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The ancient Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum and villas near the Bay of Naples were buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in August A D.

The Villa dei Vescovi is considered a masterpiece by the Veronese architect and painter Giovanni Maria Falconetto (1468-1535).

Located at the base of the Palatine Hill in the Roman Forum, the sixth-century church of Santa Maria Antiqua is one of the earliest surviving Christian monuments in Rome.

An early Renaissance staircase set into a circular Byzantine-style tower, the Bovolo Staircase at the Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo is an architectural icon in Venice.

In partnership with the Samuel H Kress Foundation and the Italian government, WMF established the Misericordia Laboratory to investigate and teach advanced techniques in stone conservation.

In 1386 the Venetian Republic granted its Jewish community land for a cemetery at San Nicolò on the Lido, the thin strip of land separating the Venetian lagoon from the Adriatic Sea.

The conservation of the Temple of Portunus is part of an effort to protect and enhance Rome’s ancient Forum Boarium.

Conservation work on Cinque Terre’s cultural landscape has been developing alongside advocacy for the site’s preservation.

The Bartolomeo Colleoni equestrian statue was erected in fulfillment of a request made by the condotierro before his death in 1475.

The village of Desa Lingga is emblematic of the challenges of maintaining local culture and vernacular practices in a rapidly changing world.

Once the capital city of the Kachwahas, Amber Town was first occupied as their fortified citadel in the eleventh century.

Dating from 1735, Balaji Ghat is located on the banks of the Ganges River in Varanasi, one of the world’s oldest continuously occupied cities and an important Hindu pilgrimage destination.