This is a new addition to my Unesco collection. It shows Orta, which is one of the nine "Sacri Monti" in the northern region of Italy. It was sent by aj-person.
One of my personal goals is to complete at least Italy and I'm happy because this place is not so easy to get :)
The nine Sacri Monti (Sacred Mountains) of northern Italy are groups of chapels and other architectural features created in the late 16th and 17th centuries and dedicated to different aspects of the Christian faith. In addition to their symbolic spiritual meaning, they are of great beauty by virtue of the skill with which they have been integrated into the surrounding natural landscape of hills, forests and lakes. They also house much important artistic material in the form of wall paintings and statuary.
Source: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1068/
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