There are six sites in Lazio listed as World Heritage Sites, and they are all not to be missed. They embrace history, from the Etruscans to the Renaissance, the most exciting traditions such as the ‘processional machine’ that moves through darkened alleys on the shoulders of 100 men, and the pristine nature of the Ancient Primordial Beech forests, connected with the whole Europe.
The oldest Infiorata in Italy has been held for about 300 years and colours the village of Gerano with floral carpets, colourful and fragrant works of art created by the entire community. Since 1740, on the Sunday following 25 April, St Mark's Day, the infiorata in...
A destination for pilgrims and art lovers, the historic centre of Rome has been awarded as a UNESCO World Heritage Site both in 1980 and 1990, thanks to the exceptional cultural, artistic, and historical offer by the extraterritorial properties of the Holy See. Not to...
The Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia, UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 2004, exceptional testimonies of the Etruscan Heritage, are a unique example of urban development in pre-Roman Italy. The frescoes in the houses and tombs, representing everyday life, are...
Among the UNESCO World Heritage sites in Lazio there is also one belonging to the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. This is Viterbo’s Macchina di Santa Rosa, a 30-metre-high tower weighing 5100 kg, with the statue of town’s patron saint at the top, that on the...
Great news for Italy and the cultural heritage of Lazio! The ancient Via Appia has been officially inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List. The Route is an extraordinary archaeological and architectural heritage of inestimable value, embracing history, art, and...
A sumptuous setting of terraces and thriving avenues, waterfalls, nymphaeum, caverns, and caves, the magnificent Villa d’Este in Tivoli, a short distance from Rome, was declared UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001. This Renaissance masterpiece, commissioned in the...
Imagine you are Alice in Wonderland, surrounded by gicantic trees and you only hear the crackling of the leaves beneath your shoes as you skip from one boulder to another. Now open your eyes. You are in the Ancient Beech Forest of the Cimini Mountains, World Heritage...
Since 2017, Civita di Bagnoregio, with its “Cultural Landscape”, has been nominated for the Tentative Italian List of UNESCO sites for the village’s capacity to distil an important part of the civil, cultural and religious evolution of the Western world into one...
Are you ready to immerse yourself in beauty? In Lazio we find even ten attractions in the UNESCO tangible and intangible Heritage Lists of "exceptional universal value". An extraordinary legacy for the whole world, embracing the history of Rome, the Etruscans, and the...
Italy is the country with the greatest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, with 59 classified out of 1154 from 167 countries around the world. Five sites from Lazio, included in the "Tentative List", are waiting to be awarded. Let us visit them together! The Via...
A “piece of Ciociaria” enters the Unesco Heritage List. The traditional "Cannata" Race of the Gonfalone di Arpino is inscribed in the Unesco Intangible Cultural Heritage Register. Together with the Race of Arpino, other popular Games included in the Tocatì, the...
A visit to the monumental remains of Villa Adriana, a few kilometres from Rome, will offer us the opportunity to experience the history and culture of the place, and to contemplate enchanting landscapes. The Roman Villa and Thermal Baths in Tivoli are among the most...
The “Parco Nazionale del Circeo” is not only rich in lakes, dunes and mountains, but also includes characteristic villages and medieval castles. The Park is one of the most coveted tourist destinations in Lazio and belongs to the “MaB” (Man and the Biosphere)...
Lazio is the cradle of art, culture and landscape, a combination that makes the Benedictine Monasteries, candidate as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, unique. The Abbey of Santa Maria di Farfa, the Monasteries of the Sacro Speco and Santa Scolastica in Subiaco, and the...
On December 11, 2019, Transhumance became Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. In 2015, Greece, Austria, and Italy, started to promote this very ancient herding practice preserved by the communities in rural areas. It was Molise, that gathered the shepherds from...