Italy

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)
• Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia (1998)
• Archaeological Area of Agrigento (1997)
• Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata (1997)
• Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites (2000)
• Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padua (1997)
• Castel del Monte (1996)
• Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena (1997)
• Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with "The Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci (1980)
• Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula (1998)
• City of Verona (2000)
• City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto (1994)
• Costiera Amalfitana (1997)
• Crespi d'Adda (1995)
• Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna (1996)
• Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia (2004)
• Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta (1995)
• Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli (2006)
• Historic Centre of Florence (1982)
• Historic Centre of Naples (1995)
• Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura (1980)
• Historic Centre of San Gimignano (1990)
• Historic Centre of Siena (1995)
• Historic Centre of the City of Pienza (1996)
• Historic Centre of Urbino (1998)
• Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily) (2002)
• Mantua and Sabbioneta (2008)
• Piazza del Duomo, Pisa (1987)
• Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto) (1997)
• Residences of the Royal House of Savoy (1997)
• Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes (2008)
• Rock Drawings in Valcamonica (1979)
• Su Nuraxi di Barumini (1997)
• Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica (2005)
• The Trulli of Alberobello (1996)
• The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera (1993)
• Val d'Orcia (2004)
• Venice and its Lagoon (1987)
• Villa Adriana (Tivoli) (1999)
• Villa d'Este, Tivoli (2001)
• Villa Romana del Casale (1997)

   Natural

• Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands) (2000)

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 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

• Aug 1, 2008 Mission accomplished: Aksum Obelisk successfully reinstalled
• Jul 28, 2008 Second block of Aksum Obelisk successfully re-installed
• Jul 7, 2008 Eight new sites, from the Straits of Malacca, to Papua New Guinea and San Marino, added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
• Jul 7, 2008 Canadian fossil park, an Icelandic volcanic island and archipelago in Yemen among sites added to UNESCO World Heritage List
• May 23, 2008 Re-installation of Aksum Obelisk to begin soon
• May 13, 2008 New Master Course in "World Heritage at Work" Accepting Applicants
• 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

• 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