Year: 2013

Alba Fucens

Discover Alba Fucens in Alba, Italy: Ever loyal to Roma, the small village of Albe in the Abruzzo region carried on until an earthquake did it in.

Antonio Scarpa’s Head

Discover Antonio Scarpa's Head in Pavia, Italy: What better way to honor a pioneering anatomist than by preserving his severed head like a specimen?

Faceless Nuns of the Torba Monastery

Discover Faceless Nuns of the Torba Monastery in Torba, Italy: An unsettling painting of three faceless sisters that is surrounded by history and legend.

Cathedral of St. Ambrose

Discover Cathedral of St. Ambrose in Vigevano, Italy: The Cathedral of St. Ambrose has been hiding a special parishioner within its walls.

Su Nuraxi di Barumini

Discover Su Nuraxi di Barumini in Barumini, Italy: This one-of-a-kind archeological site is home to strange prehistoric ruins, the original use of which is still a mystery.

Ettore Guatelli Museum

Discover Ettore Guatelli Museum in Gaiano, Italy: A rambling museum which honors the beauty in everyday objects.

Colonia Fara

Discover Colonia Fara in Chiavari, Italy: This former fascist summer camp was abandoned for decades.

The Dragon Rib of Atessa

Discover The Dragon Rib of Atessa in Atessa, Italy: A preserved dragon's rib that remembers the legend of the founding of the city of Atessa.

The Triumph of Death

Discover The Triumph of Death in Clusone, Italy: A medieval fresco which reminds visitors that death will come for us all.

La Zisa

Discover La Zisa in Palermo, Italy: This Arabesque Italian castle was built with a primitive, if ingenious, air-conditioning system.

Fiat Lingotto Factory

Discover Fiat Lingotto Factory in Turin, Italy: Now an entertainment complex, the Lingotto building was once an avant-garde auto factory with a test track on the roof.

St. Anthony’s Tongue

Discover St. Anthony's Tongue in Padua, Italy: The incorrupt tongue of the patron saint of lost things is venerated in this basilica.

Scrovegni Chapel

Discover Scrovegni Chapel in Padua, Italy: Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.

Monte Busca Volcano

Discover Monte Busca Volcano in Villaggio Monte Busca, Italy: This natural gas vent certainly earns its name as the smallest volcano in Italy.

Cappella Palatina

Discover Cappella Palatina in Palermo, Italy: Every inch of this chapel is covered in craftsmanship from across the world.

Cascate del Serio

Discover Cascate del Serio in Pianlivere, Italy: The highest waterfall in Italy is only "turned on" five times a year.

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To be outstanding examples representing significant on-going ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of terrestrial, fresh water, coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of plants and animals. 135 v
To be an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of a culture (or cultures), or human interaction with the environment especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change. 167 vi
To be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance. (The Committee considers that this criterion should preferably be used in conjunction with other criteria). 252 vii
To contain superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance. 148 viii
To be outstanding examples representing major stages of earth's history, including the record of life, significant on-going geological processes in the development of landforms, or significant geomorphic or physiographic features. 96 x
To contain the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation. 166

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