Reconstruction of Paleolithic village in Abruzzo (Italy) Angelo D'Amico - Shutterstock Archaeological site Valle Giumentina SitesFebruary 21, 2025Inhabited since 570,000 years ago, it served as a shelter for Homo erectus, hunter-gatherers who relied on stone tools for hunting large mammals.
Main façade of St Nicholas church essevu - Shutterstock Church of St Nicholas SitesFebruary 21, 2025Renaissance church dedicated to St. Nicholas of Bari and rebuilt after several earthquakes
Church of St Dominic Courtesy Cammino della Pace Church of St Dominic SitesFebruary 21, 2025A deconsecrated former Dominican convent that still has a beautiful interior garden
Exterior of the historic Santa Maria Maggiore church Claudio Giovanni Colombo - Shutterstock Church of St Mary Major SitesFebruary 21, 2025Medieval temple with an impressive Gothic façade dedicated to Virgin Mary
Castle of Salle Courtesy Cammino della Pace Castle Genova of Salle SitesFebruary 21, 2025Medieval fortress where it is said that Napoleon Bonaparte once slept in one of its rooms
Church of St Salvator Courtesy Cammino della Pace Church of St Salvator SitesFebruary 21, 202520th-century Neo-Romanesque church with a chapel dedicated to Blessed Robert de Salle
Church of St. Thomas Becket: Friezes and decoration with plants and animals Enrico Spetrino - Shutterstock Monastic Church of St Thomas Becket SitesFebruary 21, 2025A church dedicated to Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, with a miraculous well inside
Church of Santa Maria del Balzo Courtesy Cammino della Pace Church of Santa Maria del Balzo SitesFebruary 20, 2025This church hosts a precious relic of the Holy Cross of Jesus
Sanctuary of Santa Maria del Monte Courtesy Cammino della Pace Sanctuary of Santa Maria del Monte SitesFebruary 20, 2025The sanctuary is linked to a legend in which the Virgin Mary appeared on an oak tree