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Il Carsismo nelle Evaporiti e Grotte dell’Appennino Settentrionale
Questo sito seriale è un terreno carsico epigenico di gesso insolitamente ben conservato ed esteso. Comprende un’altissima densità […]
The practice of opera singing in Italy
Inscribed in 2023 (18.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity 1.1 Description of […]
I portici di Bologna
Il sito seriale comprende dodici componenti costituite da insiemi di portici e dalle aree edificate che li circondano, […]
Truffle hunting and extraction in Italy, traditional knowledge and practices
Inscribed in 2021 (16.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity 1.1 Description of […]
Le grandi città termali d ‘Europa
ll sito transnazionale “The Great Spa Towns of Europe” comprende 11 città, situate in 7 paesi europei: Baden […]
I cicli affrescati del Trecento a Padova
Il sito è composto da otto complessi monumentali comprensivi di edifici religiosi e civili collocati all’interno della storica […]
Musical art of horn players, an instrumental technique linked to singing, breath control, vibrato, resonance of place and conviviality
Inscribed in 2020 (15.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity 1.1 Description of […]
The art of glass beads
Inscribed in 2020 (15.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. 1.1 Description of […]
Alpinism
Inscribed in 2019 (14.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity 1.1 Description of […]
Celestian forgiveness celebration
Inscribed in 2019 (14.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity 1.1 Description of […]
Transumance
Transumance, the seasonal droving of livestock along migratory routes in the Mediterranean and in the Alps Inscribed in […]
The Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e Valdobbiadene
The Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e Valdobbiadene in northeast Italy is an area characterised by distinctive hogback […]
Ivrea, industrial city of the 20th century
Founded in 1908 by Camillo Olivetti, the Industrial City of Ivrea is an industrial and socio-cultural project of […]
Art of dry stone walling, knowledge and techniques
Inscribed in 2018 (13.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity 1.1 Description of […]
Venetian Works of Defence between the 16th and 17th Centuries: Stato da Terra – Western Stato da Mar
The Venetian Works of Defence between the 16th and 17th centuries: Stato da Terra – western Stato da Mar consists of six components […]
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
The “Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and other Regions of Europe” are a serial property […]
The art of Neapolitan “Pizzaiuolo”
Inscribed in 2017 (12.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity 1.1 Description of […]
Falconry, a living human heritage
Inscribed in 2016 (11.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity 1.1 Description of […]
Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalú and Monreale
Located on the northern coast of the Italian island of Sicily, Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of […]
Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato
The vineyard landscapes of Langhe-Roero and Monferrato in Piedmont consist of a selection of five distinct winegrowing areas […]
Monte Etna
Mount Etna is an iconic site encompassing 19,237 uninhabited hectares on the highest part of Mount Etna, on the […]
Celebrations of big shoulder-borne processional structures
Inscribed in 2013 (8.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity 1.1 Description of […]
Mediterrean diet
Inscribed in 2013 (8.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity 1.1 Description of […]
Medici Villas and Gardens in Tuscany
Twelve villas and two gardens spread across the Tuscan landscape make up this site which bears testimony to […]
Traditional agricultural practice of cultivating the ‘vite ad alberello’ (head-trained bush vines) of the community of Pantelleria
Inscribed in 2014 (9.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity 1.1 Description of […]
Traditional violin craftsmanship in Cremona
Inscribed in 2012 (7.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity 1.1 Description of […]
Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps
The series of 111 out of the 937 known archaeological pile-dwelling sites in six countries around the Alpine […]
Longobards in Italy, Places of Power, 568 – 774 A.D.
The Longobards in Italy, Places of Power (568 – 774 A.D) comprises seven groups of important buildings (including […]
Monte San Giorgio
The pyramid-shaped, wooded mountain of Monte San Giorgio beside Lake Lugano is regarded as the best fossil record […]
The Dolomites
The nine components of The Dolomites World Heritage property protect a series of highly distinctive mountain landscapes that […]
Mantua and Sabbioneta
Mantua and Sabbioneta offer exceptional testimonies to the urban, architectural and artistic realizations of the Renaissance, linked through […]
Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes
The Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/Bernina Landscapes represents an exemplary railway development for the disenclavement of the Central […]
Sardinian pastoral songs
Inscribed in 2008 (3.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (originally proclaimed in […]
Opera dei Pupi, Sicilian puppet theatre
Opera dei Pupi, Sicilian puppet theatre Inscribed in 2008 (3.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural […]
Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli
The Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli in Genoa’s historic centre date from the late 16th and early […]
Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica
The site of Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica on the Mediterranean coast of south-eastern Sicily consists […]
Val d’Orcia
The landscape of Val d’Orcia is part of the agricultural hinterland of Siena, redrawn and developed when it […]
Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia
The property encompasses the two necropolisesof the Banditaccia and the Monterozzi, the most important cemeteries of the ancient […]
Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy
The property “Sacri Monti” or “Sacred Mountains of Piedmont and Lombardy” consist of a series of nine separate […]
Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily)
The Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto is comprised of components of eight towns located in […]
Villa d’Este, Tivoli
The palace and the garden of Villa d’Este in Tivoli, in the centre of Italy, were layed out […]
Assisi, San Francesco Basilica and other Franciscan sites
The site comprises a rather large territory where most of the important Franciscan places are located. Besides the […]
City of Verona
The city is situated in northern Italy at the foot of the Lessini Mountains on the River Adige. […]
The Aeolian Islands
The Aeolian Islands are an extraordinary example of on-going volcanic activity. Located less than 40 km from the […]
Villa Adriana (Tivoli)
Villa Adriana is an exceptional architectural legacy of the great Roman Emperor Hadrian. Built as a retreat from […]
Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological Sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula
Cilento is a cultural landscape of outstanding value that has evidence of human occupation dating from 250,000 years […]
Historic Centre of Urbino
The UNESCO Site, “Historic Centre of Urbino” coincides with the area bordered by renaissance walls that survive virtually […]
Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia
Located at the northern end of the Adriatic Sea on the Natissa (Natiso) River, the property includes the […]
Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padua
The world’s first university botanical garden was created in Padua in 1545, which makes the Botanical Garden of […]
Piazza Armerina, Villa Romana del Casale
Near Piazza Armerina (Sicily) the Villa Romana del Casale was built (on an earlier 2nd century settlement) in […]
Archaeological Area of Agrigento
The archaeological area of Agrigento, the Valley of the Temples, is on the southern coast of Sicily and […]
Su Nuraxi di Barumini
The archaeological site of Su Nuraxi di Barumini in Sardinia is the best-known example of the unique form […]
Residences of the Royal House of Savoy
The Residences of the Royal House of Savoy comprise a large serial inscription of estates including 22 palaces […]
Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto)
Stretching 15 km along the eastern Ligurian coast between Levanto and La Spezia, the jagged, steep coastal landscape […]
Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena
Together Modena’s magnificent 12th century cathedral and soaring bell tower serve as a supreme example of early Romanesque […]
Costiera Amalfitana
The Costiera Amalfitana, stretches along the eastern coast of the Sorrentine Peninsula in Salerno province and can rightly […]
18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, and the San Leucio Complex.
The extraordinary monumental complex of Caserta
Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata
The World Heritage property includes three different archaeological areas: the ancient towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum together with […]
Historic Centre of the City of Pienza
Pienza, located on the crest of a hill overlooking the Val d’Orcia, 53 km south-east of Siena, was […]
Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna
The UNESCO Early Christian Monuments serial site in Ravenna consists of eight monuments – the Mausoleum of Galla […]
The Trulli of Alberobello
The trulli, typical limestone dwellings of Alberobello in the southern of Puglia, are remarkable examples of corbelled dry-stone […]
Castel del Monte
Castel del Monte, located in the municipality of Andria, rises on a rocky hill dominating the surrounding countryside […]
Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta
Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta, situated within the Emilia Romagna region of Italy, is […]
Crespi d’Adda
The workers’ village of Crespi d’Adda is situated in Capriate San Gervasio in Lombardy, at the extreme southern […]
Historic Centre of Naples
Naples is a major port city in the centre of the ancient Mediterranean region. Its origins go back […]
Historic Centre of Siena
The Historic Centre of Siena is the embodiment of a medieval city. Historically, its inhabitants pursued their competition […]
City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto
The city of Vicenza and the Palladian villas of the Veneto is a serial site including the city […]
The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera
Located in the southern Italian region of Basilicata, The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of […]
Historic Centre of San Gimignano
The Historic Centre of San Gimignano sits on a height of land, dominating the surrounding landscape. During the […]
Piazza del Duomo, Pisa
Standing in a large green expanse, enclosed by the city walls, the former Ospedale della Misericordia and the […]
Venice and its Lagoon
The UNESCO World Heritage property comprises the city of Venice and its lagoon situated in the Veneto Region […]
Historic Centre of Florence
Florence was built on the site of an Etruscan settlement and the later ancient Roman colony of Florentia […]
Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci
The refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan forms an integral part of this […]
Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura
The World Heritage property encompasses the whole historic centre of Rome within the city walls at their widest […]
Rock Drawings in Valcamonica
Valcamonica, situated in the mountainous area of the Lombardy region, has one of the world’s greatest collections of […]