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Rione Fossi
Puglia
Together with the Rione Monti, Rione Aia Piccola is the most populated area of trulli in the world. It is located in the heart of the old centre of Alberobello, which has been a UNESCO heritage site since 1996.
Villages and old cities
Architecture
History and tradition
Laghetto Monteverde di Vinchaturo
Molise
In the municipality of Vinchiaturo, in Carbone, there is a small mountain lake in the middle of a vast coniferous forest. The entire woodland area was redeveloped a few years ago and in 2012 a cooperative society was set up, and a restaurant was opened in a renovated farmhouse.
Lakes and rivers
Protected natural areas
Parco dei Tratturi
Molise
The sheep tracks are a characteristic feature of the Molise landscape, these grassy paths have represented and still represent an invaluable asset worthy of protection.
In 1976 a Decree of the Ministry of Culture declared the sheep tracks "...of particular interest for archaeology and the political, economic, social and cultural history of the Molise Region", putting the tracks under the same jurisdiction as works of art.
Protected natural areas
Culture and Art
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Parco Nazionale Abruzzo Lazio e Molise
Molise
The Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park, established in 1923, is one of the most famous protected areas in Italy and one of the best known in Europe. The laws protecting this area have made it possible to safeguard an almost uncontaminated environment, home to unique flora and fauna.
Protected natural areas
Geological sites
Parco Regionale dell'Olivo a Venafro
Molise
The Venafro Regional Olive Park, also known as the Oraziano or Campaglione Park, was established by Regional Law in 2008 and in 2018 was included in the prestigious National Register of Historic Rural Landscapes of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Forestry and Tourism.
It is the first protected area dedicated to the olive tree, the only one of its kind in the Mediterranean. Venafro oil was already known in ancient times, as Marcus Porcius Cato and Horace spoke of it and considered it to be the finest oil in the ancient world.
Protected natural areas
Villages and old cities
Riserva Naturale Regionale Torrente Callora
Molise
The territory of the reserve includes the humid zone of the gorge of the Callora torrent with the gorges of the Fosso Fornello and Rio Torrone valleys, the zone of screes and cliffs; the zone of pastures and high parts of the gorge; the zone of reforestation where the castle rises. The overhanging walls present the typical vegetation of a gorge with the presence of sparse shrubs and bushes on the bare rock.
Protected natural areas
Former English Embassy
Montenegro
81 250 Cetinje
The building housed the British embassy at the beginning of the 20th century. It was designed as a rectangular building of small dimensions in the for...
History and tradition
Architecture
Government house
Montenegro
81 250 Cetinje
The Montenegrin sovereign initiated in 1909 construction of a monumental building today known as the Government House, where the prince's governme...
Culture and Art
Architecture
Intangible heritage and craft
Historical core of the old capital Cetinje
Montenegro
81 250 Cetinje
The historical core of Cetinje is a cultural asset of national importance and is a harmonious blend of diverse elements, individually protected buildi...
Villages and old cities
Architecture
History and tradition
Former Austro-Hungarian Embassy
Montenegro
81250 Cetinje
The building retained its diplomatic function until 1914, after which it was used for various purposes: the headquarters of military and police instit...
History and tradition
Architecture
Former French Embassy
Montenegro
81 250 Cetinje
One of the most representative public buildings from the beginning of the 20th century in the capital and Montenegro is the building of the French Emb...
History and tradition
Architecture
BIljarda
Montenegro
81 250 Cetinje
After the bishop's return from Russia in 1837, a residential building was built in which there was room for administrative bodies. Named "New ...
Culture and Art
History and tradition
Intangible heritage and craft
Cetinje Monastery and Monastery Treasury
Montenegro
81 250 Cetinje
The Cetinje Monastery is the most important monument of the city, its backbone and soul, a place where not only symbolically, but also really - the hi...
Religious sites
History and tradition
Ethnographic Museum
Montenegro
81 250 Cetinje
The Ethnographic Museum inherits over 4400 items in its fund, which testify to the rich material and spiritual culture of the population from the terr...
Culture and Art
History and tradition
Intangible heritage and craft
Wallachian Church
Montenegro
81 250 Cetinje
The oldest sacral building on the Cetinje field is the Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God, known as the Vlach Church. Excerpts from the found...
Religious sites
History and tradition
Basilica di Santa Caterina d'Alessandria
Puglia
The Basilica of Santa Caterina d'Alessandria in Galatina is considered the "Sistine Chapel of Salento" for its 15th century frescoes.
Religious sites
Culture and Art
Chiesa di Santa Maria degli Angeli
Puglia
The Church of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Gallipoli is a small treasure of the XVII century, in the heart of the Old Town of Gallipoli.
Religious sites
Museo Provinciale delle Tradizioni Popolari "Abbazia di Cerrate"
Puglia
Once a Byzantine monastery, then an agricultural production site: the Cerrate Abbey offers a fascinating account of its two souls, both a place of worship and a historic farm. Since 2012 it has been in concession to the National Trust for Italy (FAI) of the province of Lecce.
Architecture
Culture and Art
Religious sites
Abbazia Sant'Angelo da Usaria e Grotta di San Michele
Puglia
In the heart of Orsara di Puglia, the Abbey of Sant'Angelo, with the Grotto of San Michele and the Church of the Annunciation is one of the one of the most historically rich places in the Monti Dauni.
Religious sites
Architecture
Rione Aia Piccola
Puglia
Together with the Rione Monti, Rione Aia Piccola is the most populated area of trulli in the world. It is located in the heart of the old centre of Alberobello, which has been a UNESCO heritage site since 1996.
Villages and old cities
Architecture
Intangible heritage and craft
UNESCO heritage