1318 IT - Longobards in Italy. Places of the power (568-774 A.D.) (2011)

Brief Description

"The Longobards in Italy, Places of Power, 568 - 774 A.D. comprises seven groups of important buildings (including fortresses, churches, and monasteries) throughout the Italian Peninsula. They testify to the high achievement of the Lombards, who migrated from northern Europe and developed their own specific culture in Italy where they ruled over vast territories in the 6th to 8th centuries. The Lombards synthesis of architectural styles marked the transition from Antiquity to the European Middle Ages, drawing on the heritage of Ancient Rome, Christian spirituality, Byzantine influence and Germanic northern Europe. The serial property testifies to the Lombards' major role in the spiritual and cultural development of Medieval European Christianity, notably by bolstering the monastic movement."

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1318

Courtesy of Gosia from postcrossing forum

1318-003 Torba Monastery

Courtesy of Paolo from g+

1318-003 The castrum with the Torba Tower

and the church outside the walls, Santa Maria foris portas