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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The singular nature of the Argentario, mountain and promontory at the same time, give it a particular charm. The impervious mountain drops to a clear...
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Ravenna, located in the region of Emilia Romagna, is an artistic treasure of the Byzantine era. It preserves the magnificence of its great mosaics. Between the fifth and the sixth centuries, Ravenna has played an extraordinary role that allowed it to be recognized three times as the capital and a crossroads of the past. From this place the Antiquity ends and the Middle Ages begin: from the magical atmosphere of the mausoleum of Galla Placidia to the brightness of the mosaic walls of the basilica of St. Appolinaire, up to the grandeur of the apse of the Basilica of San Vitale.
A city of fascinating Byzantine suggestions, starting point for an itinerary along the Adriatic coast through sand dunes and thick pine-wood. Located in Emilia Romagna, the province of Ravenna extends from the hinterland up to the Adriatic coast. It is a variegated land from the inland ...
Emilia Romagna lies between the River Po to its north and the Apennine Mountains (to its south). It is one of the most fertile and productive regions of Italy, thanks to the mitigating effect that the
