Italy has a richer and more varied historical and cultural heritage than most other countries in the world. Italian cities and towns are unique thanks to their extraordinary and unrepeatable historical situations and developments; moreover, centuries of artistic talent have created cities of extreme beauty at any time of day: bathed warm colors at sunset, illuminated by a soft radiance at sunrise, thrown into complete darkness at night time, or brought to life in the many reflections created by their quiet, winding rivers.