ITALY: represents 5% of the World Heritage list..

2009-02-15

COLOSSEUM

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COLOSSEUM

Rome, Venice, Florence, Assisi, Siena, Verona....

Italy has 43 UNESCO World Heritage sites; a mark of the cultural and geographic richness of the nation.

That is more than any other country and represents 5% of the World Heritage list..

ROME - historic centre

Vesta sanctuary

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Vesta sanctuary

Colosseum, Vesta sanctuary, Arch of Septimius Severus & Constantine, The Roman Forum, Baths of Trajan, Theatre of Marcellus...
http://eu.cyberdusk.pl/yd/mediawiki/index.php?title=ITALY#Historic_Centre_of_Rome

The Roman Forum, (Latin: Forum Romanum)

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The Roman Forum, (Latin: Forum Romanum)

Arch of Septimius Severus

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Arch of Septimius Severus

VATICAN CITY

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St Peter's Basilica, the largest religious building in the world.

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VENICE

Grand Canale

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Grand Canale

and its Lagoon
http://eu.cyberdusk.pl/yd/mediawiki/index.php?title=ITALY#Venice_and_its_Lagoon

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FLORENCE

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13th-century cathedral Santa Maria del Fiore
http://eu.cyberdusk.pl/yd/mediawiki/index.php?title=ITALY#Historic_Centre_of_Florence

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the Church of Santa Croce

ASSISI

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the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites
http://eu.cyberdusk.pl/yd/mediawiki/index.php?title=ITALY#Assisi

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SIENA

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http://eu.cyberdusk.pl/yd/mediawiki/index.php?title=ITALY#Siena

VERONA

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VENICE - SLIDESHOW with movie