Italy

Whenever I travel to a new country, I want to find out everything there is about that country. So I don’t miss out on anything while I’m there. Below are all the details you could want about Italy. Learn about their climate, the primary language spoken, the culture, read my blog posts. Are you checking off your UNESCO World Heritage Sites from your bucket list? The sites for Italy are listed below. Learn how to call Italy or make calls when you are abroad. Then book the place you want to stay, your transportation, tours, events & festivals. Pick up the clothes and travel gear you need and find out how to stay safe in your travels. You can do all this right from this page. Have a great trip! Hopefully I’ll see you in my travels. If not…….there’s always a postcard!

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Travel To Italy’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Listed Below Are The Places You’ll Want To Check Off On Your Bucket List – These Are The UNESCO World Heritage Sites For Italy and Where They’re Located

UNESCO World Heritage Sites For Italy

Rock Drawings in Valcamonica- Province of Brescia, Lombardy
Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci-Province of Milano, Lombardy
Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura – Province of Roma, Lazio region (IT) / Vatican City State (VA)
Historic Centre of Florence-
City and Province of Florence, Tuscany
Piazza del Duomo, Pisa- City and Province of Pisa, Tuscany
Venice and its Lagoon -Province of Venezia, Veneto Region
Historic Centre of San Gimignano- Province of Siena, Tuscany
The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera- City and Province of Matera, Region of Basilicata
City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto-
Provinces of Padua, Rovigo, Treviso, Venice, Verona and Vicenza, Veneto Region
Crespi d’Adda- Province of Bergamo, Lombardy
Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta-Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta
Historic Centre of Naples- City and Province of Naples, Campania
Historic Centre of Siena- City and Province of Siena, Tuscany
Castel del Monte- Communes of Andria and Corato, Province of Bari, Puglia Region
Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna- City and Province of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna Region
Historic Centre of the City of Pienza- Province of Siena, Tuscany
The Trulli of Alberobello- Province of Bari, Puglia Region
18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, and the San Leucio Complex- Provinces of Caserta and Benevento, Campania
Archaeological Area of Agrigento- Province of Agrigento, Sicily
Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata- Province of Naples, Campania
Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padua- City and Province of Padova, Veneto Region,
Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena- City and Province of Modena, Emilia-Romagna Region
Costiera Amalfitana- Province of Salerno, Campania
Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto)- Province of La Spezia, Liguria Region
Residences of the Royal House of Savoy- Province of Torino, Piedmont Region
Su Nuraxi di Barumini- Province of Medio Campidano, Sardinia
Villa Romana del Casale- Piazza Armerina, Province of Enna, Sicily
Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia- Province of Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region
Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological Sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula- Province of Salerno, Campania
Historic Centre of Urbino- Province of Pesaro, Marche Region
Villa Adriana (Tivoli)- Province of Rome, Region of Latium
Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites- N43 3 58.2 E12 37 20.8
City of Verona- City and Province of Verona, Veneto Region
Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands)- Mediterranean Sea – Southern Tyrrhenian Sea
Villa d’Este, Tivoli- Province of Rome, Region of Latium
Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily)- Provinces of Catania, Ragusa, and Syracuse, Sicily
Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy- Regions of Lombardy and Piedmont
Monte San Giorgio – N45 53 20 E8 54 50
Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia- Provinces of Rome and Viterbo, Region of Latium
Val d’Orcia- Province of Siena, Tuscany
Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica- City and Province of Syracuse, Sicily
Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli- Liguria Region, Genoa Province
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe – N49 0 35 E22 20 20
Mantua and Sabbioneta- N45 9 34 E10 47 40
Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes –
N46 29 54 E9 50 47
The Dolomites- N46 36 47 E12 9 47
Longobards in Italy. Places of the Power (568-774 A.D.)-
N46 5 39 E13 25 59
Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps – N47 16 42 E8 12 27
Medici Villas and Gardens in Tuscany- N43 51 28 E11 18 15
Mount Etna- N37 45 22 E14 59 48
Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato- N44 36 31 E7 57 49
Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalú and Monreale- N38 6 39 E13 21 11
Venetian Works of Defence between the 16th and 17th Centuries: Stato da Terra – Western Stato da Mar –
N45 42 12 E9 39 49
Ivrea, industrial city of the 20th century- N45 27 27 E7 52 9

For detailed information about each site go to https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/

Travel List For Italy: All The Things You Want To Know About Italy

Time Zone: UTC + 2 This is 6 hours ahead of Washington, D.C.

Climate: The climate in Italy is predominantly Mediterranean. It is alpine in the far north, hot & dry in the south.

Population: As of July 2018 the estimated population for Italy was 62,246,674.

Language: The official language of Italy s Italian, then German, French & Slovene.

Currency: Euro (EUR)

Government Type: The Italian Republic is a Parliamentary Republic.

Religion: The predominant religion in Italy is Christianity, most adhering to the Catholic Church. The remainder follow several religions in a minority.

Calling Code: From the US or Canada Dial 011 + 39 + the phone number.