Italy counts 47 UNESCO World Heritage Sites within its borders, the most of any country on the World Heritage List. The Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, adopted by the UNESCO General Conference on November 16, 1972, states that the organization is the official designator of these sites.
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The area is very rich in clay and it is therefore regarded as fertile ground for the emergence of a flourishing pottery crafts. In former times, in...
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This long straight road is Via della Conciliazione, created in 1936 to link Rome and Piazza San Pietro, the heart of the Catholic church. Turning...
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Ever since its mythical foundation by Romulus in 753 BC, history has passed through Rome, leaving evidence from all ages and even now, as excavations go on, there are always new discoveries. From the time of the Punic wars, that gave it its supremacy in the Mediterranean ...
The province of Rome is a matching frame for the many treasures of the capital, and the surrounding area has, more or less directly, experienced the influence of the history of the Eternal City. A region with a great deal to offer: sea, nature, good food and villages rich in ...
This is the cradle of occidental civilization and Christian culture, of lakes and legends, of thermal spas and history, of ancient roads and verdant hills. Lazio is a region of central Italy bordered by the Tyrrhenian Sea,traverse by the waters of the Tiber River and mainly characterized ...
