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As of 2023, Italy has 59 listed sites, making it the state party with the most World Heritage Sites, just above China (57). The first site in Italy, the Rock Drawings in Valcamonica, was listed at the 3rd Session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Cairo and Luxor, Egypt, in 1979.
SiteImageLocation ( Province )Year ListedEvaporitic Karst and Caves of Northern ...several sites20231692; viii (natural)20211650; iv (cultural)20211623; ii (cultural)20211613; ii, iii, iv, vi (cultural)State of conservation of World Heritage properties since 1979 and the threats they have faced in the past, or are currently facing. More about State of Conservation. Venetian Works of Defence between the 16th and 17th Centuries: Stato da Terra – Western Stato da Mar. 2023.
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Ensuring that World Heritage sites sustain their outstanding universal value is an increasingly challenging mission in today’s complex world, where sites are vulnerable to the effects of uncontrolled urban development, unsustainable tourism practices, neglect, natural calamities, pollution, political instability, and conflict.
- The Valcamonica Rock Drawings
- Castel Del Monte
- Monte San Giorgio
- Cefalú's and Monreale's Cathedral Churches and Arab-Norman Palermo
The Valcamonica Rock Drawings were the first site in Italy to be designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, being inscribed as such back in 1979. The Valcamonica Rock Drawings are located in the Province of Brescia, in the Lombardy Region of northern Italy. The site is located in the mountainous area of Lombardy and is the location of one of Earth...
The Castel del Monte was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996, and is located in the Province of Bari, in the Puglia Region of southern Italy. The Castel del Monte is located on a rocky hill that rises above the rest of the surrounding area, sitting near the Adriatic Sea. The castle was built by Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II (1194-1...
Monte San Giorgio was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003, and is one of Italy's four UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the Natural category. Monte San Giorgio is located on the border of Switzerland and Italy, but the Italian region of the site in the Province of Varese in the Lombardy Region was not added until 2010 when there was an ...
The Cathedral Churches of Cefalú and Monreale and the Arab and Norman sites in Palermo became the newest additions to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Italy, having been inscribed upon the list in 2015. The site is located in the Province of Palermo, in the Sicily Region of southern Italy. The sites of Cefalú's and Monreale's Cathedral Churches a...
- Gregory Sousa
Italy has the greatest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the world, with 49. Here is the complete list, organized by region (in braquets the year of nomination). You can click on the picture to play with the interactive Google map.
In Italy, there are eight must visit UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscapes: the Amalfi Coast, Portovenere, the Cinque Terre and the islands of Palmaria Tino and Tinetto, the National Park of Cilento and the Vallo di Diano (with the archaeological sites of Paestum, Velia and the Certosa di Padula), the Sacred Mountains of Piedmont and ...
