UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN ITALY
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By Dion Protani
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Latest update: 30 December 2023
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There are officially 55 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Italy, of which 50 are classified as "cultural" and 5 as "natural".
In addition to those 55, there are two listings that are not officially in Italy: the Vatican City which is an independent state in the centre of Rome and the Republic of San Marino, a micro state nestled between the Italian regions of Emilia Romagna and Marche. A number of these 55 listings are not wholly contained within Italy; the Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/Bernina Landscapes is shared between Italy and Switzerland, as is Monte San Giorgio which stands next to Lake Lugano and is one of the five natural sites. |
Riomaggiore, Cinque Terre, Liguria
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Of those natural listings, the most recent addition was the Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe which was confirmed in 2011 and updated in 2017. The listing includes 10 sites in Italy along with numerous sites in an additional 12 European countries. Two further listings are shared between multiple nations: the 2017 listing Venetian Works of Defence between the 16th and 17th centuries: Stato de Terra - Western Stato de Mar which includes sites in Italy, Croatia and Montenegro, and the Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps listing which is shared between Italy, Austria, France, Germany, Slovenia and Switzerland.
The remaining listings are all contained entirely within Italy's borders but often relate to multiple locations within Italy. Perhaps the most spread out example of this is the Longobards in Italy. Places of the Power (568 - 774 AD) listing which includes seven sites spread across such diverse locations as Lombardy, Umbria, Campania, Puglia and Friuli Venezia Giulia. The multiple location type listing is repeated frequently and includes other examples such as the 13 sites under the Residences of the Royal House of Savoy, the nine locations of the Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale listing and the 14 Medici Villas and Gardens in Tuscany.
The remaining listings are all contained entirely within Italy's borders but often relate to multiple locations within Italy. Perhaps the most spread out example of this is the Longobards in Italy. Places of the Power (568 - 774 AD) listing which includes seven sites spread across such diverse locations as Lombardy, Umbria, Campania, Puglia and Friuli Venezia Giulia. The multiple location type listing is repeated frequently and includes other examples such as the 13 sites under the Residences of the Royal House of Savoy, the nine locations of the Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale listing and the 14 Medici Villas and Gardens in Tuscany.
Savoy Residences
Reggia di Venaria Reale, Turin
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Palermo, Cefalu and Monreale
Palatine Chapel in Palermo, Sicily
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Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna
Basilica di San Vitale, Ravenna
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LONGOBARDS IN ITALY
Cloisters of Santa Sofia in Benevento, Campania
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Medici Villas and Gardens in Tuscany
Medici Villa Poggio a Caiano, Tuscany
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Val di Noto
Noto, Sicily
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Caserta, Vanvitelli & San Leucio
The Royal Palace at Caserta, Campania
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VENETIAN WORKS OF DEFENCE
Palmanova, Friuli Venezia Giulia
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Mantua and Sabbioneta
Palazzo Ducale, Mantua, Lombardy
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Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont
Barolo, Piedmont
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AEOLIAN ISLANDS
Lipari, Aeolian Islands, Sicily
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Alberobello
Trulli Houses in Alberobello in Puglia
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Amalfi Coast
Positano on the Amalfi Coast
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Aquileia
Aquileia, Friuli Venezia Giulia
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Botanical Garden of Padua
Botanical Garden of Padua, Veneto
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Castel del Monte
Castel del Monte, Puglia
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CERVETERI & TARQUINIA
Etruscan Necropolis of Cerveteri, Lazio
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Cilento, Paestum & Padula
Paestum, Campania
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Crespi d'Adda
Crespi d'Adda, Lombardy
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Dolomites
Lake Landro in the Dolomites, Veneto
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Ferrara and Its Po Delta
Ferrara, Emilia Romagna
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Florence
Florence, Tuscany
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Fresco Cycles of Padua
The Fourteenth Century Fresco Cycles of Padua, Veneto
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Genoa
Palazzi dei Rolli in Genoa, Liguria
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Modena
Modena, Emilia Romagna
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Montecatini Terme
Montecatini Terme, Tuscany
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Monte San Giorgio
Monte San Giorgio, Lombardy
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Mount Etna
Mount Etna, Sicily
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PILE DWELLINGS AROUND THE ALPS
Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps
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Pisa
Piazza del Duomo in Pisa, Tuscany
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POMPEI , HERCULANEUM & Villa Oplontis
Herculaneum, Campania
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PORTO VENERE & CINQUE TERRE
Vernazza, Cinque Terre, Liguria
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Prosecco Hills
Prosecco Hills of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene, Veneto
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Rhaetian Railway
The Rhaetian Railway in Tirano, Lombardy
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Rock Drawings in Valcamonica
Naquane Rock Drawings in Valcamonica, Lombardy
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Rome
The Forum in Rome, Lazio
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SACRI MONTI OF PIEDMONT & LOMBARDY
Sacro Monte di Oropa, Piedmont
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San Marino
San Marino
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San Gimignano
San Gimignano, Tuscany
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Santa Maria delle Grazie
Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan
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Siena
Siena, Tuscany
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Su Nuraxi di Barumini
Su Nuraxi di Barumini, Sardinia
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Syracuse and Pantalica
Greek Theatre in Syracuse, Sicily
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Urbino
Palazzo Ducale, Urbino, Marche
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Val d'Orcia
Val d'Orcia, Tuscany
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Valley of the Temples (Agrigento)
Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, Sicily
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Vatican City
Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, Rome
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Venice
San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice, Veneto
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Villa Adriana
Villa Adriana in Tivoli, Lazio
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Villa d'Este
Villa d'Este in Tivoli, Lazio
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Villa Romana del Casale
Villa Romana del Casale, Sicily
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