This Cistercian abbey in Catalonia is one of the largest in Spain. At its centre is a 12th-century church. The austere, ...
Tárraco (modern-day Tarragona) was a major administrative and mercantile city in Roman Spain and the centre of the Imperial cult for ...
These are two of the finest contributions to Barcelona's architecture by the Catalan art nouveau architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner. The ...
Seven properties built by the architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926) in or near Barcelona testify to Gaudí’s exceptional creative contribution to the ...
Ravenna was the seat of the Roman Empire in the 5th century and then of Byzantine Italy until the 8th century. ...
San Marino Historic Centre and Mount Titano covers 55 ha, including Mount Titano and the historic centre of the city which ...
Assisi, a medieval city built on a hill, is the birthplace of Saint Francis, closely associated with the work of the ...
The Vatican City, one of the most sacred places in Christendom, attests to a great history and a formidable spiritual venture. ...
Founded, according to legend, by Romulus and Remus in 753 BC, Rome was first the centre of the Roman Republic, then ...
When Vesuvius erupted on 24 August AD 79, it engulfed the two flourishing Roman towns of Pompei and Herculaneum, as well ...
From the Neapolis founded by Greek settlers in 470 B.C. to the city of today, Naples has retained the imprint of ...
Standing in a large green expanse, Piazza del Duomo houses a group of monuments known the world over. These four masterpieces ...