Vatican City
Also known as Cité du Vatican, Città del Vaticano, Civitas Vaticana, État de la Cité du Vatican, Holy See, Papal State, State of Vatican City, Stato della Città del Vaticano, Status Civitatis Vaticanae, The Vatican, Vatican, Vatican City State
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (iv), (vi).
Region
Europe and North America
Holy See
Inscribed
1984
Area
49 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Vatican City is in Rome. The nearest other World Heritage site is Historic Centre of Rome, about 3 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Rome · about 3,339,000 peopleabout 2 km east
- Civitavecchia · about 61,000 peopleabout 60 km west
- L'Aquila · about 69,000 peopleabout 90 km north-east
- Perugia · about 149,000 peopleabout 130 km north
- Pescara · about 315,000 peopleabout 160 km north-east
- Arezzo · about 92,000 peopleabout 180 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Italy, Holy SeeCultural3 km away
ItalyCultural10 km away
ItalyCultural27 km away
ItalyCultural29 km away
ItalyCultural31 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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