Etna Park
Also known as Parco dell'Etna
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criterion (viii).
Region
Europe and North America
Italy
Inscribed
2013
Area
58,095 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Etna Park is about 30 km north of Catania. The nearest other World Heritage site is Villa Romana del Casale, about 75 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Catania · about 675,000 peopleabout 30 km south
- Reggio di Calabria · about 180,000 peopleabout 70 km north-east
- Messina · about 252,000 peopleabout 70 km north-east
- Siracusa · about 124,000 peopleabout 80 km south
- Ragusa · about 69,000 peopleabout 95 km south
- Vibo Valentia · about 34,000 peopleabout 140 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
ItalyCultural74 km away
ItalyNatural82 km away
ItalyCultural83 km away
ItalyCultural135 km away
ItalyCultural149 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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