Italy
58
Properties inscribed
on the World Heritage List
on the World Heritage List
5
Mandates to the World Heritage Committee
58
State of Conservation Reports
1
International assistance
requests Approved
requests Approved
20,000
International assistance
Total Amount Approved (USD)
Total Amount Approved (USD)
Ratification of the Convention:
Friday, 23 June 1978
Mandates to the World Heritage Committee 5
1978-1985
1987-1993
1993-1999
1999-2001
2021-2025
UNESCO
World Heritage
- World heritage Fund, States Parties Contributions
- International Assistance
- State of Conservation
- Periodic Reporting Questionnaire 2008-2015
- Periodic Reporting Questionnaire 2018-2024
- Europe and North America, World Heritage Convention Regional Contact
- Europe and North America, World Heritage Regional page
Sites on the Tentative List 31
A Tentative List is an inventory of those properties which each State Party intends to consider for nomination. More about the Tentative List Process
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Lake Maggiore and Lake D'Orta lakelands2006
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Hanbury botanical gardens2006
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Orvieto2006
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Via Appia "Regina Viarum"2006
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Villas of the Papal Nobility2006
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Salento and the "Barocco Leccese"2006
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Cattolica Monastery in Stilo and Basilian-Byzantine complexes2006
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Archipelago of La Maddalena and Islands of Bocche di Bonifacio2006
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Mothia Island and Lilibeo: The Phoenician-Punic Civilization in Italy2006
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Bradyseism in the Flegrea Area2006
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Cascata delle Marmore and Valnerina: Monastic sites and ancient hydrogeological reclamation works2006
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Pelagos: The Cetacean Sanctuary2006
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Island of Asinara2006
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Sulcis Iglesiente2006
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The Marble Basin of Carrara2006
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The Transhumance: The Royal Shepherd's Track2006
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Volterra: Historical City and Cultural Landscape2006
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The Aniene valley and Villa Gregoriana in Tivoli2006
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The Murge of Altamura2006
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Karstic caves in prehistoric Apulia2006
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Citadel of Alessandria2006
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Massif du Mont-Blanc (inscription comme patrimoine naturel transfrontalier, avec France et Suisse)2008
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The cultural landscape of the Benedictine settlements in medieval Italy2016
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Les Alpes de la Méditerranée2017
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The Cultural Landscape of Civita di Bagnoregio2017
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Evaporite karst and caves of Emilia Romagna Region2018
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Via Francigena in Italy2019
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Art and Architecture in the Prehistory of Sardinia. The domus de janas.2021
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Eocene Marine Biodiversity of the Alpone Valley2021
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Historical theatres of the Marche Region2021
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Nuragic monuments of Sardinia2021
State of Conservation Reports 58
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
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Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe2021
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Venice and its Lagoon2021
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Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata2021
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Venetian Works of Defence between the 16th and 17th Centuries: Stato da Terra – Western Stato da Mar2021
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Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe2019
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Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata2019
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Venice and its Lagoon2019
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Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe2018
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Venice and its Lagoon2017
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Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe2017
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Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata2017
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Venice and its Lagoon2016
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Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe2015
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Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata2015
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Venice and its Lagoon2014
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Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe2014
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Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe2013
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Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata2013
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Monte San Giorgio2013
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Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto)2013
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Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata2012
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Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena2012
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Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta2012
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Mantua and Sabbioneta2012
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Villa Adriana (Tivoli)2012
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Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto)2012
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Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata2011
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Historic Centre of Naples2011
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City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto2010
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Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands)2010
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City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto2009
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Historic Centre of Naples2009
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Rock Drawings in Valcamonica2009
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Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands)2008
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Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands)2007
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City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto2007
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Rock Drawings in Valcamonica2007
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City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto2006
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Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands)2006
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City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto2005
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Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia2005
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Rock Drawings in Valcamonica2005
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City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto2004
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Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands)2004
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Rock Drawings in Valcamonica2004
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Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands)2003
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Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands)2002
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Historic Centre of Naples2001
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Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands)2001
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Historic Centre of Florence1999
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Historic Centre of Florence1998
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Historic Centre of Florence1994
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Piazza del Duomo, Pisa1994
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Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura1993
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Historic Centre of Florence1993
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Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura1992
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Venice and its Lagoon1990
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Venice and its Lagoon1989
World Heritage Beech Forests Conference held in Vienna
6 August 2018
Two sites added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
1 July 2018
UNESCO Director-General receives the Mayor of Venice
24 January 2017
Italy creates a UNESCO Emergency Task Force for Culture
16 February 2016
State of conservation of Venice and its lagoon (Italy)
4 October 2015
UNESCO and Italy agree to cooperate on the restoration of Pompeii
29 November 2011
Floods at Cinque Terre World Heritage site
31 October 2011
Exhibition of Aksum Obelisk Re-installation opens in Rome
26 November 2009
Re-installation of Aksum Obelisk to begin soon
23 May 2008
Restored Venaria Reale Palace re-opens
5 November 2007
Walled Cities, open Societies: Managing Historic Walls in urban World Heritage properties
26 Jan 2017 - 27 Jan 2017
First Expert/Stakeholder Meeting - Pompei (Italy)
17 November 2012
The International Protection of Landscapes
19 Sep 2012 - 21 Sep 2012
2nd Coordination Meeting of UNESCO Category 2 Centres on World Heritage
22 Jan 2012 - 23 Jan 2012
Aksum Rediscovered
25 Nov 2009 - 4 Dec 2009
Second thematic meeting of experts on the agro-pastoral cultural landscapes in the Mediterranean
12 Nov 2009 - 14 Nov 2009
From Space to Place: 2nd Int'l Conf. on Remote Sensing in Archaeology
4 Dec 2006 - 7 Dec 2006
Training Courses on Project Design and EU Financial Resources
29 May 2006 - 8 Jul 2006
Climate Change and World Heritage: Expert Meeting
16 Mar 2006 - 17 Mar 2006
Bikeabout To Launch Circum-Mediterranean Tour Of World Heritage Sites
24 Sep 1997 - 30 Jun 1998
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