List of World Heritage Sites in Italy
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972.
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World Heritage Site
Landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization .
With 58 selected areas, Italy is the country with the most sites on the list.
Italy
Country that consists of a peninsula delimited by the Alps and several islands surrounding it, whose territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical region.
As a reflection of its cultural wealth, Italy has the world's largest number of World Heritage Sites (58), and is the fifth-most visited country.
Italian Riviera
Narrow coastal strip in Italy which lies between the Ligurian Sea and the mountain chain formed by the Maritime Alps and the Apennines.
A number of streets and palaces in the center of Genoa and the Cinque Terre National Park (which includes Cinque Terre, Portovenere, and the islands Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto) are two of Italy's 58 World Heritage Sites.
Tourism in Spain
Major contributor to national economic life, contributing to about 11.8% of Spain's GDP .
As of October 2016, Spain has 45 total sites inscribed on the list, third only to Italy (51) and China (50).
Tourism in Italy
One of the economic sectors of the country.
Out of Italy's 58 heritage sites, 53 are cultural and 5 are natural.
Culture of Italy
Considered one of the birthplaces of Western civilization and a cultural superpower.
Italy is home to the greatest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites (58) to date, and according to one estimate the country is home to half the world's great art treasures.
Sassi di Matera
The Sassi di Matera are two districts (Sasso Caveoso and Sasso Barisano) of the Italian city of Matera, Basilicata, well-known for their ancient cave dwellings inhabited since the Paleolithic period.
Along with the park of the Rupestrian Churches, it was named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1993.
Lists of World Heritage Sites
List of the lists of World Heritage Sites.
List of World Heritage Sites in Italy
Dugout (shelter)
Shelter for humans or domesticated animals and livestock based on a hole or depression dug into the ground.
Matera has gained international fame for its ancient town, the "Sassi di Matera" (meaning "stones of Matera"), which is UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993.
Underground living
Underground living refers to living below the ground's surface, whether in natural or manmade caves or structures.
Caves (Constructed)/Dugouts are a common structure for underground living. Although the tunnelling techniques required to make them have been well developed by the mining industry, they can be considerably more costly and dangerous to make than some of the alternatives. On the plus side, they can be quite deep. Some examples would be the Sassi di Matera in Italy, declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site, and the town of Coober Pedy in Australia, built underground to avoid the blistering heat of the Outback. One of the traditional house types in China is the Yaodong, a cave house. Also, see the Nok and Mamproug Cave Dwellings in Togo, Africa.