User:Bamse/List of World Heritage Sites in Italy

Caserta

Aquileia

Agrigento

Pompei

Assisi

Padua

Castel del Monte

Modena

Last Supper

Cilento

Verona

Vicenza

Costiera Amalfitana

Crespi d'Adda

Ravenna

Tarquinia

Ferrara

Genoa

Florence

Naples

Rome

San Gimignano

Siena

Pienza

Urbino

Isole Eolie

Val di Noto

Longobards

Mantua

Medici villas

Monte San Giorgio

Mount Etna

Pisa

Cinque Terre

Pile dwellings

Savoy Residences

Rhaetian Railway

Valcamonica

Sacri Monti

Su Nuraxi di Barumini

Syracuse

Dolomites

Matera

Alberobello

Val d'Orcia

Venice

Villa Adriana

Villa d'Este

Villa Romana del Casale

Piedmont Vineyards

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Locations of World Heritage Sites in Italy

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. Italy ratified the convention on June 23, 1978, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list.

Sites in Italy were first inscribed on the list at the 3rd Session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Cairo and Luxor, Egypt in 1979. At that session, one site was added: the "Rock Drawings in Valcamonica". A total of 25, i.e. half of all Italian sites was added during the 1990s with 10 sites added at the 21st session held in Naples, Italy in 1997. As of July 2014, Italy has 50 total sites inscribed on the list, making it the country with most World Heritage Sites (followed by China with 47 sites). Of these four sites are shared with other countries: "Monte San Giorgio" and "Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes" with Switzerland; "Historic Centre of Rome" with the Vatican; and "Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps" with Austria, France, Germany, Slovenia and Switzerland. Four World Heritage Sites in Italy are of the natural type, all others are cultural sites.

World Heritage Sites

The table lists information about each World Heritage Site:

Name: as listed by the World Heritage Committee

Location: city and region of site

Area: size of property and buffer zone

UNESCO data: the site's reference number; the year the site was inscribed on the World Heritage List; the criteria it was listed under: criteria i through vi are cultural, while vii through x are natural; (the column sorts by year added to the list)

Description: brief description of the site

  * Trans-border site

Name	Image	Location	Area ha (acre)	UNESCO data	Description
18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, and the San Leucio Complex		Provinces of Caserta and Benevento, Campania, Italy 41°4′24″N 14°19′35″E	87 (210); buffer zone 111 (270)	549; 1997; i, ii, iii, iv	Large scale palace and park created by the Bourbon King of Naples Charles III in the mid 18th century. It is notable for blending into the environment. The site also includes an ambitious new town and industrial complex.
Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia		Province of Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy 45°46′6″N 13°22′3″E	155 (380)	825; 1998; iii, iv, vi	Remains of one of the wealthiest cities of the Early Roman Empire including mosaic floors and a basilica that played a major role in spreading Christianity in the early Middle Ages.
Archaeological Area of Agrigento		Province of Agrigento, Sicily, Italy 37°17′23″N 13°35′36″E	934 (2,310); buffer zone 1,869 (4,620)	831; 1997; i, ii, iii, iv	Well preserved remains of a great city of the ancient Mediterranean with seven doric temples making it one of most notable sites of Greek art and culture.
Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata		Province of Naples, Campania, Italy 40°45′0″N 14°29′0″E	98 (240); buffer zone 24 (59)	829; 1997; iii, iv, v	Remains of two towns that had been buried by an eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79; giving an unmatched picture of ancient daily life at a specific moment in time.
Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites		Italy 43°3′58″N 12°37′21″E	14,563 (35,990); buffer zone 4,087 (10,100)	990; 2000; i, ii, iii, iv, vi	Medieval city with notable pieces of art and architecture; birthplace of the Franciscan order.
Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padua		City and Province of Padua, Veneto, Italy 45°23′57″N 11°52′50″E	2.20 (5.4); buffer zone 11 (27)	824; 1997; ii, iii	World's first botanical garden has been a center of scientific research and retains its original layout from 1545.
Castel del Monte		Andria and Corato, Province of Bari, Puglia, Italy 41°5′5″N 16°16′15.4″E	3.10 (7.7); buffer zone 10,847 (26,800)	398; 1996; i, ii, iii	Built by Emperor Frederick II in the 13th century, the castle blends northern European Cistercian gothic, muslim architecture and elements from the classical antique in a perfectly symmetrical design.
Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena		City and Province of Modena, Emilia–Romagna, Italy 44°38′46″N 10°55′32″E	1.20 (3.0); buffer zone 1.10 (2.7)	827; 1997; i, ii, iii, iv	This 12th century cathedral built by Lanfranco (architect) and Wiligelmo (sculptor) is an excellent example of early Romanesque art.
Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with "The Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci		Province of Milano, Lombardy, Italy 45°27′57″N 9°10′14″E	1.50 (3.7)	93; 1980; i, ii	The convent houses the mural painting "The Last Supper", a masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci and one of the world's most famous paintings.
Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula		Province of Salerno, Campania, Italy 40°17′0″N 15°16′0″E	159,110 (393,200); buffer zone 178,101 (440,100)	842; 1998; iii, iv	Exceptional cultural landscape with settlements and sanctuaries reflecting its historical position on a trade route and related cultural and political exchange in prehistoric and medieval times. The site includes Paestum and Velia, remains of two major towns from classical times.
City of Verona		City and Province of Verona, Veneto, Italy 45°26′19″N 10°59′38″E	453 (1,120); buffer zone 431 (1,070)	797; 2000; ii, iv	Historical city that preserves urban structures and architecture from 2,000 years of uninterrupted development.
City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto		Provinces of Padua, Rovigo, Treviso, Venice, Verona and Vicenza, Veneto, Italy 45°32′57″N 11°32′58″E	334 (830)	712; 1994; i, ii	Urban buildings and villas in the surrounding Veneto region designed by Andrea Palladio had a major influence and architecture and inspired the Palladian style.
Costiera Amalfitana		Province of Salerno, Campania, Italy 40°39′0″N 14°36′0″E	11,231 (27,750)	830; 1997; ii, iv, v	Outstanding example of a Mediterranean coastal landscape with notable architecture and art as well as a rural landscape testifying to the adaptation to the diverse mountaineous landscape.
Crespi d'Adda		Province of Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy 45°35′36″N 9°32′18″E	—	730; 1995; iv, v	Well preserved and partially in use company town built in the 19th and 20th centuries for the workforce of a textile manufacturer. The town includes both residential buildings and common public services such as a clinic, a school, theatre or sports centre.
Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna		City and Province of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy 44°25′13.5″N 12°11′46.5″E	1.32 (3.3)	788; 1996; i, ii, iii, iv	Unique collection of high quality early Christian mosaics from as early as the 5th century at a former seat of the Roman Empire and later of Byzantine Italy.
Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia		Provinces of Rome and Viterbo, Lazio, Italy 42°0′25″N 12°6′7″E	21 (52); buffer zone 5,786 (14,300)	1158; 2004; i, iii, iv	Etruscan cemeteries from the 9th to the 1st century BCE with outstanding wall paintings depicting scenes of daily life of this ancient culture.
Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta		City and Province of Ferrara, Emilia–Romagna, Italy 44°50′16″N 11°37′10″E	46,712 (115,430); buffer zone 117,649 (290,720)	733; 1995; ii, iii, iv, v, vi	Intellectual and artistic centre during the Italian Renaissance of the 15th and 16th century with well preserved urban landscape.
Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli		Province of Genoa, Liguria, Italy 44°24′44″N 8°55′52″E	16 (40); buffer zone 113 (280)	1211; 2006; ii, iv	Renaissance and Baroque palaces from the late 16th to early 17th centuries developped by public authorities.
Historic Centre of Florence		City and Province of Florence, Tuscany, Italy 43°46′23″N 11°15′22″E	505 (1,250)	174; 1982; i, ii, iii, iv, vi	Symbol of the renaissance with extraordinary architecture and art such as the Basilica of Santa Croce, the Uffizi or the Pitti Palace.
Historic Centre of Naples		City and Province of Naples, Campania, Italy 40°51′5″N 14°15′46″E	1,021 (2,520); buffer zone 1,350 (3,300)	726; 1995; ii, iv	Founded in 470 BCE by Greek settlers, Naples is one of the most ancient cities in Europe. A large number of monuments such as the church of Santa Chiara or Castel Nuovo are testament of various cultures that emerged in Europe and the Mediterranean.
Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura		Holy See; Rome, Lazio, Italy 41°53′25″N 12°29′32″E	1,485 (3,670)	91; 1980; i, ii, iii, iv, vi	Rome, center of the Roman Empire and later, from the 4th century, of the Christian world is home to a large number of major monuments of antiquity. Included in the site are also religious and public buildings of the Holy See.
Historic Centre of San Gimignano		San Gimignano, Province of Siena, Tuscany, Italy 43°28′5″N 11°2′30″E	14 (35)	550; 1990; i, iii, iv	Small medieval hill town noted for its tower-houses of which 14 survive.
Historic Centre of Siena		City and Province of Siena, Tuscany, Italy 43°19′7″N 11°19′54″E	170 (420); buffer zone 9,907 (24,480)	717; 1995; i, ii, iv	Exceptional medieval city that has preserved its gothic appearance from the 12th to 15th century.
Historic Centre of the City of Pienza		Pienza, Province of Siena, Tuscany, Italy 43°4′37″N 11°40′43″E	4.41 (10.9)	789; 1996; i, ii, iv	On decision of Pope Pius II Pienza was chosen in 1459 to be the first city to be transformed according to Renaissance Humanist ideas of urban design.
Historic Centre of Urbino		Province of Pesaro, Marche, Italy 43°43′30″N 12°38′0″E	29 (72); buffer zone 3,609 (8,920)	828; 1998; ii, iv	Small hill town with exceptional Renaissance architecture dated to a short period of cultural flowering in the 15th century.
Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands)		Southern Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy 38°29′16″N 14°56′44″E	1,216 (3,000)	908; 2000; viii	This archipelago features prominently in the science and education of the field of vulcanology, containing classical features of volcanic landforms.
Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily)		Provinces of Catania, Ragusa and Syracuse, Sicily, Italy 36°53′35.5″N 15°4′8″E	113 (280); buffer zone 306 (760)	1024; 2002; i, ii, iv, v	Eight towns (Caltagirone, Militello Val di Catania, Catania, Modica, Noto, Palazzolo, Ragusa and Scicli) rebuilt after destruction in the 1693 earthquake, representing the pinnacle of late Baroque art in Europe.
Longobards in Italy. Places of the power (568-774 A.D.)		Italy 46°5′39″N 13°25′59″E	14 (35); buffer zone 306 (760)	1318; 2011; ii, iii, vi	Monasteries, churches and fortresses associated with the Longobards who settled in Italy from the 6th to the 8th century. The site is spread over seven towns in Italy (Brescia, Cividale del Friuli, Castelseprio, Spoleto, Campello sul Clitunno, Benevento and Monte Sant'Angelo). Its architecture marks a synthesis of various styles and the transition to the Middle Ages.
Mantua and Sabbioneta		Lombardy, Italy 45°9′34″N 10°47′40″E	235 (580); buffer zone 2,330 (5,800)	1287; 2008; ii, iii	Two towns representative of Renaissance period town planning: Mantua originating in Roman times and preserving structures from the 11th century was renovated in the 15th and 16th century, while Sabbioneta was devised as "ideal town" in the second half of the 16th century
Medici Villas and Gardens in Tuscany		Tuscany, Italy 43°51′28″N 11°18′15″E	125 (310); buffer zone 3,539 (8,750)	175; 2013; ii, iv, vi	Twelve villas and two gardens built under patronage of the Medici family in the 15th to 17th centuries. They are the first example of combining aristocratic residences with gardens in a natural environment an idea that was taken up throughout Italy and Europe.
Monte San Giorgio		Lombardy, Italy; Ticino, Switzerland 45°53′20″N 8°54′50″E	1,089 (2,690); buffer zone 3,207 (7,920)	1090; 2003; viii	World's best location for fossil records of marine life from the Triassic period (250 to 200 Ma).
Mount Etna		Sicily, Italy 37°45′22″N 14°59′48″E	19,237 (47,540)	1427; 2013; viii	As one of the world's most active volcanoes showing a diverse range of volcanic features and notable ecosystems, Mount Etna is of great scientific and cultural interest.
Piazza del Duomo, Pisa		City and Province of Pisa, Tuscany, Italy 43°43′23″N 10°23′47″E	8.87 (21.9); buffer zone 254 (630)	395; 1987; i, ii, iv, vi	This walled area is one of the finest architectural complexes in the world and includes four medieval masterpieces from the 11th to 14th century: the cathedral, baptistry, cemetery and the leaning tower.
Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto)		Province of La Spezia, Liguria, Italy 44°6′25″N 9°43′45″E	4,689 (11,590)	826; 1997; ii, iv, v	Particularly scenic coastal area with small towns built among the steep rugged terrain.
Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps		Austria; France; Germany; Italy; Slovenia; Switzerland 47°16′42″N 8°12′27″E	274 (680); buffer zone 3,961 (9,790)	1363; 2011; iv, v	Contains 111 small individual sites in six countries with the remains of prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements in and around the Alps built from around 5000 to 500 B.C. on the edges of lakes, rivers or wetlands. While only some of the sites have been excavated, they contain a wealth of information on life and trade in agrarian Neolithic and Bronze Age cultures in Alpine Europe. All of the 19 Italian sites are located in Northern Italy.
Residences of the Royal House of Savoy		Province of Torino, Piedmont, Italy 45°4′21″N 7°41′8.6″E	371 (920); buffer zone 6,931 (17,130)	823; 1997; i, ii, iv, v	Complex of buildings created to demonstrate the power of the ruling monarchy following the move of the capital to Torino by Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy in 1562. The buildings are representative of 17th and 18th century European monumental architecture.
Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes		Italy; Switzerland 46°29′54″N 9°50′47″E	152 (380); buffer zone 109,386 (270,300)	1276; 2008; ii, iv	Railway line over a total length of 128 (80) in the Swiss Alps crossing two passes in severe mountain landscapes. With 55 tunnels or galleries and 192 viaducts and bridges it represents a technical and architectural feat while being in harmony with its environment.
Rock Drawings in Valcamonica		Province of Brescia, Lombardy, Italy 45°57′25″N 10°17′50″E	432 (1,070); buffer zone 1,018 (2,520)	94; 1979; iii, vi	Huge number of 140,000 engravings depicting scenes from agriculture, navigation, war and magic. The carvings have been created in a valley over a period of 8,000 years from the Epipaleolithic until the Roman and medieval times.
Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy		Lombardy, Piedmont, Italy 45°58′28″N 9°10′10″E	91 (220); buffer zone 722 (1,780)	1068; 2003; ii, iv	Nine sacred mountains (ital.: "sacri monti") with chapels and other architectural features built in the late 16th and 17th centuries for didactic and spiritual purposes. They are particularly noteworthy for the skill with which they have been integrated into a beautiful natural landscape.
Su Nuraxi di Barumini		Barumini, Province of Medio Campidano, Sardinia, Italy 39°42′21″N 8°59′29″E	2.33 (5.8); buffer zone 3.92 (9.7)	833; 1997; i, iii, iv	Finest and most complete nuraghe settlement from the 2nd millenium BC: a unique kind of defensive structure consisting of circular defensive towers in the form of truncated cones built of dressed stone, with corbel-vaulted internal chambers, that only exists on the island of Sardinia.
Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica		City and Province of Syracuse, Sicily, Italy 37°3′34″N 15°17′35″E	898 (2,220); buffer zone 5,519 (13,640)	1200; 2005; ii, iii, iv, vi	The Necropolis of Pantalica contains more than 5,000 tombs, most dating from the 13th to the 7th centuries BC, and remains of Byzantine era structures. On the other hand the city of Syracuse includes its 8th century BC nucleus and many other remains bearing testimony to its eventful history.
The Dolomites		Italy 46°36′47″N 12°9′47″E	141,903 (350,650); buffer zone 89,267 (220,580)	1237; 2009; vii, viii	Mountain range in the Northern Italian Alps with 18 peaks above 3,000 (9,800), and some of the world's most beautiful mountain scenery including sheer rocky cliffs, vertical walls, long and narrow valleys.
The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera		City and Province of Matera, Basilicata, Italy 40°39′59″N 16°36′37″E	1,016 (2,510); buffer zone 4,365 (10,790)	670; 1993; iii, iv, v	Most outstanding example of cave dwellings in the Mediterranean with parts of it dating to the Palaeolithic.
The Trulli of Alberobello		Province of Bari, Puglia, Italy 40°46′57″N 17°14′13″E	11 (27)	787; 1996; iii, iv, v	Small town with trulli, limestone huts in a prehistoric drywall technique, usually featuring conical, domed or pyramidal roofs of corbelled stone slabs.
Val d'Orcia		Province of Siena, Tuscany, Italy 43°4′N 11°33′E	61,188 (151,200); buffer zone 5,660 (14,000)	1026; 2004; iv, vi	Part of the hinterland of Siena, the landscape was carefully redesigned during the Renaissance (14th and 15th century) to reflect an idealized model of government and to create a pleasing picture. It featured prominently in paintings of the time.
Venice and its Lagoon		Province of Venezia, Veneto, Italy 45°26′3.5″N 12°20′20″E	—	394; 1987; i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi	Founded in the 5th century and rising to prominence as a maritime power in the 10th century, Venice's unique location on 118 small islands harbors a large number of architectural masterpieces and major works by some of the greatest artists.
Villa Adriana (Tivoli)		Tivoli, Province of Rome, Lazio, Italy 41°56′39″N 12°46′19″E	80 (200); buffer zone 500 (1,200)	907; 1999; i, ii, iii	Villa Adriana or "Hadrian's Villa" is a 2nd century complex of classical buildings constructed by Emperor Hadrian combining architectural elements of Greece, Egypt and Rome.
Villa d'Este, Tivoli		Tivoli, Province of Rome, Lazio, Italy 41°57′50″N 12°47′46.5″E	4.50 (11.1); buffer zone 7.00 (17.3)	1025; 2001; i, ii, iii, iv, vi	Fine example of an Italian Renaissance palace and garden from the 16th century, the gardens of Villa d'Este are one of the Grandi Giardini Italiani and had a large influence on European garden design.
Villa Romana del Casale		Piazza Armerina, Province of Enna, Sicily, Italy 37°21′58″N 14°20′3″E	8.92 (22.0); buffer zone 10 (25)	832; 1997; i, ii, iii	One of the most luxurious Roman villas built in the early 4th century and decorated with mosaics of exceptional quality.
Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato		Piedmont, Italy 44°36′31″N 7°57′49″E	10,789 (26,660); buffer zone 76,249 (188,420)	1390; 2014; iii, v	Winegrowing and processing area for Piemonte wine with a long history going back to at least the 5th century BC. The site includes the Castle of Grinzane Cavour.

Tentative List

In addition to sites inscribed on the World Heritage list, member states can maintain a list of tentative sites that they may consider for nomination. Nominations for the World Heritage list are only accepted if the site was previously listed on the tentative list. As of 2014, Italy recorded 40 sites on its tentative list. The sites, along with the year they were included on the tentative list are:

1. Lake Maggiore and Lake D'Orta lakelands (2006)
2. Historic centre of Pavia and Chartreuse (2006)
3. The city of Bergamo (2006)
4. Hanbury botanical gardens (2006)
5. Historic Centre of Lucca (2006)
6. Orvieto (2006)
7. Via Appia "Regina Viarum" (2006)
8. Villas of the Papal Nobility (2006)
9. Historic Centre of Parma (2006)
10. Salento and the "Barocco Leccese" (2006)
11. Cattolica Monastery in Stilo and Basilian-Byzantine complexes (2006)
12. Ponds in the Bay of Oristano and the Sinis Peninsula island of Mal di Ventre (2006)
13. Scrovegni's Chapel (2006)
14. Fortress Town of Palmanova (2006)
15. Romanesque Cathedrals in Puglia (2006)
16. Monte Sant' Angelo and the Via Sacra Langobardorum (2006)
17. Taormina and Isola Bella (2006)
18. Archipelago of La Maddalena and Islands of Bocche di Bonifacio (2006)
19. Mothia Island and Lilibeo: The Phoenician-Punic Civilization in Italy (2006)
20. Bradyseism in the Flegrea Area (2006)
21. Cascata delle Marmore and Valnerina: Monastic sites and ancient hydrogeological reclamation works (2006)
22. Pelagos: The Cetacean Sanctuary (2006)
23. Island of Asinara (2006)
24. Sulcis Iglesiente (2006)
25. The Marble Basin of Carrara (2006)
26. The Transhumance: The Royal Shepherd's Track (2006)
27. Volterra: Historical City and Cultural Landscape (2006)
28. The Aniene valley and Villa Gregoriana in Tivoli (2006)
29. The Murge of Altamura (2006)
30. The Porticoes of Bologna (2006)
31. Karstic caves in prehistoric Apulia (2006)
32. Citadel of Alessandria (2006)
33. The Lower Palaeolithic Palaeosurfaces at Isernia-La Pineta and Notarchirico (2006)
34. Massif du Mont-Blanc (together with France and Switzerland) (2008)
35. Arab-Norman Palermo and the cathedral churches of Cefalù’ and Monreale (2010)
36. The Prosecco Hills of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene. (Le Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e Valdobbiadene (2010)
37. Parco Nazionale della Sila – Sila, gran bosco d’Italia (2012)
38. Ivrea, industrial city of the 20th century (2012)
39. Espace transfrontalier Marittime-Mercantour (Les Alpes de la Mer) (together with France) (2013)
40. The Venetian Works of defence between 15th and 17th centuries (2013)