European Journalists April Issue | Page 33

ART ITALY:  THE  CRADDLE  OF  THE  WORLD  ARTISTIC  AND   CULTURAL  HERITAGE           Italy  has  the  largest  number  of  artistic  and  cultural possessions. That is what the   UNESCO has shown in its list  of  world  heritage  sites,    adopted  November  16,  1972       which  aimed  at identifying  the  list  of  those  sites  that  represent  the  peculiarities  of   exceptional  importance  from  the  cultural  perspective.     Sicily                                A  Roman  Villa It  is  located  in  “Contrada  Casale”           It  was  built  around  III  –  IV  century   B.C.  and  represents  a  great   . example  of  luxury  Roman  villa.   Archeologic Site in Agrigento   This  is  one  of  the  Greek  monuments   situated  in  Agrigento,  the  city  of  the   Mediterranean  centre.     Baroque  Town  of  the  Val  di  Noto   This   is   Ducetius   Palace,   the   seat   of   the   Town  Hall  of  Noto.   Its   name   comes   from   the   leader   who,   in   the   fifty   century     a.C.   , took   charge   of   the   Sicilian  populations    in  attempt  to  counter   the  overwhelming  Greek  forces.