Italy

16th century admire ancient antique artists baroque Basilica BASILICATA beautiful beneath buildings built Byzantine called capital Capri castle cathedral centre charm Chilometri church civilisation colour condottieri costume crowned decorated delightful discovered doge Emperor Etruscan façade famous Florence Florentine French frescoes gardens Genoa Gothic Greek grotto Hohenstaufen inhabitants island Italian Italy lagoon Lake landscape legend LIGURIA little town living Lombard Lorenzo Luca Signorelli Maggiore magnificent marble masterpieces Medici medieval Michael Angelo Middle Ages Milan Monte monuments mountains museums Naples neighbouring Orvieto pagan painted painter palace Palazzo Perugia Piazza picturesque Piedmont Piero Pinturicchio Pisa poet Pope Raphael remains Renaissance Roman Rome ruins Saint Francis San Gimignano Santa Maria sculptured Selinunte Sicily Siena slopes square Stendhal strange streets style surrounded temple tomb took towers trees Tuscany Umbria valley Vatican Venetian Venice villages Virgin Volterra walls waters wine