Venice and its Lagoon
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi).
Region
Europe and North America
Italy
Inscribed
1987
List reference
394
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Venice and its Lagoon is in Venice. The nearest other World Heritage site is Padua Fresco Cycles, about 35 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Venice · about 271,000 peopleat the site
- Treviso · about 177,000 peopleabout 25 km north
- Ferrara · about 131,000 peopleabout 85 km south-west
- Udine · about 119,000 peopleabout 100 km north-east
- Verona · about 347,000 peopleabout 110 km west
- Ravenna · about 135,000 peopleabout 110 km south
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
ItalyCultural36 km away
ItalyCultural36 km away
ItalyCultural63 km away
ItalyCultural87 km away
ItalyCultural88 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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