Cilento, Paestum and Velia
Also known as Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological Sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Italy
Inscribed
1998
Area
159,110 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Cilento, Paestum and Velia is about 60 km south-west of Potenza. The nearest other World Heritage site is Amalfi Coast, about 70 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Potenza · about 69,000 peopleabout 60 km north-east
- Salerno · about 954,000 peopleabout 60 km north-west
- Benevento · about 62,000 peopleabout 100 km north-west
- Naples · about 2,250,000 peopleabout 110 km north-west
- Caserta · about 250,000 peopleabout 120 km north-west
- Foggia · about 155,000 peopleabout 130 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
ItalyCultural69 km away
ItalyCultural84 km away
ItalyCultural106 km away
ItalyCultural121 km away
ItalyCultural123 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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