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Area archeologica di Roca Vecchia
Puglia
For the finds it preserves and for its beautiful natural setting, the archaeological site of Roca Vecchia is a cultural site of great value.
Culture and Art
Coastal natural heritage
UNESCO heritage
Faro di Punta Palascia
Puglia
At the easternmost point of Italy, the first to see the sunrise every day is the Punta Palascìa lighthouse, only 71 km from the Albanian coast.
Architecture
Culture and Art
Coastal natural heritage
Pozzo della Neve a Guardiaregia
Molise
The Matese Massif is a mountainous complex of karstic origin, here the water over the millennia has carved a system of caves of incredible beauty that from the speleological point of view represents one of the most important hypogeal sites of the southern Apennines. The abyss Pozzo della Neve is located in the beechwood of Costa del Carpine, in the locality of Tornieri, inside the WWF Oasis of Guardiaregia-Campochiaro.
The site, of considerable interest and high environmental value, is located within the protected area SIC-ZPS largest region of Molise.
Geological sites
Villages and old cities
Area Marina Protetta di Porto Cesareo
Puglia
In the heart of the Protected Marine Area of Porto Cesareo, a small archipelago emerges, just a few metres off the coast: a beauty rich in biodiversity, surrounded by a crystal-clear sea.
Protected natural areas
Coastal natural heritage
Cavità artificiali a Macchiavalfortore
Molise
In the municipality of Macchia Valfortore, a hill town located in the valley of Fortore in the province of Campobasso, at about 477 m above sea level, there is a considerable number of artificial hypogeal sites dug in the outcrops of sandstone and Pliocene sands.
Geological sites
Villages and old cities
Centro storico di Specchia
Puglia
Specchia is a small municipality in the Lower Salento region, Orange Flag of the Italian Touring Club. It is among the most beautiful villages in Italy and one of the best emerging rural destinations.
Villages and old cities
History and tradition
Spanjola Fortress
Montenegro
85340 Herceg Novi
It was "rebuilt" by the Ottomans around 1539.-1548., on the site where it was originally built by the Spanish, briefly conquering the city in 1538.-1539. According to them, the fortress got its name, which has been preserved until today.
Architecture
History and tradition
Kanli kula Fortress
Montenegro
85340 Herceg Novi
Kanli-kula is first mentioned in written documents in the middle of the 17th century by the Turkish travel writer Evliya Celebi. Kanli-kula, means ...
Villages and old cities
Architecture
History and tradition
Peschio Rosso a Monteroduni
Molise
The Forra di Peschio Rosso is a calcareous buttress, remarkable for its size and color, a unique biotope in the entire central-southern Apennines, it is still unaltered, because it is very difficult to reach. The name of this imposing bastion derives from the presence of limonite (hydrated iron oxide), which gives it the typical shades of red.
Geological sites
Protected natural areas
Forte Mare Fortress
Montenegro
85340 Herceg Novi
The date of construction of the fortress is 1382., which had to defend the city from the sea. The fortress represents the beginning of a medieval town founded by the Bosnian king Tvrtko.
Villages and old cities
Architecture
History and tradition
UNESCO heritage
Old town Herceg Novi
Montenegro
85340 Herceg Novi
The core of the old town of Herceg Novi is over six hundred years old. In the historical sources Herceg Novi is first mentioned in 1382., when the Bosnian king Tvrtko I built the fortress of Saint Stephan. The walls of the city were created successively from the end of the 14th to the end of the 19th century.
Villages and old cities
History and tradition
Cascatella lo Schiaffaturo a Montagano
Molise
Among the many waterfalls that we find throughout the territory of Molise, worthy of note is the small waterfall called "lo Schiaffaturo", in the municipality of Montagano. The small waterfall is seasonal and can be seen only in spring, when it still receives the waters of the valley upstream.
Lakes and rivers
Protected natural areas
Museum of the City of Perast
Montenegro
85 336 Perast, Kotor
The Museum of the City of Perast follows the historical, maritime, economic and cultural development of the city during the period of Venetian dominat...
Culture and Art
History and tradition
Intangible heritage and craft
UNESCO heritage
Museo della Memoria Contadina a Casalciprano
Molise
The Museum, born in 2004 and set up in the alleys of the suggestive ancient village of Casalciprano, represents a real journey through time to discover the tools of the rural tradition accompanied by contemporary sculptures and paintings. A part of the itinerary also develops inside restored houses used as exhibition rooms and this contributes to make the visit even more pleasant and welcoming.
Culture and Art
Villages and old cities
Santa Maria delle Grazie - Museo del Grano di Jelsi
Molise
The "MuFeG" Community Museum of the Feast of Wheat is located at the "Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie" and documents the deep bond that the Jelsese community has with the Feast of Wheat, which has been celebrated for over 200 years every 26th July in honour of Saint Anne.
Culture and Art
Villages and old cities
Villa Zappone a Larino
Molise
Villa Zappone is located within the archaeological park including the Roman amphitheater and the ancient spa. Owned by Filomeno Zappone, it is a building dating back to the early twentieth century, beautiful and elegant, characterized by a classical setting influenced by a Neapolitan liberty.
Culture and Art
Villages and old cities
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City Museum of Budva
Montenegro
85310 Budva
The museum activity in Budva dates back to 1962, when the archeological collection began to be constituted, based on the material discovered during the excavations of ancient necropolises (Hellenistic and Roman) near the Old Town, conducted in 1957-1958. The Museum of the City of Budva was opened in 2003., in the heart of the old city center and in 2005., was awarded the "Green Apple" award for the preservation and development of authentic architectural and other cultural and historical values in London.
Culture and Art
Intangible heritage and craft
History and tradition
Museo Archeologico MIBAC di Venafro
Molise
Hosted in the seventeenth-century monastery of Santa Chiara, in the historical center of the city, the Archaeological Museum collects artifacts from prehistoric to medieval times from the territory of ancient Venafrum. Opened to the public in 1931 with a small exhibition of archaeological material, had to be used as an asylum for evacuees during the Second World War.
Culture and Art
Villages and old cities
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Old town Bar
Montenegro
85000 Bar
It is the largest urban agglomeration in ruins in Montenegro. In historical sources is first mentioned in the 10th century under the name Antibareos, but it is assumed that the settlement at this place existed before and appeared as a renewed Roman castrum in the 6th century near Procopius.
Villages and old cities
Architecture
Morgia Quadra a Frosolone
Molise
On the mountain of Frosolone, located between the Valley of Trigno and the Valley of Biferno, in Colle dell'Orso, there is the cliff of Morgia Quadra, so called for its characteristic square shape. In a mountain environment between 1200 and 1300 m.s.l.m., there is one of the most popular places in Molise in Italy for sport climbing. Its rocky walls of gray limestone, variously exposed to the sun in a very ventilated area, are perfect to climb all day long, especially in spring and autumn.
Geological sites
Protected natural areas