🏛️ Longobards in Italy. Places of the Power (568-774 A.D.)
Seven UNESCO World Heritage sites across the Italian Peninsula documenting Lombard rule and culture
📌 Fast Facts
- Sites: Seven monumental complexes across the Italian Peninsula
- Period: 6th to 8th centuries (568–774 AD)
- Types: Fortresses, churches, monasteries, episcopal complexes
- UNESCO inscription: 2011
Longobards in Italy. Places of the Power (568–774 A.D.) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site comprising seven architectural groups distributed across the Italian Peninsula that document the rule and cultural achievements of the Lombardic people. These monuments span the period of Lombard dominion in Italy from 568 to 774 AD, marking the transition from classical antiquity to the European Middle Ages. Longobards in Italy. Places of the Power (568–774 A.D.) was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage ...