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Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto)

Italy
Date of Inscription: 1997
Criteria: (ii)(iv)(v)
Core zone: 4689.25 ha
Province of La Spezia, Liguria Region
N44 6 24.984 E9 43 45.012
Ref: 826

Brief Description

The Ligurian coast between Cinque Terre and Portovenere is a cultural landscape of great scenic and cultural value. The layout and disposition of the small towns and the shaping of the surrounding landscape, overcoming the disadvantages of a steep, uneven terrain, encapsulate the continuous history of human settlement in this region over the past millennium.

Justification for Inscription

The Committee decided to inscribe this site on the basis of criteria (ii), (iv) and (v), considering that the eastern Ligurian Riviera between Cinque Terre and Portovenere is a cultural site of outstanding value, representing the harmonious interaction between people and nature to produce a landscape of exceptional scenic quality that illustrates a traditional way of life that has existed for a thousand years and continues to play an important socio-economic role in the life of the community.

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