CHIESA SANTA MARIA DI COSTANTINOPOLI
Read moreIn the sixteenth century, the church contains fifteen small paintings representing the mysteries of the rosary, realized in the seventeenth century.
CHIESA SANTA LUCIA VERGINE E MARTIRE
Read moreErigée sur les structures of a older building, the church dates from the end of the XIV century.
CHIESA PARROCCHIALE DI SAN SILVESTRO I PAPA
Read moreIts façade is pierced by a beautiful Gothic portal. See also his xviiith century Campanile.
PARISH CHURCH
Read moreIt is a Romanesque style in a Romanesque style and is of great historical and artistic value.
BASILICA MADONNA DELL'UMILTÀ
Read moreThe construction of the Basilica of Our Lady of Humility began in 1495 to celebrate a miraculous event: while internal struggles raged in the city, some of the faithful saw tears on the fresco of the Virgin Mary nursing the Child Jesus (now preserved in the Rospigliosi Chapel). A huge church was then built, with a Renaissance dome (the third largest in Italy, after St. Peter's in Rome and Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence), on the very site of the miracle. The text of the time reports about the miraculous image as follows: "In the year of the Lord 1490, on Saturday, July 17, this image was seen pouring sweat, or liquor, from his Holy Head, which like clear water sprang clearly from its source, and from each part of the forehead miraculously irrigated his clothes. Because of this novelty, the church was attended with great devotion by some of them; once the miracle was seen, they began to ring the bells. "But the construction of the basilica took a long time, more than fifty years precisely, and was interrupted several times for financial reasons or because of internal vicissitudes, such as the fierce struggle between the Panciatichi and Cancellieri families who were fighting for political power. Today, the basilica is the most important Renaissance building in Pistoia, and its large dome is visible from all over the city.
DUOMO SAN ZENO
Cathedral boasts an astonishing tombstone depicting Bishop Donato de' ...Read more
SANTUARIO SANTA MARIA DELLE GRAZIE
Sanctuary of the sixteenth century overlooking the piazza San Francesco in ...Read more
SANTUARIO MADONNA DI MONTENERO
Sanctuary dedicated to the Madonna delle Grazie, which houses a collection ...Read more
CATTEDRALE SANTA MARIA ASSUNTA E SAN GENESIO
The Romanesque cathedral of San Miniato, which dates back to the 12th ...Read more
CHURCH OF SAN AGOSTINO
Read moreThis massive set, church of the th century and convent, dominates the village.
CHURCH OF S. ILLUMINATA
Read moreA pretty church of the th century.
DUOMO SAN LORENZO
Cathedral of Grosseto, the most famous and most visited monument of the ...Read more
TEMPIO DI SAN BIAGIO
Pure marvel of Renaissance art attributed to Antonio da Sangallo, one of ...Read more
CHAPEL N.D. OF THE COIGNET
Chapel in the middle of the ski slopes covered with frescoes of different ...Read more
CAPPELLA DEI SS. ANDREA E GIACOMO A HORRES
Gothic style chapel with an extraordinary fresco from the 15th century.Read more
CHIESA SAN GIOVANNI BATTISTA DE SAUZE D'OULX
Church with a gothic bell tower housing a decorated altar and a marble ...Read more
MARIA ASSUNTA
Read moreParish church at the beginning of the Romanesque era, completely rebuilt in 1862. Inside, precious baroque furniture from the Mélezet School.
CHIESA DI SAN FRANCESCO
Church near the amphitheater with beautiful frescoes dating from the ...Read more
SAINT VINCENT CHURCH
Romanesque church with a museum of sacred art in Saint-Vincent.Read more
GALLO-ROMAN TEMPLE AND CROMLECH
Gallo-Roman temple near the ancient road of the Gauls in La Thuile.Read more
CHIESA DI SANTA MARIA MAGGIORE
Church with a superb Romanesque stone bell tower of 40 meters high.Read more
CHIESA DI SANT' EDOARDO
Curious modern church with lambs on the portal.Read more
CHIESA SANT'ANTONIO ABATE DU CHAMPLAS DU COL
Small church with a pulpit dating from 1747 and a wooden altarpiece with ...Read more
SAN GREGORIO MAGNO
Read moreParish church built in Gothic style in the th century, it was expanded and modified in the th century. Inside, columns are decorated with wooden motifs decorated with floral motifs, some statues of the 1545 th and th centuries, and a marble baptismal of.
CHIESA DI SAN MARTINO
Church with a single nave and a neoclassical style facade that preserves ...Read more
CHIESA DI SAN LORENZO DE TRAVERSES
Small church in the hamlet of Traverses with a 17th century painting.Read more
CHURCH OF SAN GIACOMO MAGGIORE
Read moreBuilt in 1686, also on the order of Louis XIV.
CHIESA DI SAN GIOVANNI BATTISTA DE PRAGELATO
Church with a wonderful portico and stained glass windows representing ...Read more
CHIESA DI SANTA MARIA DELL'ASSUNTA DE LA RUA
Small mountain church with an altar and a tabernacle on two levels.Read more
COLLEGIATA DI SANT'AMBROGIO
Read moreThe most important church of Alassio dedicated to Saint Ambroise, solemnly celebrated on December 7, rises on the homonymous square. The building dating back to the fifteenth century was built on the remains of a church in the Xe. The black stone portal of 1507 and the xiith century bell tower are masterpieces of local religious art. The baroque interior that deserves the attention is decorated with works by great ligorides such as Giovanni Andrea De Ferrari and Giulio Benso.
CHIESA DEI FRANCESCANI
Church of the Franciscans in Bolzano, in Gothic style.Read more
DUOMO MARIA ASSUNTA
Church of Gothic style with a remarkable painting and an elegant pulpit, an ...Read more
SANTA MARIA MAGGIORE
Church with remarkable corners and organ in Trento.Read more
BASILICA DELLA BEATA VERGINE DELLA GHIARA
Basilica richly decorated with golden stucco and frescoesRead more
DUOMO
Read moreErected in the 9th century, the cathedral was restructured on several occasions, in the 13th century and during the following centuries. It presents a very heterogeneous style. The unfinished facade, partially covered with marble, is surmounted by a curious octagonal tower, with a niche containing a 15th-century gilded bronze Virgin and Child. Statues of Adam and Eve in the tympanum surmounting the central portal. Inside there are several funerary monuments by Benedetto and Prospero Spani and the Assunzione dei Santi de Guercino.
THE VIA FRANCIGENA" PILGRIMAGE ROUTE
Read moreOrganized around the churches and monasteries of Romanesque art. Among the three main pilgrimage routes that today as yesterday saw thousands of pilgrims every year to reach Rome, Jerusalem or Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle lies the via Francigena, which connected the Middle Ages to Rome in the Middle Ages. The proposed and signposted route leaves Fidenza to move towards Fornovo, then Bercerto and finally reach Le Pass (Tel 0524 83 377 - www.associazioneviafrancigena.com).
TEMPIO MALATESTIANO
Read moreIt is one of the most beautiful monuments of the Renaissance. The old Gothic church was transformed between 1447 and 1460 by Sigismondo Malatesta, who is buried there. To do this, he called on the greatest artists of his time: for the façade, the Florentine architect Leon Battista Alberti was inspired by ancient Roman architecture and the model of the triumphal arch. Inside, there is a remarkable fresco by Piero della Francesca depicting Sigismondo Malatesta praying in front of San Sigismondo. Behind the altar is a Crucifix made by Giotto in 1312.
CHIESA E MONASTERO DI SAN GIOVANNI EVANGELISTA
Read moreLocated behind the cathedral, the church preserves important frescoes by Correggio (1520), including the Apparition of Christ to St. John in the dome: while Christ appears in the centre lit by divine light, St. John is represented on the edge of the skullcap. In the left nave, some works of Parmesan cheese. The monastery has three beautiful cloisters from the 16th century. Behind the church is the old pharmacy of San Giovanni, which was in use from the 13th century to 1766.
PIAZZA DELLE TRE CHIESE
Piazza delle Tre Chiese is a square near the Duomo, bordered by three of ...Read more
CRIPTA DEL PECCATO ORIGINALE
A cave in Matera called the Crypt of Original Sin, with 9th-century painted ...Read more
ABBAZIA DI VALLOMBROSA
Immersed in a centuries-old forest, the Vallombrosa Abbey preserves intact ...Read more
CHIESA SAN GIACOMO MAGGIORE
Church that highlights the appearance of the Catalan style, marking the ...Read more
SINAGOGA E MUSEO EBRAICO
Second largest synagogue in Europe after Budapest in Florence.Read more
CHIESA SANTISSIMA ANNUNZIATA
Read moreThe church is built on the oratory of the Order of the Servants of Mary, founded by seven young monks to whom Mary appeared in 1235. Then, as the ultimate renunciation of the world, they founded the monastery of Monte Senario in Fiesole. Michelozzo built the first cloister in the middle of the 15th century. The main body of the church, begun in 1440 by Michelozzo and Pagno Portigiani, was then modified by Alberti who created the powerful platform that can be seen on the right side. From the sober facade, decorated with the arms of Pope Leo X de Medici and the frescoes of the young Pontormo, you can access three different settings: on the right the chapel of the Puccio of San Sebastiano, on the left the vast cloister of the Dead decorated with frescoes by Andrea del Sarto, in the centre the first cloister (chiostrino dei Voti), decorated with frescos by the masters of Florentine mannerist painting from the early 16th century: Rosso Fiorentini, Pontormo, Franciabigio and Andrea del Sarto who, with the Birth of the Virgin, painted the most faithful portrait of his wife Lucrezia del Fede, unfortunately unfaithful according to Vasari.
The interior, designed by Alberti, but later covered with a sumptuous baroque decoration, consists of a nave covered with a large dome. The remarkable Baroque ceiling is by Giambelli according to a drawing by Volterrano (17th century). Many works of art are preserved in the side chapels: frescoes by Andrea del Castagno, an Assumption by Perugino, a Resurrection by Bronzino, sculptures by Giambologna and, in the transept, a marble Deposition by Baccio Bandinelli whose self-portrait can be seen in Nicodemo's face. On the left is a small marble temple designed by Michelozzo in honour of the fresco of the Annunciation, which is now venerated and displayed to the faithful every 25 March, the day of the Annunciation (Florentine New Year's Day for several centuries). According to legend, the anonymous artist of the 14th century who executed the Birth of the Virgin fell asleep after making the angel, but his sleep was disturbed by the fear of not being able to paint a Virgin of better quality than the angel already painted. When he woke up, he was surprised to find the fresco completed by a supernatural hand. The miraculous virtues attributed to painting by popular tradition since then have led young wives to go to the Annunziata church after their wedding to offer the Virgin of the small temple their bouquet of flowers.
CHIESA SANTA MARIA DELLA PIEVE
A splendid Romanesque church with a 13th-century facade featuring blind ...Read more
SANTA LUCIA AL SEPOLCRO
Church of the Norman period that houses the largest catacombs in Sicily.Read more
CHIESA SANTA ANNUNZIATA DEI CATALANI
Don't miss the church of Santa Annunziata dei Catalani which is one of the ...Read more
SHRINE OF THE BLACK VIRGIN
A sanctuary containing a statue of a black Virgin from Byzantium made of ...Read more
BASILICA DELLA COLLEGIATA
Church, with beautiful frescoes, on an ancient pagan temple in Catania.Read more