Via Francigena: Points of interest

Cultural and natural places linked to this walk in the Appy catalogue. Check each location and description to plan your visit.

• Castello

  Castle, in Ascoli Satriano, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.

• Castle of Melfi

  Castle, in Melfi, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage, built in limestone.

• Museo Civico Palazzo Donadoni

  Museum, in Melfi, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.

• Castello angioino

  Angioino Castle. Castle, in Atella, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.

• San Nicola e Santa Maria church

  Church, in Forenza, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.

• San Marco Evangelista

  Church, in Rionero in Vulture, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.

• Santissimo Crocifisso Sanctuary

  Sanctuary, in Forenza, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.

• Peasant House

  Museum, in Forenza, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.

• Annunziata Church

  Church, in Forenza, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.

• Cavallina Fountain

  Fountain, in Genzano di Lucania, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.

• San Laviero church

  Church, in Acerenza, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.

• Maria Santissima delle Grazie sanctuary

  Church, in Genzano di Lucania, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.

• Castello di Montepeloso

  Castle, in Irsina, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.

• Monument to Victor Emmanuel II

  19th-century monument, designed by Ercole Villa, in Vercelli, Italy, 20 m tall, built in bronze.

• Chiesa di San Vittore

  Church, in Vercelli, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.

• Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta

  15th-century church in International Gothic style, dedicated to Assumption of Mary, in Chivasso, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.

• Palazzo Chiablese

  Palace in Rococo style, designed by Benedetto Alfieri, in Turin, Italy, designated as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site.

• Palazzo Quaglia di Barbaresco

  Palace in baroque style, designed by Luigi Michele Barberis, in Turin, Italy.

• Santi Giovanni Battista e Marta

  Church, dedicated to John the Baptist, in Chivasso, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.

• Santuario di Nostra Signora di Fatima

  Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima. 20th-century sanctuary, in Sant'Ambrogio di Torino, Italy.

• Castello abbaziale di Sant'Ambrogio

  Abbey Castle of Sant'Ambrogio. 12th-century castle, in Sant'Ambrogio di Torino, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.

• Palazzo Rusticucci-Accoramboni

  Palace, designed by Domenico Fontana, in Rome, Italy.

• Palazzo Serristori

  Palazzo Serristori is a Renaissance building in Rome, important for historical and architectural reasons.

• Palazzo dei Convertendi

  Palace, designed by Donato Bramante, in Rome, Italy, designated as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site.

• Mont Mort

  Natural landmark. Mont Mort is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and Italy.

• Grande Chenalette

  Natural landmark, in Entremont District, Switzerland, at 2,852 m elevation.

• Alba Longa

  Historic center. Designated as Italian national heritage.

• Santa Maria della Rotonda

  Round Roman building of the first century, a perfect cube with a sphere inscribed inside, tied to Domitian's villa and most likely a nymphaeum.

• Roman Amphitheatre of Albano Laziale

  Roman amphitheatre 113 m long, with room for 15,000 to 16,000 people, built around the mid third century for the nearby camp of the Legio II Parthica.

• Madonna del Soccorso

  Sanctuary, in Cori, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.

• Area Archeologica delle Sacre Stimmate

  Archaeological site, in Velletri, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.

• Cora

  Historic center. Cori (ancient Cora) is a city and comune in the province of Latina, in the Lazio region of central Italy.

• Santuario del Crocifisso

  Sanctuary, in Bassiano, Italy.

• Castello di Monte Trevi

  Castle, in Sezze, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.

• Cathedral of Ivrea

  19th-century romanesque art cathedral. Designated as Italian national heritage.

• Convent of San Bernardino

  Monastery, in Ivrea, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.

• Castello di Castruzzone

  Castle of Castruzzone. Castle, in Carema, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.

• Castello di Cesnola

  Castle. Designated as Italian national heritage.

• Shrine of Our Lady of Monte Stella

  17th-century sanctuary in baroque style, dedicated to Mary, in Ivrea, Italy.

• Palazzo di Città

  Palace. Designated as Italian national heritage.

• Capitolium of Terracina

  Archaeological site, in Terracina, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.

• Forum Aemilianum

  Archaeological site, in Terracina, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.

• Castle of Fondi

  Castle, in Fondi, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.

• Visconti Castle

  Castle dating to 1290. The Visconti Castle of Vercelli is a medieval castle in Vercelli, Piedmont, Northern Italy.

• Torre di Mola

  13th-century tower, in Formia, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.

• Monastero di Santa Margherita

  17th-century monastery, in Vercelli, Italy.

• Roman Amphitheater of Vercellae

  2nd-century archaeological site, in Vercelli, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage, 8 m tall, built in pebble.

• Area Archeologica di Caposele

  Archaeological site, in Formia, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.

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