Historic Towns of Italy
By Dion Protani
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The Italian peninsula has a fascinating and illustrious history dating back more than 3,000 years. This selection of historic towns of Italy reflects just a tiny portion of that history, with each town having been the scene of an historic event, the birthplace of an important historical figure, or simply a legacy of historic buildings.
Assisi, the small hill town in the region of Umbria is famous as the home of Saint Francis while the almost mystical town of Matera in Basilicata is like stepping back in time. Urbino in Marche was an important cradle of the Italian Renaissance while the town of Benevento in Campania was once a Duchy and a pivotal centre of the Longobard conquest of Italy in the early medieval period. |
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Taormina
Benevento
San Marino
Cividale del Friuli
Modica
Albenga
Chioggia
Noto
Susa
Pistoia
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