Cultural Holidays in Italy: Visit the most Beautiful Italian Art Cities
Italy is a place where art is everywhere, in every part of its territory: every step you take in Italy will be a breathtaking experience! The artistic, architectural and urban heritage has been created through centuries, in every part of the nation. Italy boasts ancient origins that comes from the Greek, Roman, Middle-Age and Renaissance grandeur .
Italy is rich in cultural and artistic routes discovering the heritage of 'Magna Graecia' in Southern Italy and Sicily. In Italy it is also possible to admire lots of Italian buildings, palaces and monuments built during the Roman Empire, because they have been perfectly kept intact.
Italy is a huge and marvellous open air museum: the Dome in Milan, the Sistine Chapel in Rome, the Leaning Tower in Pisa, the Coliseum in Rome, Piazza san marco in Venice, the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, the Mole Antonelliana in Turin, the Ducal Palace in Genoa, the Leaning Towers in Bologna, the Fontana Maggiore in Perugia, the Palazzo Reale with Plebiscito Square and the Maschio Angioino in Naples, the church San Nicola in Bari, the Monreale Basilica in Palermo, the San Pancrazio Tower and the Elefante Tower in Cagliari, the 'Nuraghi' and the ancient Phoenician cities of Tharros and Nora in Sardinia. This is only a very short list of the places you should visit!
In Trieste you can admire the wonderful square "Piazza dell'Unità d'Italia" and the suggestive 'Mirrors Cafè', one of the most important meeting point of artists and writers in the XXth. In Padua there is the famous Basilica di Sant'Antonio, near the garden-square 'Prato della Valle'. In Mantua, Virgil's birthplace, there is the beautiful Palazzo Ducale, with its beautiful frescoes. In Parma, also known as the capital of food and music, there is a valuable Romanesque Cathedral. Ravenna il world-wide known for its churches with ancient mosaics.
Umbria boasts high level art and culture: Assisi, Spello, Spoleto, Todi and the wonderful Cathedral Dome in Orvieto. In Tuscany, next to Florence, there are a lot of artistic treasures, such as Siena (worldwide known for its horse race Palio - UNESCO heritage), San Gimignano, Volterra, Pisa, Capalbio, etc. In Viterbo, the city of the Popes, you can visit the Archaeological National Museum discovering the Etruscan heritage.
Heading South, in Campania there is the beautiful city of Naples, with his wonderful palaces and monuments, the underground part of the city with finds, ruins, graves, catacombs and cult locations. In Basilicata you can visit Matera, with the "Sassi di Matera" buildings. In Apulia there is the baroque Lecce, Martina Franca, the Trulli of Alberobello and Castel del Monte.
If you come and visit Italy, there's a vast choice of tourist accomodations: hotels in the art cities, the perfect solution for your cultural holidays or weekends, but also bed&breakfast or apartments in the historical centres. Italian cities are the result of centuries of art, history and culture and boast a collection of different styles and influences. Italy is a unique country and it attracts visitors from the whole world.
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