Must-see Attractions in Italy

Italy

Italy is a country in southern Europe, formed as a peninsula extending into the Mediterranean Sea. It covers about 301,340 square kilometers and has a population of nearly 59 million people. Rome is the capital and largest city, famous for its ancient history and landmarks like the Colosseum and the Vatican.

Italy is known for its rich artistic heritage, the Renaissance, and major cities such as Milan, Florence, Venice, and Naples. Italian is the official language, and most Italians are Roman Catholic. The country has a diverse landscape of mountains, plains, and coastlines, and is celebrated worldwide for its cuisine, fashion, and culture.

Continent/Region

Europe

Capital

Rome

Population

59 Million

Area

302,073 km²

Language(s)

Italian

Currency

Italian lira

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UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Italy

S.No.	UNESCO Place Name
1	Rock Drawings in Valcamonica, Brescia
2	Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura*, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital
3	Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with "The Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci, Metropolitan City of Milan
4	Historic Centre of Florence, Metropolitan City of Florence
5	Venice and its Lagoon, Metropolitan City of Venice
6	Piazza del Duomo, Pisa, Pisa
7	Historic Centre of San Gimignano, Siena
8	The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera, Matera
9	City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto, Padua, Rovigo, Treviso, Metropolitan City of Venice, Verona, Vicenza
10	Historic Centre of Siena, Siena
11	Historic Centre of Naples, Metropolitan City of Naples
12	Crespi d'Adda, Bergamo
13	Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta, Ferrara
14	Castel del Monte, Barletta-Andria-Trani
15	The Trulli of Alberobello, Bari
16	Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna, Ravenna
17	Historic Centre of the City of Pienza, Siena
18	18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, and the San Leucio Complex, Caserta and Benevento
19	Residences of the Royal House of Savoy, Metropolitan City of Turin, Cuneo
20	Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padua, Padua
21	Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto), La Spezia
22	Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena, Modena
23	Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata, Metropolitan City of Naples
24	Amalfi Coast (Costiera Amalfitana), Salerno
25	Archaeological Area of Agrigento, Agrigento
26	Villa Romana del Casale, Enna
27	Su Nuraxi di Barumini, South Sardinia
28	Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia, Udine
29	Historic Centre of Urbino, Pesaro and Urbino
30	Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula, Salerno
31	Villa Adriana, Tivoli, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital
32	City of Verona, Verona
33	Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands), Messina
34	Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites, Perugia
35	Villa d'Este, Tivoli, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital
36	Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily), Catania, Ragusa, Syracuse
37	Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy, Several sites
38	Val d'Orcia, Siena
39	Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia, Viterbo, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital
40	Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica, Syracuse
41	Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli, Metropolitan City of Genoa
42	Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes*, Sondrio
43	Mantua and Sabbioneta, Mantua
44	The Dolomites, Several sites
45	Monte San Giorgio*, Varese
46	Longobards in Italy. Places of the power (568-774 A.D.), Several sites
47	Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps*, Several sites
48	Medici Villas and Gardens in Tuscany, Several sites
49	Mount Etna, Catania
50	Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato, Alessandria, Asti, Cuneo
51	Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale, Metropolitan City of Palermo
52	Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe*, Several sites
53	Venetian Works of Defence between the 16th and 17th centuries: Stato da Terra – Western Stato da Mar*, Bergamo, Udine, Verona
54	Ivrea, Industrial City of the 20th Century, Metropolitan City of Turin
55	The Prosecco Hills of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene. ("Le Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e Valdobbiadene"), Treviso
56	The Great Spa Towns of Europe*, Pistoia
57	Padua's fourteenth-century fresco cycles, Padua
58	The Porticoes of Bologna, Metropolitan City of Bologna
59	Evaporitic Karst and Caves of Northern Apennines, Several sites
60	Via Appia. Regina Viarum, Several sites

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