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Valley Of The Temples, Agrigento: Sicily’s Greek Heritage

Nestling among the wilds of the Sicilian landscape, close to Agrigento, the Valley of the Temples comes as a surprise. Sicily is unmistakeably Italian: I had explored hilltowns and Roman remains, and spent long evenings with Italian food and wine. But here I was, in a pocket of ancient Greece, surrounded by Doric columns and …

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Byzantine Mosaics Of Ravenna

The Byzantine mosaics of Ravenna, in northern Italy, are a major tourist attraction. Spread across eight buildings from the early Christian period, these magnificent artworks are now part of one of Emilia-Romagna’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Early Christianity In Ravenna Ravenna played a crucial part in western civilisation during the 5th and 6th centuries, first …

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