Italy
Italy has been a State Party to the World Heritage Convention since 1978. With 61 inscribed properties, the country ranks among the leading countries worldwide in terms of World Heritage Sites. The majority of its sites are cultural properties, reflecting a strong emphasis on historical and architectural heritage. Some of these properties are shared with neighboring countries, demonstrating cooperation across borders in heritage conservation.
Italy as a State Party to the World Heritage Convention
State Party since: June 23, 1978
Status: Ratification
Mandates to the World Heritage Committee: 1978-1985, 1987-1993, 1993-1999, 1999-2001, 2021-2025
Total of Mandate Years: 25
Total of Mandates: 5
WHC Electoral Group: I (Western Europe/North America)
World Heritage Sites in Italy (61)
Cultural: 55 | Natural: 6 | Mixed: 0
- 18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, and the San Leucio Complex · Cultural
- Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy · Cultural
- Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe · Natural (Transboundary)
- Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalú and Monreale · Cultural
- Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia · Cultural
- Archaeological Area of Agrigento · Cultural
- Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata · Cultural
- Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites · Cultural
- Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padua · Cultural
- Castel del Monte · Cultural
- Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena · Cultural
- Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci · Cultural
- Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological Sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula · Cultural
- City of Verona · Cultural
- City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto · Cultural
- Costiera Amalfitana · Cultural
- Crespi d'Adda · Cultural
- Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna · Cultural
- Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia · Cultural
- Evaporitic Karst and Caves of Northern Apennines · Natural
- Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta · Cultural
- Funerary Tradition in the Prehistory of Sardinia – The domus de janas · Cultural
- Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli · Cultural
- Historic Centre of Florence · Cultural
- Historic Centre of Naples · Cultural
- Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura · Cultural (Transboundary)
- Historic Centre of San Gimignano · Cultural
- Historic Centre of Siena · Cultural
- Historic Centre of Urbino · Cultural
- Historic Centre of the City of Pienza · Cultural
- Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands) · Natural
- Ivrea, industrial city of the 20th century · Cultural
- Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily) · Cultural
- Le Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e Valdobbiadene · Cultural
- Longobards in Italy. Places of the Power (568-774 A.D.) · Cultural
- Mantua and Sabbioneta · Cultural
- Medici Villas and Gardens in Tuscany · Cultural
- Monte San Giorgio · Natural (Transboundary)
- Mount Etna · Natural
- Padua’s fourteenth-century fresco cycles · Cultural
- Piazza del Duomo, Pisa · Cultural
- Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto) · Cultural
- Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps · Cultural (Transboundary)
- Residences of the Royal House of Savoy · Cultural
- Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes · Cultural (Transboundary)
- Rock Drawings in Valcamonica · Cultural
- Su Nuraxi di Barumini · Cultural
- Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica · Cultural
- The Trulli of Alberobello · Cultural
- The Dolomites · Natural
- The Great Spa Towns of Europe · Cultural (Transboundary)
- The Porticoes of Bologna · Cultural
- The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera · Cultural
- Val d'Orcia · Cultural
- Venetian Works of Defence between the 16th and 17th Centuries: Stato da Terra – Western Stato da Mar · Cultural (Transboundary)
- Venice and its Lagoon · Cultural
- Via Appia. Regina Viarum · Cultural
- Villa Adriana (Tivoli) · Cultural
- Villa Romana del Casale · Cultural
- Villa d'Este, Tivoli · Cultural
- Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato · Cultural
Map of World Heritage Sites
This interactive map shows the location of all UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Italy.
Tentative World Heritage Sites (31)
- Extension to the existing World Heritage Property “Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe” · submitted: January 16, 2026
- Evidence of Italo-Greek Culture between the Early and Late Middle Ages · submitted: December 13, 2023
- The system of the Ville-fattoria in Chianti Classico · submitted: April 24, 2023
- Historical theatres of the Marche Region · submitted: November 15, 2021
- Nuragic monuments of Sardinia · submitted: November 15, 2021
- Eocene Marine Biodiversity of the Alpone Valley · submitted: May 21, 2021
- Via Francigena in Italy · submitted: January 31, 2019
- Les Alpes de la Méditerranée · submitted: January 31, 2017
- The Cultural Landscape of Civita di Bagnoregio · submitted: January 31, 2017
- The cultural landscape of the Benedictine settlements in medieval Italy · submitted: March 18, 2016
- Massif du Mont-Blanc (inscription comme patrimoine naturel transfrontalier, avec France et Suisse) · submitted: January 30, 2008
- Lake Maggiore and Lake D'Orta lakelands · submitted: June 1, 2006
- Hanbury botanical gardens · submitted: June 1, 2006
- Orvieto · submitted: June 1, 2006
- Villas of the Papal Nobility · submitted: June 1, 2006
- Salento and the "Barocco Leccese" · submitted: June 1, 2006
- Cattolica Monastery in Stilo and Basilian-Byzantine complexes · submitted: June 1, 2006
- Archipelago of La Maddalena and Islands of Bocche di Bonifacio · submitted: June 1, 2006
- Mothia Island and Lilibeo: The Phoenician-Punic Civilization in Italy · submitted: June 1, 2006
- Bradyseism in the Flegrea Area · submitted: June 1, 2006
- Cascata delle Marmore and Valnerina: Monastic sites and ancient hydrogeological reclamation works · submitted: June 1, 2006
- Pelagos: The Cetacean Sanctuary · submitted: June 1, 2006
- Island of Asinara · submitted: June 1, 2006
- Sulcis Iglesiente · submitted: June 1, 2006
- The Marble Basin of Carrara · submitted: June 1, 2006
- The Transhumance: The Royal Shepherd's Track · submitted: June 1, 2006
- Volterra: Historical City and Cultural Landscape · submitted: June 1, 2006
- The Aniene valley and Villa Gregoriana in Tivoli · submitted: June 1, 2006
- The Murge of Altamura · submitted: June 1, 2006
- Karstic caves in prehistoric Apulia · submitted: June 1, 2006
- Citadel of Alessandria · submitted: June 1, 2006
Country Profile Italy
Official Name: Italian Republic
Continent: Europe
Subregion: Southern Europe
UNESCO Region: Europe and North America
Capital: Rome
Population (2024): 58,986,023
Land Area: 295,720 km²
Currency: Euro (EUR)
About States Parties
States Parties are countries that have joined the World Heritage Convention. They commit to identifying, nominating, and protecting properties of outstanding cultural or natural value on their territory. States Parties are also expected to monitor and report on the condition of inscribed sites.