana (at Tivoli, near Rome) is an exceptional complex of classical buildings created in the 2nd centur...

Venice and its Lagoon Founded in the 5th century and spread over 118 small islands, Venice became a major maritime power in the 10th centu...

Val d'Orcia The landscape of Val d’Orcia is part of the agricultural hinterland of Siena, redrawn and developed when it was integrated...

The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera This is the most outstanding, intact example of a troglodyte settlement in the...

The Trulli of Alberobello The trulli , limestone dwellings found in the southern region of Puglia, are remarkable examples of drywall (mor...