Longobard sites

Longobards in Italy. Places of the Power (568-774 A.D.) is a world heritage site, listed in 2011. It consists of 7 components around Italy.

Understand

The Longobards or Lombards was a Germanic tribe that ruled much of the Italian peninsula during the Early Middle Ages. Lombardian architecture was a synthesis of Roman, Byzantian, Germanic styles, and they played a "major role in the spiritual and cultural development of Medieval European Christianity". Seven fine and notable examples of Lombardian religious architecture around Italy make up this world heritage site.

Sites

• 1 The Gastaldaga area and the Episcopal complex, Cividale del Friuli. (updated Dec 2017)
• 2 The monumental area with the monastic complex of San Salvatore-Santa Giulia, Brescia. (updated Dec 2017)
• 3 The castrum with the Torba Tower and the church outside the walls, Santa Maria foris portas (10 km northwest of Tradate). (updated Dec 2017)
• 4 The basilica of San Salvatore, Spoleto. (updated Dec 2017)
• 5 The Clitunno Tempietto (between Trevi and Spoleto). (updated Dec 2017)
• 6 The Santa Sofia complex (Benevento, 20 km north of Avellino). (updated Dec 2017)
• 7 The Sanctuary of San Michele, Monte Sant'Angelo. (updated Dec 2017)

See also

• Architecture
• Christianity
• Franks
• Medieval and Renaissance Italy
• Roman Empire