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Itinerari Della Bellezza
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Four documentaries created by RAI Culture (Italian public television) explore the regions of the Alto Adige, Umbria, Abruzzo, and Basilicata. The viewer is treated to breathtaking landscapes, and the narrator provides historical background to the many architecturally significant places that are visited. Richly ornamented Romanesque churches are featured, including places associated with St. Francis of Assisi (1181/2 - 1226).

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Itinerari Della Bellezza - Abruzzo - Part 4

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Abruzzo churches built by order of Saint Francis of Assisi (1226–1330) or dedicated to him, are featured in this segment.

Itinerari Della Bellezza - Abruzzo - Part 5

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The segment features the Oratory of San Pellegrino and the Church of St. Mary of the Assumption in Bominaco. These, together with the Marian church in nearby Fossa, are considered the finest examples of Medieval art and architecture in the Abruzzo Region.

Itinerari Della Bellezza - Abruzzo - Part 6

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The tour of the Abruzzo Region concludes with sights near l'Aquila, the region's capital.

Itinerari Della Bellezza - Basilicata - Part 1

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Welcome to breathtakingly beautiful Basilicata with its mountains and sea, light and silence.

Itinerari Della Bellezza - Basilicata - Part 2

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This segment features Melfi, a city at the base of Mount Vulture, where Frederick the Second of Swabia spent a number of years.

Itinerari Della Bellezza - Basilicata - Part 3

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The Archeological Park of Venosa is the highlight of this segment. We see the building projects of Robert Guiscard, the Norman conqueror of southern Italy and Sicily.

Itinerari Della Bellezza - Basilicata - Part 4

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The segment features Acerenza and its 11th century cathedral, which was built over pagan and Early Christian constructions.

Itinerari Della Bellezza - Basilicata - Part 5

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The segment concentrates on the environs of Matera, its rugged beauty, and the sacred art and architecture that makes use of natural grottoes.

Itinerari Della Bellezza - Basilicata - Part 6

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Pythagoras, after leaving Croton, brought his school of philosophy to Metapontum. This key city of Magna Graecia [Greater Greece] brings the series on Basilicata to a close.

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