Italy Archives | World Heritage Travel

Mantua and Sabbioneta

Rachel Heller — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 11:36:15 +0000

Two cities where Renaissance thinkers expressed the ideals of Humanism in urban planning.

Abigail Dalton — Sun, 02 Aug 2026 17:03:39 +0000

A Tuscan city redesigned in the 15th century according to the Humanist ideas of the Renaissance to create a place of balance, beauty and order.

Rachel Heller — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 17:20:23 +0000

7 groups of religious buildings built by the Lombards, who ruled much of Italy in the 6th-8th centuries.

Cindy Carlsson — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:36:18 +0000

A city filled with dramatic buildings and art: the 15-16th-century heart of the Renaissance under Medici family rule.

Rachel Heller — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:43:21 +0000

A medieval city that 15th-century Renaissance thinkers changed to fit their aesthetic ideals.

Rachel Heller — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:09:44 +0000

A demonstration of Renaissance thinking about urban planning as an addition to an original medieval city core.

Rachel Heller — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 17:05:31 +0000

Eight religious sites dating to the 5th and 6th centuries, most with magnificent mosaics that blend Eastern and Western influences.

Rachel Heller — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:04:00 +0000

Two Etruscan burial grounds (2nd-9th-century BC) with extensive rock-cut tombs.

Rachel Heller — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:09:30 +0000

A road built by the Ancient Romans that showed their power and aided the spread of their civilization as well as of Christianity.

Rachel Heller — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 22:18:08 +0000

A masterpiece of Baroque art and architecture that rivals Versailles.