Historical Sites

Aosta is a city founded by the Romans in 25 B.C.-at the beginning of the Augustan age-under the name Augusta Praetoria. The colony, built near the con… Read the rest

The fortified village of Pettorano sul Gizio (625 m. asl, municipal population about 1,250), rightly included in the prestigious club of "The Mos… Read the rest

Also known as Piazza Maggiore, it is one of the largest squares in Italy. In the center of the square is a 19th-century fountain, while on one of the… Read the rest

Sugared almonds were already being produced in Sulmona in the Middle Ages, however, they are not referred to as "confetto," but as "jam… Read the rest

In the most prosperous period, the wealthy families of San Gimignano came to build as many as 72 towers as a symbol of their wealth and power. Of thes… Read the rest

According to Christian history, St. James arrives in the Iberian Peninsula after the death of Jesus, when the Apostles split up around the world to pr… Read the rest

Historical sources attest that the square was the village’s first real settlement; in feudal times it housed the Baronial Castle, and in the 17t… Read the rest

Because of its splendid architectural layout, the majesty of the rooms, divided into servile and noble areas, and the rich wall decorations, the so-ca… Read the rest

he historic center of Mantua, known as "Paiolo" from the name of the lake buried in the mid-18th century, was flanked to the south b… Read the rest

It is located in Lombardy and is an example of "company towns" built in the 19th and 20th centuries in Europe and North America by enlighten… Read the rest