Villa d'Este
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (vi).
Region
Europe and North America
Italy
Inscribed
2001
Area
4 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Villa d'Este is about 25 km east of Rome. The nearest other World Heritage site is Hadrian's Villa, about 3 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Rome · about 3,339,000 peopleabout 25 km west
- L'Aquila · about 69,000 peopleabout 65 km north-east
- Civitavecchia · about 61,000 peopleabout 85 km west
- Pescara · about 315,000 peopleabout 130 km north-east
- Perugia · about 149,000 peopleabout 130 km north
- Campobasso · about 51,000 peopleabout 160 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
ItalyCultural3 km away
ItalyCultural26 km away
Italy, Holy SeeCultural27 km away
Holy SeeCultural29 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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