Renaissance  Cities  and  Towns  of  Italy

By Dion Protani
Latest update: 25 April 2022
The Renaissance cities and towns of Italy pick out the urban areas that were most closely associated with the architectural and artistic movement between the 14th and 17th centuries. 

Within these cities and towns we find famous examples of Renaissance architecture but also a general ethos towards the overall creation and planning of them. 

The Italian word for Renaissance is Rinascimento, which both mean rebirth; the movement was seen as the time when the senses of mankind were reawakened after the stagnant and dark years of the Middle Ages which were dominated by religious doctrine. 
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Urbino, Marche
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Florence

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Florence Cathedral

Rome

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Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome

Venice

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Chiesa di San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice

Ferrara

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Ferrara Cathedral

Urbino

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Palazzo Ducale, Urbino

Mantua

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Palazzo Ducale, Mantua

Vicenza

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Basilica Palladiana, Vicenza

Pienza

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Pienza Cathedral

Verona

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Chiesa di San Giorgio in Braida, Verona

Arezzo

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Piazza Grande, Arezzo

Cremona

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Piazza del Comune, Cremona

Ascoli  Piceno

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Piazza del Popolo, Ascoli Piceno

Sabbioneta

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Sabbioneta, Lombardy

Livorno

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Livorno, Tuscany

Palmanova

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Chiesa del Redentore, Palmanova

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