Italy
Date of ratification of the Convention:
Friday, June 23, 1978
Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List
Cultural-
18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, and the San Leucio Complex (1997) -
Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy (2003)
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Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia (1998)
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Archaeological Area of Agrigento (1997)
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Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata (1997)
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Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites (2000)
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Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padua (1997)
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Castel del Monte (1996)
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Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena (1997)
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Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with "The Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci (1980)
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Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula (1998)
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City of Verona (2000)
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City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto (1994)
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Costiera Amalfitana (1997)
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Crespi d'Adda (1995)
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Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna (1996)
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Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia (2004)
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Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta (1995)
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Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli (2006)
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Historic Centre of Florence (1982)
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Historic Centre of Naples (1995)
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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 Mura (1980)
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Historic Centre of San Gimignano (1990)
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Historic Centre of Siena (1995)
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Historic Centre of the City of Pienza (1996)
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Historic Centre of Urbino (1998)
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Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily) (2002)
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Piazza del Duomo, Pisa (1987)
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Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto) (1997)
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Residences of the Royal House of Savoy (1997)
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Rock Drawings in Valcamonica (1979)
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Su Nuraxi di Barumini (1997)
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Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica (2005)
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The Trulli of Alberobello (1996)
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The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera (1993)
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Val d'Orcia (2004)
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Venice and its Lagoon (1987)
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Villa Adriana (Tivoli) (1999)
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Villa d'Este, Tivoli (2001)
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Villa Romana del Casale (1997)
Properties submitted on the Tentative List
- Lake Maggiore and Lake D'Orta lakelands (2006)
- Historic centre of Pavia and Chartreuse (2006)
- Mantua and the Gonzaga domains (2006)
- The city of Bergamo (2006)
- Cividale and the Early Centres of Lombard Power in Italy (2006)
- Hanbury botanical gardens (2006)
- Historic Centre of Lucca (2006)
- Orvieto (2006)
- Via Appia "Regina Viarum" (2006)
- Villas of the Papal Nobility (2006)
- Palermo and Monreale Cathedral (2006)
- Medici Villas (2006)
- Historic Centre of Parma (2006)
- Salento and the "Barocco Leccese" (2006)
- Cattolica Monastery in Stilo and Basilian-Byzantine complexes (2006)
- Ponds in the Bay of Oristano and the Sinis Peninsula island of Mal di Ventre (2006)
- Scrovegni's Chapel (2006)
- Fortress Town of Palmanova (2006)
- Romanesque Cathedrals in Puglia (2006)
- Monte Sant' Angelo and the Via Sacra Langobardorum (2006)
- Taormina and Isola Bella (2006)
- Alps: a) Western Alps, b) Dolomites, c) Eastern Alps (2006)
- Monte San Giorgio (2006)
- Archipelago of La Maddalena and Islands of Bocche di Bonifacio (2006)
- Mothia Island and Lilibeo: The Phoenician-Punic Civilization in Italy (2006)
- Bradyseism in the Flegrea Area (2006)
- Cascata delle Marmore and Valnerina: Monastic sites and ancient hydrogeological reclamation works (2006)
- Pelagos: The Cetacean Sanctuary (2006)
- Wine Grape landscapes: Langhe, Roero, Monferrato and Valtellina (2006)
- Island of Asinara (2006)
- Sulcis Iglesiente (2006)
- The Marble Basin of Carrara (2006)
- The Transhumance: The Royal Shepherd's Track (2006)
- Volterra: Historical City and Cultural Landscape (2006)
- The Rhaetian Railway and the Cultural Landscape from Tirano to the Swiss Border (2006)
- The Aniene valley and Villa Gregoriana in Tivoli (2006)
- The Murge of Altamura (2006)
- The Porticoes of Bologna (2006)
- Karstic caves in prehistoric Apulia (2006)
- Citadel of Alessandria (2006)
- The Lower Palaeolithic Palaeosurfaces at Isernia-La Pineta and Notarchirico (2006)
- Massif du Mont-Blanc (inscription comme patrimoine naturel transfrontalier, avec France et Suisse) (2008)
Activities
- Italy- International Safeguarding Campaign of the City of Venice - 1966
- Restoration of the Painted Crucifixion group in wood
- Restoration of the ancient Artiglierie building in the Arsenale
- Restoration of Cappella Sagredo, with frescoes by Tiepolo, painting of the "Holy Trinity" by Leandro Bassano and the gilded wood throne
- Restoration of the altars of Church of San Rocco and Basilica on Torcello
- Restoration of the Cappella Clary, Church of San Trovaso
- Restoration of Lorenzo Bregno's Funeral Monument
- Restoration of the Querini Stampalia Foundation
- Restoration of the Sottoportico dell' Angelo
- Maintenance of restored Church S. Maria del Giglio
- Arco del Paradiso
- Restoration of Santa Maria dei Miracoli
- Restoration of the Ancient Jewish Cemetery
- Restoration of the German Synagogue, the façade of the former Scuola Grande di San Marco, a cycle of fifteenth-century frescoes and digital catalogues of the City Hospital's historic collection
- Restoration of the Cappella Badoer-Giustinian, image of the Madonna dell'Umilità and Statue of St. Louis of Toulouse
- Façade of Santa Maria del Giglio
- The decoration of the Portego of the Querini-Stampalia Palace
- Restoration of the frescoes in San Salvador et Gesuiti Churches
- Restoration of a Terraced House in Cannaregio
- Restoration of the Cappella Emiliani
- Restoration of the Nativity's painting in the Basilica S. Giorgio Maggiore
News
- May 7, 2008
Regensburg, Germany to lead European network of Heritage Cities - Apr 9, 2008
UNESCO concerned about fire damage at Italy's Castello di Moncalieri, a royal residence on World Heritage List - Nov 5, 2007
Restored Venaria Reale Palace re-opens - May 31, 2007
‘Managing Rock Art World Heritage Sites’ Workshop Held - Sep 18, 1997
Publication Of The Proceedings Of The International Symposium In Hildesheim, Germany: World Cultural Heritage - A Global Challenge
Events
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Apr 18, 2007 - Apr 20, 2007
1st Training Workshop on Conserving World Heritage Natural Sites and Cultural Landscapes in South-Eastern Europe -
Dec 4, 2006 - Dec 7, 2006
From Space to Place: 2nd Int'l Conf. on Remote Sensing in Archaeology -
May 29, 2006 - Jul 8, 2006
Training Courses on Project Design and EU Financial Resources -
Mar 16, 2006 - Mar 17, 2006
Climate Change and World Heritage: Expert Meeting -
Sep 24, 1997 - Jun 30, 1998
Bikeabout To Launch Circum-Mediterranean Tour Of World Heritage Sites
Mandates to the World Heritage Committee
- 1978 - 1985
- 1987 - 1993
- 1993 - 1999
- 1999 - 2001
Contacts
- H. E. Mr Giuseppe Moscato
Ambassador, Permanent Delegate
Permanent Delegation of Italy to UNESCO
Maison de l'UNESCO
Bureaux M3.22
1, rue Miollis
75732 PARIS Cedex 15
Tel: 01.45.68.31.41
Fax: 01.45.66.41.78
EMail: dl.italia@unesco.org
Web Site: http://www.unesco.org/delegates/italy/eng/
Source: UNESCO/ERC - Commission nationale italienne pour l'UNESCO
Président: M. Giovanni Puglisi
Secrétaire général: S. Exc. M. Luca Daniele Biolato
Directeur: Dr Vincenzo Pellegrini
Piazza Firenze 27 (3e étage)
IT - 00186 ROME
ITALIE
Tel: (39-06) 687-3712, 13, 17, 23
Fax: (39-06) 687-3684
EMail: comm.unesco@esteri.it; vincenzo.pellegrini@esteri.it;
Web Site: http://www.unesco.it
Source: UNESCO/ERC
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