Italy counts 47 UNESCO World Heritage Sites within its borders, the most of any country on the World Heritage List. The Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, adopted by the UNESCO General Conference on November 16, 1972, states that the organization is the official designator of these sites.
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The city of Memphis, in the province of Agrigento, rises along the southwest coast of Sicily, placed between the area of the Doric temples of...
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The high rocky coast of Capo di Leuca, rich in coves and grottoes, a paradise for divers, descends near Torre Vado, one of the numerous Saracen...
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At the Abbey of Novacella, thirty Augustinian monks preserve a jewel of culture and community life, where prayer, study and teaching manage to coexist with agricultural activity (the wine produced here is excellent) and tourism. The circular building called Engelsburg (Castel of the Angel) recalls the rotunda of the Holy Sepulchre; the library of Giuseppe Sartori is full of ancient and rare documents, including some important musical manuscripts; there is also the Pinacoteca (the picture gallery), even if the Abbey Church is the structure that really makes one's breathless.
Trentino Alto Adige is situated in the very north of Italy bordering Austria and Switzerland, and is best known for the beauty of its peaks. Its territory stretches from the Adamello-Brenta range and the peaks of Ortles and Cevedale to the most striking mountains ...
The Province of Bolzano is situated in the northernmost part of Italy on the border with Switzerland and Austria, and is part of the Alto-Adige Region. The eastern part of the territory includes the spectacular Dolomite mountain range and the district of Val Gardena Alpe di Siusi. The Dolomites ...
