Pompeii and Herculaneum
Also known as Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (iv), (v).
Region
Europe and North America
Italy
Inscribed
1997
List reference
829
In preparation
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Pompeii and Herculaneum is about 25 km south-east of Naples. The nearest other World Heritage site is Amalfi Coast, about 16 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Naples · about 2,250,000 peopleabout 25 km north-west
- Salerno · about 954,000 peopleabout 25 km east
- Caserta · about 250,000 peopleabout 35 km north
- Benevento · about 62,000 peopleabout 50 km north-east
- Campobasso · about 51,000 peopleabout 90 km north
- Potenza · about 69,000 peopleabout 110 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
ItalyCultural16 km away
ItalyCultural22 km away
ItalyCultural84 km away
ItalyCultural155 km away
ItalyCultural180 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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