From southern Sicily to Puglia, Italy is full of villages and small towns where Baroque art has left a spectacular mark. Here ...

The provisions of the Council of Trent were adopted in the Commonwealth in 1577, and from then on, churches began to be built according to the new rules. The first Baroque temple built on the ...

Four of them were inscribed as World Heritage in 1993. The churches have survived several earthquakes and wars, and are known as "Earthquake Baroque" due to their strong quake-resistant structures.

A number of forms were developed in the Renaissance and Baroque periods ... Religious music was written to be sung by choirs in churches. It often took the form of masses or motets.