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Val d'Orcia
The landscape of the Val d'Orcia is part of Siena's agricultural hinterland, and when it was incorporated into the city-state's territory in the 14th and 15th centuries, it was redrawn and developed to reflect an idealized model of good governance and to create a pleasing picture. The unique aesthetic of the landscape, with flat chalk plains rising up to almost conical hills topped by fortifications, inspired many artists. Their images became models of the beauty of a well-managed agricultural landscape during the Renaissance. The inscriptions cover: agricultural and pastoral landscapes reflecting innovative land management systems; towns and villages; farmhouses; the Roman Via Francigena and its associated monasteries, inns, shrines, bridges, etc.
Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli
The system of Via Nuovo and Rolli Palaces in the historic centre of Genoa dates back to the late 16th and early 17th centuries, when the Republic of Genoa was at the peak of its financial and seafaring power. The site is the first urban development in Europe allocated by public authorities within a unified framework and linked to a specific system of “public accommodation” in private houses, as decreed by the Senate in 1576. The site includes a group of Renaissance and Baroque palaces along the so-called “Via Nuovo” (New Street). The Rolli Palaces offer a variety of different solutions, of universal value in terms of their adaptation to the particular characteristics of the site and the requirements of a specific social and economic organization. They also offer an example of an original network of public-private houses used to host state visits.
Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena
Modena's magnificent 12th-century cathedral is the work of two great artists (Lanfranco and Willigermus) and is a prime example of early Romanesque art. Its piazza and soaring towers are a testament to the faith of its builders and that the building was commissioned by the Canossa dynasty.