Italy is a synonym for culture, art, and history. Artistic wonders can be found everywhere, and every corner of the country holds countless and wonderful surprises. Our artistic and cultural heritage is one of the most valuable in the world. Italy has more cultural UNESCO World Heritage Sites than any other country.
Read more
The famous and unique portrait of Federico da Montefeltro painted by Piero della Francesca is not only a great work of art, but also the symbol of...
Read more
At this point of the coast road it is possible to see the small island of Comacina, the only island in Lake Como. The climate and the beauty of the...
Read more
Per vedere questo contenuto è necessario installare l'ultima versione di Adobe Flash Player. 
In the Renaissance, people dreamed of a perfect city, in which men could live in harmony with themselves and the nature. Pienza is a city close to this utopian model. We are in Val d'Orcia, where Pope Pio II ordered the construction of a project for an ideal city to be realised by Leon Battista Alberti: the town's symbols are the Gothic style Cathedral and Piccolomini Palace. The biography of the enlightened Pope is pictorially narrated in Siena, at the Piccolomini Palace library, located inside the Cathedral.
