Val d'Orcia
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iv), (vi).
Region
Europe and North America
Italy
Inscribed
2004
List reference
1026
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Val d'Orcia is about 35 km south-east of Siena. The nearest other World Heritage site is Historic Centre of Pienza, about 11 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Siena · about 53,000 peopleabout 35 km north-west
- Arezzo · about 92,000 peopleabout 50 km north-east
- Perugia · about 149,000 peopleabout 70 km east
- Florence · about 1,500,000 peopleabout 85 km north
- Civitavecchia · about 61,000 peopleabout 110 km south
- Livorno · about 156,000 peopleabout 110 km north-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
ItalyCultural11 km away
ItalyCultural33 km away
ItalyCultural61 km away
ItalyCultural82 km away
ItalyCultural87 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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