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Landmarks & history in Italy

Castles, ruins, old towns, monuments and the places where the history actually happened.

abbey

Abbey of Sant'Antimo

Tuscany
hill town

Anagni

Lazio
roman town

Aosta

Aosta Valley
roman city

Aquileia

Friuli Venezia Giulia
churchAssisi and the Basilica of St Francis

Assisi and the Basilica of St Francis

Umbria
fortress

Bard Fortress

Aosta Valley
church

Basilica of San Clemente

Lazio
church

Basilica of Santa Croce

Tuscany
pilgrimage basilica

Basilica of St Anthony

Veneto
roman baths

Baths of Caracalla

Lazio
old townBergamo Alta

Bergamo Alta

Lombardy
old townBologna

Bologna

Emilia-Romagna
roman and monastic site

Brescia

Lombardy
hermitage

Camaldoli Hermitage

Tuscany
volcanic field

Campi Flegrei and Baiae

Campania
renaissance palace

Caprarola

Lazio
catacombs

Capuchin Catacombs

Sicily
castle

Castel del Monte

Puglia
papal palace town

Castel Gandolfo

Lazio
fortress

Castel Sant'Angelo

Lazio
catacombs

Catacombs of San Callisto

Lazio
charterhouse

Certosa di Padula

Campania
monastery

Certosa di Pavia

Lombardy
etruscan necropolis

Cerveteri

Lazio
old townCivita di Bagnoregio

Civita di Bagnoregio

Lazio
fortress

Civitella del Tronto

Abruzzo
bridge

Devil's Bridge of Borgo a Mozzano

Tuscany
palaceDoge's Palace

Doge's Palace

Veneto
roman palace

Domus Aurea

Lazio
fortress

Fenestrelle Fortress

Piedmont
castle

Fenis Castle

Aosta Valley
churchFlorence Cathedral and Duomo

Florence Cathedral and Duomo

Tuscany
fortress port

Gaeta

Lazio
castle

Gradara

Marche
roman villa

Hadrian's Villa

Lazio
archaeological siteHerculaneum

Herculaneum

Campania
monastery

La Verna Sanctuary

Tuscany
island castle

Le Castella

Calabria
monumentLeaning Tower of Pisa

Leaning Tower of Pisa

Tuscany
old townLecce

Lecce

Puglia
pilgrimage basilica

Loreto

Marche
old townMantua and Sabbioneta

Mantua and Sabbioneta

Lombardy
old townMatera

Matera

Basilicata
castle town

Melfi

Basilicata
greek ruins

Metaponto

Basilicata
churchMilan Cathedral

Milan Cathedral

Lombardy
castle

Miramare Castle

Friuli Venezia Giulia
old townModena and Parma

Modena and Parma

Emilia-Romagna
cathedral

Monreale Cathedral

Sicily
cave sanctuary

Monte Sant'Angelo

Puglia
abbey

Montecassino Abbey

Lazio
walled village

Monteriggioni

Tuscany
phoenician site

Mozia

Sicily
ancient city

Nora

Sardinia
abbey

Novacella Abbey

South Tyrol
sanctuary

Oropa Sanctuary

Piedmont
old townOrvieto

Orvieto

Umbria
roman city

Ostia Antica

Lazio
coastal town

Otranto

Puglia
ruinsPaestum

Paestum

Campania
royal chapel

Palatine Chapel

Sicily
palace streets

Palazzi dei Rolli

Liguria
star fortress

Palmanova

Friuli Venezia Giulia
rock necropolis

Pantalica

Sicily
square

Piazza Navona

Lazio
palace and garden

Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens

Tuscany
archaeological sitePompeii

Pompeii

Campania
bridge

Ponte Vecchio

Tuscany
etruscan site

Populonia and the Gulf of Baratti

Tuscany
mine gallery

Porto Flavia

Sardinia
castleRocca Calascio

Rocca Calascio

Abruzzo
fantasy castle

Rocchetta Mattei

Emilia-Romagna
ruinsRoman Forum and Palatine Hill

Roman Forum and Palatine Hill

Lazio
royal palace

Royal Palace of Caserta

Campania
abbey

Sacra di San Michele

Piedmont
devotional mountain

Sacro Monte di Varallo

Piedmont
abbey

San Fruttuoso

Liguria
ruined abbey

San Galgano Abbey

Tuscany
old townSan Gimignano

San Gimignano

Tuscany
church

San Giorgio Maggiore

Veneto
cliff fortress

San Leo

Emilia-Romagna
basilica

San Miniato al Monte

Tuscany
chapel

Sansevero Chapel

Campania
cliff monastery

Santa Caterina del Sasso

Lombardy
cape

Santa Maria di Leuca

Puglia
basilica

Santa Maria Maggiore

Lazio
frescoed chapel

Scrovegni Chapel

Veneto
greek temple

Segesta

Sicily
greek city

Selinunte

Sicily
roman town

Sepino

Molise
castle

Sforza Castle

Lombardy
old townSiena

Siena

Tuscany
peninsula town

Sirmione

Lombardy
walled wine town

Soave

Veneto
staircase

Spanish Steps

Lazio
old townSt Mark's Square and Basilica

St Mark's Square and Basilica

Veneto
churchSt Peter's Basilica and Square

St Peter's Basilica and Square

Vatican City
byzantine church

Stilo

Calabria
hunting lodge

Stupinigi

Piedmont
archaeological siteSu Nuraxi

Su Nuraxi

Sardinia
monastery

Subiaco

Lazio
old townSyracuse and Ortigia

Syracuse and Ortigia

Sicily
etruscan necropolis

Tarquinia

Lazio
cliff chapel

Tempio del Valadier

Marche
church

Tempio Malatestiano

Emilia-Romagna
ruinsThe Colosseum

The Colosseum

Lazio
old townThe Grand Canal

The Grand Canal

Veneto
churchThe Mosaics of Ravenna

The Mosaics of Ravenna

Emilia-Romagna
churchThe Pantheon

The Pantheon

Lazio
old townThe Trulli of Alberobello

The Trulli of Alberobello

Puglia
old townThe Val di Noto

The Val di Noto

Sicily
ruinsThe Verona Arena

The Verona Arena

Veneto
sanctuary and ruins

Tindari

Sicily
lagoon island

Torcello

Veneto
castle

Torrechiara Castle

Emilia-Romagna
harbour town

Trani

Puglia
monumentTrevi Fountain

Trevi Fountain

Lazio
old townTurin

Turin

Piedmont
old townUrbino

Urbino

Marche
archaeological siteValley of the Temples, Agrigento

Valley of the Temples, Agrigento

Sicily
royal palace

Venaria Reale

Piedmont
palladian city

Vicenza

Veneto
renaissance square

Vigevano

Lombardy
renaissance villa

Villa Farnesina

Lazio
villa

Villa Pisani

Veneto
ruinsVilla Poppaea at Oplontis

Villa Poppaea at Oplontis

Campania
ruinsVilla Romana del Casale

Villa Romana del Casale

Sicily
medieval city

Viterbo

Lazio

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