11. Residences of the Royal House of Savoy
Progetto La Venaria Reale
12. Aquileia - Archaeological Area and Basilica
Aquileia was one of the largest and most important cities in the early Roman empire. Although most of the area is unexcavated, the Basilica with its impressive mosaic pavement can be seen. Aquileia is in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, the very northeast part of Italy.13. Verona
Piazza delle Erbe © James Martin
Verona is known as the town of Romeo and Juliet in the Shakespeare play and for its Roman arena used for summer opera performances. Verona has a good historic center with several Roman monuments. Piazza delle Erbe was once the Roman forum but is now a market square surrounded by frescoed buildings. Verona was inscribed by UNESCO for the large number of monuments from antiquity and the medieval and Renaissance periods.
14. Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy
The nine sacred mountains in northern Italy's Piedmont and Lombardy region have churches and Christian monuments created in the 16th and 17th centuries. They house important wall paintings and statuary. According to a reader, "their relevance resides in the fact that they were conceived as locations where people who could not move much could take part in pilgrimages, similar to those that since the Middle Age led people to Rome, Jerusalem or to Santiago de Compostela."15. Genoa - Le Strade Nuove and Palazzi dei Rolli
The Renaissance and Baroque Rolli Palaces, in Genoa's center, were added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2006. About 80 Rolli palaces were built in the 16th and early 17th centuries, when Genoa was one of Italy's four great maritime republics. These Renaissance and Baroque palaces lined the strade nuove or new streets. Many of them were restored in 2004.16. Mantua and Sabioneta
Mantua Picture © Martha Bakerjian
Mantua, or Mantova, is a beautiful, historic city in northern Italy surrounded on three sides by lakes. The town's center is three spacious and lively squares that join together. Mantua was one of the greatest Renaissance Courts in Europe and was chosen as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2008 based on its Renaissance planning and architecture. Sabioneta, nearby, is a small walled town.
