Italian UNESCO World Heritage Sites

As of 2021, Italy has 58 listed sites, making it the state party with the most World Heritage Sites, just above China . The first site in Italy, the Rock Drawings in Valcamonica, was listed at the 3rd Session of the World Heritage Committee in 1979. 25 Italian sites were added during the 1990s, including 10 sites added at the 21st session held in Naples in 1997. Italy has served as a member of the World Heritage Committee 5 times, 1978–1985, 1987–1993, 1993–1999, 1999–2001, and 2021–2025. Out of Italy's 58 heritage sites, 53 are cultural and 5 are natural. 7 sites are transnational. The sites here are sorted by year of designation.