Historic Centre of Urbino
A medieval city that 15th-century Renaissance thinkers changed to fit their aesthetic ideals.
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Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta
A demonstration of Renaissance thinking about urban planning as an addition to an original medieval city core.
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Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna
Eight religious sites dating to the 5th and 6th centuries, most with magnificent mosaics that blend Eastern and Western influences.
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Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia
Two Etruscan burial grounds (2nd-9th-century BC) with extensive rock-cut tombs.
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Via Appia. Regina Viarum.
A road built by the Ancient Romans that showed their power and aided the spread of their civilization as well as of Christianity.
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Royal Palace at Caserta
A masterpiece of Baroque art and architecture that rivals Versailles.
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Historic Centre of Siena
A picturesque and completely intact medieval walled city dating from the 12th-15th centuries.
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Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci
A church complex that is home to The Last Supper, a 15th-century fresco by Leonardo da Vinci.
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Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto)
A beautiful region along the Ligurian coast where, over centuries, people adapted to and changed the dramatic natural landscape.
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Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy
Nine mountains, each one a pilgrimage destination containing a series of richly-decorated Medieval or early-Renaissance chapels.
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Nemrut Dağ
A mountain on whose peak stands the tomb of King Antiochus I, an imposing artistic achievement of the Hellenistic period.
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Archaeological Site of Ani
The extensive ruins – palaces, churches, mosques, fortifications, and homes – of an important trading city on the medieval Silk Road, where diverse cultures and architectural traditions met and blended.
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Crespi d’Adda
A 19th-century company town built to provide a good standard of living for employees of a cotton mill.
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Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
Primeval forests of European beech trees that survived the last Ice Age and then spread across Europe, now protected in 93 locations across 18 countries.
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Cultural Landscape of the Serra de Tramuntana
A mountainous region of Mallorca with ancient systems of water harvesting, terraces and villages that have supported agriculture for centuries.
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Mudéjar Architecture of Aragon
A group of Medieval buildings in Spain that exemplify a fusion of Islamic and Christian architectural and artistic traditions.
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Medieval City of Rhodes
A well-preserved medieval city with complete fortifications, built largely by Crusaders, with elements of Gothic, Byzantine and Ottoman architecture as well.
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Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalú and Monreale
Sicilian landmarks that showcase a blend of Arab, Norman and Byzantine influences in art and architecture.
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Tower of Hercules
The oldest known intact lighthouse in the world, built by the Romans in the 1st century AD.
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Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes
A railway route through the Swiss Alps that represents an outstanding early-20th-century engineering and architectural achievement.
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Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region
Of importance in terms of historical architecture and art, especially in churches, as well as for the unique ecosystem of the lake.
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Santiago de Compostela (Old Town)
Christian holy city with a 1000-year history as the endpoint of pilgrimage routes across Spain and France.
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Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco
Remains of the period when Tarragona was Tarraco, the Roman capital of the Iberian peninsula.
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Poblet Monastery
A large 12th-century Cistercian abbey, considered an artistic masterpiece with a blend of architectural styles.
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Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra
Two towns that exemplify vernacular urban architecture of the Ottoman era.
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Choirokoitia
Ruins of a Neolithic settlement 6000-9000 years old.
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Hierapolis-Pamukkale
A Greco-Roman spa town and the enormous calcium terraces, waterfalls, basins and pools where it is located.
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Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
A classical temple with many original columns and the oldest Corinthian capital ever found.
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Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli
A group of private Baroque palaces used by government in the 16th-17th-century to house visiting dignitaries.
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Zagori Cultural Landscape
46 charming traditional villages connected by a network of cobbled paths, arched bridges and stone staircases.
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Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto
Eight Sicilian towns that were rebuilt in a distinctive Late Baroque style after a 1693 earthquake.
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Villa d’Este, Tivoli
A 16th-century villa with a garden that epitomizes the Renaissance aesthetic in garden design.
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Paphos
Ruins of an ancient town, much of it Roman-era, and birthplace of the cult of Venus.
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Old Town of Corfu
A strategically-important port city dominated by two Venetian fortresses and showing influences from later French, British and Greek rule.
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Historic Centre of San Gimignano
A charming medieval town known for its tall towers and Sienese Gothic artworks.
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Historic City of Toledo
A small city where influences from three different world religions are visible in its architecture and art.
