UNESCO World Heritage Site
by alexa.ahern | Mon, 04/04/2022 - 16:07
Just an hour northwest of Milan, the city of Varese is an often-overlooked destination with a lot to see, whether you’re into culture and art or the outdoors.…
by Silvia Donati | Tue, 12/21/2021 - 03:16
Truffle hunting and extraction in Italy was inscribed onto UNESCO’s List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on December 16, 2021. Described by…
by Silvia Donati | Fri, 10/15/2021 - 04:21
With its 62 kilometers of porticoes, of which 42 in the historic center, Bologna is the most ‘arcaded’ city in Italy.
In July 2021, the porticoes of Bologna…
by Silvia Donati | Tue, 08/03/2021 - 04:49
Italy has just added two more sites to its long list of Unesco-inscribed places and monuments, art and architecture, for a total of 58 Unesco World Heritage…
by Silvia Donati | Thu, 05/13/2021 - 07:17
Is the espresso coffee ritual an Italian or a Neapolitan tradition? That is the question at the center of a debate that sees two different candidates fight for…
by Silvia Donati | Thu, 04/15/2021 - 04:41
Classified as one of Italy’s most beautiful historic villages, Civita di Bagnoregio will be vying for Unesco World Heritage status.
The proposal came early…
by Silvia Donati | Tue, 01/12/2021 - 00:00
Italy is the country with the largest number of Unesco World Heritage sites in the world, and, every year, more areas or monuments vie for the prestigious…
by Silvia Donati | Fri, 01/08/2021 - 00:00
Among Italy’s Unesco World Heritage Sites aren’t just artworks, castles, cities and monuments; there are also entire areas, such as the vineyard landscape of…
by Silvia Donati | Fri, 08/28/2020 - 00:00
How limiting to be visiting a place based on just one world-famous site in order to take a quick snapshot to post on social media and then leave. This is often…
by Silvia Donati | Tue, 10/22/2019 - 05:06
The Cavallerizza Reale in Turin, a Unesco World Heritage site, caught fire early on Monday. A portion of the roof collapsed. Turin firefighters extinguished…
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