World Heritage Sites in Italy
34 entries in the World Heritage Sites in Italy compendium.
Abbey of San Pietro al Monte11th-century Lombard Romanesque abbey with intact frescoes and reliefs.Aeolian IslandsVolcanic archipelago named after the mythical ruler of the winds.Akragas (metropolis)Wealthy Greek city-state famed for temples and prosperity.AlberobelloTown known for its UNESCO-listed trullo buildings.Amalfi CoastUNESCO-listed coastline on the Tyrrhenian Sea in southern Italy.AquileiaRoman colony, early Christian hub, sacked by Attila.Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and MonrealeNine Norman-era structures on Sicily's northern coast.AssisiBirthplace of St. Francis and St. Clare of Assisi.Basilica of San VitaleSixth-century Byzantine church famed for its mosaics.Palazzo BelimbauGenoese palace with Baroque frescoes, UNESCO World Heritage since 2006.BeneventoAncient Samnite city on the Appian Way, later a Roman colony.Bottini of SienaMedieval aqueducts that supplied Siena for centuries.Brenta groupA dolomitic mountain range in Trentino, Italy, and UNESCO World Heritage Site.CaltagironeSicilian city known for pottery, a monumental staircase, and UNESCO protection.Cappella PalatinaRoyal chapel blending Byzantine, Norman, and Fatimid styles.Casa CogolloSmall Vicenza palazzo attributed to Palladio, known as 'House of Palladio'.Castel del Monte, Apulia13th-century octagonal castle built by Frederick II in Apulia.Castelseprio (archaeological park)Archaeological park preserving a Roman fort and Lombard town with rare frescoes.CataniaSecond-largest Sicilian city by population, at the base of Mount Etna.Cefalù CathedralNorman cathedral in Sicily, noted for its Byzantine mosaics.Certosa di PadulaLargest monastery in Italy with the world's biggest cloister.CerveteriAncient Etruscan city and site of the Banditaccia Necropolis.Church of San CataldoA 12th-century Arab-Norman church in Palermo, now a World Heritage Site.CilentoMountain range and region in Campania, Italy.Parco Nazionale del Cilento, Vallo di Diano e AlburniItalian national park protecting Cilento, Vallo di Diano, and Alburni.Cinque TerreFive Ligurian villages terraced on cliffs overlooking the sea.Cinque Terre National ParkSmallest Italian national park, dense with five cliff-side towns.Cividale del FriuliFormer Lombard capital, now a quiet medieval tourist town.ConeglianoVenetian town known for Prosecco wine and a medieval castle.CornigliaA hillside hamlet of the Cinque Terre, not on the coast.Crespi d'AddaA model company town in northern Italy, now a UNESCO site.Domus de JanasPre-Nuragic rock-cut tombs resembling houses, found in Sardinia.Palazzo Doria (Genoa)A Genoese Rolli palace, now UNESCO-listed, owned by the Doria family.Mount EtnaActive stratovolcano on Sicily's east coast, among Europe's tallest.
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