Siena
Also known as Historic Centre of Siena, City centre of Siena, Downtown Siena, Siena city centre, Siena historic centre
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Italy
Inscribed
1995
List reference
717
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Siena is in Siena. The nearest other World Heritage site is Historic Centre of San Gimignano, about 30 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Siena · about 53,000 peopleat the site
- Arezzo · about 92,000 peopleabout 45 km east
- Florence · about 1,500,000 peopleabout 50 km north
- Livorno · about 156,000 peopleabout 85 km west
- Pisa · about 203,000 peopleabout 85 km north-west
- Perugia · about 149,000 peopleabout 90 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
ItalyCultural29 km away
ItalyCultural33 km away
ItalyCultural39 km away
ItalyCultural51 km away
ItalyCultural60 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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