Aquileia
Also known as Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (iv), (vi).
Region
Europe and North America
Italy
Inscribed
1998
List reference
825
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Aquileia is about 35 km south of Udine. The nearest other World Heritage site is Longobards in Italy, Places of Power, about 35 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Udine · about 119,000 peopleabout 35 km north
- Trieste · about 216,000 peopleabout 35 km east
- Treviso · about 177,000 peopleabout 90 km west
- Venice · about 271,000 peopleabout 90 km south-west
- Ljubljana · about 315,000 peopleabout 95 km east
- Rijeka · about 171,000 peopleabout 95 km south-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
ItalyCultural37 km away
SloveniaNatural50 km away
Spain, SloveniaCultural57 km away
CroatiaCultural63 km away
ItalyCultural88 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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