Built on the site of an Etruscan settlement, Florence, the symbol of the Renaissance, rose to economic and cultural pre-eminence under ...
Standing in a large green expanse, Piazza del Duomo houses a group of monuments known the world over. These four masterpieces ...
'San Gimignano delle belle Torri' is in Tuscany, 56 km south of Florence. It served as an important relay point for ...
Siena is the embodiment of a medieval city. Its inhabitants pursued their rivalry with Florence right into the area of urban ...
Twelve villas and two gardens spread across the Tuscan landscape make up this site which bears testimony to the influence the ...
During the Warsaw Uprising in August 1944, more than 85% of Warsaw's historic centre was destroyed by Nazi troops. After the ...
These Transylvanian villages with their fortified churches provide a vivid picture of the cultural landscape of southern Transylvania. The seven villages ...
Founded by German craftsmen and merchants known as the Saxons of Transylvania, Sighişoara is a fine example of a small, fortified ...
Over the centuries, the town of Banská Štiavnica was visited by many outstanding engineers and scientists who contributed to its fame. ...
The cultural landscape of Tokaj graphically demonstrates the long tradition of wine production in this region of low hills and river ...
Vlkolínec, situated in the centre of Slovakia, is a remarkably intact settlement of 45 buildings with the traditional features of a ...
Spišský Hrad has one of the largest ensembles of 13th and 14th century military, political and religious buildings in eastern Europe, ...