Naples

UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Naples

5 UNESCO World Heritage Sites are in or near Naples.

UNESCO sites in Naples

• Historic Centre of NaplesCultural · 1995 · 2 km

  From the Neapolis founded by Greek settlers in 470 B.C. to the city of today, Naples has retained the imprint of the successive cultures that emerged in Europe and the Mediterranean basin. This makes it a unique site, wi…

• Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre AnnunziataCultural · 1997 · 8 km

  When Vesuvius erupted on 24 August AD 79, it engulfed the two flourishing Roman towns of Pompei and Herculaneum, as well as the many wealthy villas in the area. These have been progressively excavated and made accessible…

• 18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, and the San Leucio ComplexCultural · 1997 · 25 km

  The monumental complex at Caserta, created by the Bourbon king Charles III in the mid-18th century to rival Versailles and the Royal Palace in Madrid, is exceptional for the way in which it brings together a magnificent …

• Via Appia. Regina ViarumCultural · 2024 · 26 km

  More than 800 kilometres long, the Via Appia is the oldest and most important of the great roads built by the Ancient Romans. Constructed and developed from 312 BCE to the 4th century CE, it was originally conceived as a…

• Costiera AmalfitanaCultural · 1997 · 37 km

  The Amalfi coast is an area of great physical beauty and natural diversity. It has been intensively settled by human communities since the early Middle Ages. There are a number of towns such as Amalfi and Ravello with ar…