A black-and-white historical photograph showing a walled Italian town with multiple prominent medieval towers and bell towers, viewed from an elevated position over cultivated fields, with mountains in the background; no visible signage or text.

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Historic Towns in Italy

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A Renaissance painting depicting the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple and the Purification of the Virgin, featuring five figures in a classical architectural setting with Hebrew text on a tablet, signed by Francesco Francia.

Cortona, Tuscany

Pinacoteca Comunale

Medieval art and sacred treasures with tower views

Free gallery and museum; €2 for tower

A low-angle view of a large, historic stone fortress featuring massive cylindrical towers with crenellations and arched windows, set against a blue sky with a modern building visible in the background.

Otranto, Apulia

Castle of Otranto (Castello Aragonese)

15th-century Aragonese fortress with an archaeological mu...

The image shows the wake of a ferry boat on the water, with a coastal town and a green hill in the background under a clear sky.

Ischia, Campania and Amalfi Coast

Fontana di Lacco Ameno

Historic thermal fountain in Lacco Ameno

A view from a pebbly shoreline with small wooden docks and boats on a lake, framed by trees, with mountains in the background under a partly cloudy sky.

Stresa, Piedmont and Aosta Valley

Isola dei Pescatori

Inhabited Borromean Island with cobblestone streets

A high-angle view of a large, medieval stone palace with a prominent tower and crenellated roofline, set against a backdrop of terracotta-tiled rooftops and distant hills under an overcast sky.

Gubbio, Umbria and Marche

Palazzo dei Consoli

14th-century civic palace on Piazza Grande

€10 full, €5-7 reduced, free for children under 5

A sunlit Renaissance-era town square with a prominent brick clock tower, arched loggia, stone buildings, and pedestrians walking on patterned paving; a red awning and EU flag are visible.

Pienza, Tuscany

Piazza Pio II

Renaissance ideal city square in Pienza

The image shows an interior courtyard of a historic fortress featuring a two-story brick loggia with pointed arches and a stone wall, with a person visible in the lower left corner.

Todi, Umbria and Marche

Rocca Albornoziana

14th-century fortress in Todi's historic center

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