Cerveteri and Tarquinia
Also known as Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (iii), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Italy
Inscribed
2004
List reference
1158
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Cerveteri and Tarquinia is about 25 km east of Civitavecchia. The nearest other World Heritage site is Vatican City, about 30 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Civitavecchia · about 61,000 peopleabout 25 km north-west
- Rome · about 3,339,000 peopleabout 35 km east
- L'Aquila · about 69,000 peopleabout 110 km east
- Perugia · about 149,000 peopleabout 120 km north
- Siena · about 53,000 peopleabout 160 km north-west
- Arezzo · about 92,000 peopleabout 160 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Holy SeeCultural31 km away
Italy, Holy SeeCultural34 km away
ItalyCultural40 km away
ItalyCultural56 km away
ItalyCultural58 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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