As Italy’s general election looms, the public is asked to go to the polls for another national campaign: I Luoghi del Cuore (or "Places of the Heart"). The initiative is conducted by FAI (Fondo Ambiente Italiano), a private, non-profit organization that serves as the National Trust of Italy. 

Working in collaboration with the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Intesa Sanpaolo Bank, every other year — from May to December — Places of the Heart invites people to choose their most cherished Italian places from a curated list of important and often crumbling heritage sites, some of which are on the brink of extinction.