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  • Moda Rock Drawings of Valcamonica
    Rock Drawings of Valcamonica

    Moda

    "Valcamonica, situated in the Lombardy plain, has one of the world's greatest collections of prehistoric petroglyphs – more than 140,000 symbols and figures carved in the rock over a period of 8,000 years and depicting themes connected with agriculture, navigation, war and magic."
  • Moda The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci
    The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci

    Moda

    "The refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie forms an integral part of this architectural complex, begun in Milan in 1463 and reworked at the end of the 15th century by Bramante."
  • Moda Historic Centre of Rome, Holy See
    Historic Centre of Rome, Holy See

    Moda

    "Founded, according to legend, by Romulus and Remus in 753 BC, Rome was first the centre of the Roman Republic, then of the Roman Empire, and it became the capital of the Christian world in the 4th century."
  • Moda Historic Centre of Florence
    Historic Centre of Florence

    Moda

    "Built on the site of an Etruscan settlement, Florence, the symbol of the Renaissance, rose to economic and cultural pre-eminence under the Medici in the 15th and 16th centuries."
  • Moda Piazza del Duomo, Pisa
    Piazza del Duomo, Pisa

    Moda

    "Standing in a large green expanse, Piazza del Duomo houses a group of monuments known the world over. These four masterpieces of medieval architecture – the cathedral, the baptistry, the campanile (the 'Leaning Tower') and the cemetery."
  • Moda Venice and its Lagoon
    Venice and its Lagoon

    Moda

    "Founded in the 5th century and spread over 118 small islands, Venice became a major maritime power in the 10th century."
  • Moda Historic Centre of San Gimignano
    Historic Centre of San Gimignano

    Moda

    "San Gimignano delle belle Torri' is in Tuscany, 56 km south of Florence. It served as an important relay point for pilgrims travelling to or from Rome on the Via Francigena."
  • Moda Rupestrian Churches of Puglia and the City of Matera
    Rupestrian Churches of Puglia and the City of Matera

    Moda

    "This is the most outstanding, intact example of a troglodyte settlement in the Mediterranean region, perfectly adapted to its terrain and ecosystem."
  • Moda City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto
    City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto

    Moda

    "Founded in the 2nd century B.C. in northern Italy, Vicenza prospered under Venetian rule from the early 15th to the end of the 18th century. The work of Andrea Palladio (1508–80), based on a detailed study of classical Roman architecture, gives the city its unique appearance."
  • Moda Crespi d'Adda
    Crespi d'Adda

    Moda

    "Crespi d'Adda in Capriate San Gervasio in Lombardy is an outstanding example of the 19th- and early 20th-century 'company towns' built in Europe and North America by enlightened industrialists to meet the workers' needs."