UNESCO Heritage

The region with the most UNESCO Sites, Lombardy boasts prehistoric, religious, industrial, and architectural wonders. The Trenino Rosso and violin craftsmanship also make the list

UNESCO SITES
10
INTANGIBLE HERITAGE
5
PREHISTORIC
3
MEDIEVAL
1
RELIGIOUS
2
CREATIVE CITIES
3

There is a suprise around the corner in the Lombardy region of Italy. The Bergamo City Wall has raised the number of UNESCO sites in the region to 10. Plus 5 UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage sites, including Cremona’s art of traditional violin craftsmanship.

The historic Cremonese art of working woods and strings that emit extraordinary musical notes is included in a collateral list, that of the Intangible Cultural Heritage to be protected. Cremona has been joined by Como, Bergamo, a UNESCO Creative City for Gastronomy, and Milan for Literature, the first in Lombardy to be included in this network.

It’s no surprise, as it was also the first region to receive UNESCO recognition for the Rock Engravings of Valle Camonica in 1979 and one year later with the Santa Maria delle Grazie and the Last Supper. As part of larger itineraries spreading greater distances, several locations are signaled within a collection of UNESCO Sites.

Take Monte San Giorgio and its Triassic fossils, the Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps, the Sacri Monti; a road climbing into the clouds connecting 14 chapels, or the Rhaetian Railway with its Trenino Rosso cutting through the glaciers. The industrial village of Crespi d’Adda, with inspiration from capitalism and philanthropy, was set to host workers at the Crespi family cotton mill.

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Venetian Walls Bergamo

Venetian Walls of Bergamo, a UNESCO World Heritage Site from 2017, extend for over 6 kilometers, with a varying height
  • Unesco Sites
Venetian Walls Bergamo

Bernina Rezia Rhaetian Train

  • Unesco Sites
Bernina Rezia Rhaetian Train

Cities of Mantua and Sabbioneta

  • Unesco Sites
Cities of Mantua and Sabbioneta

Sacri Monti in Piedmont and Lombardy

  • Unesco Sites
Sacri Monti in Piedmont and Lombardy

The Last Supper

The Last Supper is the masterpiece of Leonardo da Vinci. A Unesco Heritage site along the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan
  • Unesco Sites
The Last Supper

Rock Carvings National Park

The Rock Carvings National Park, in Valle Camonica, is the first of the Unesco Sites in Lombardy to be labelled as World Heritage in 1979
  • Unesco Sites
Rock Carvings National Park

Crespi d'Adda Workers Village

  • Unesco Sites
Crespi d'Adda Workers Village

Lombards in Italy Places of Power

  • Unesco Sites
Longobardi in Italia luoghi del potere

Monte San Giorgio

  • Unesco Sites
Monte San Giorgio

Prehistoric Alpine Stilt Houses

  • Unesco Sites
Siti palafitticoli preistorici dell'arco Alpino

Violin Craftmanship Cremona

  • Unesco Sites
Violin Craftmanship Cremona

The art of dry stone walling

Dry stone structures, evidence of a harmonious relationship between man and nature
  • Unesco Sites
Arte dei muretti a secco

Alpine transhumance in Lombardy

An ancient traditional practice that follows the cyclical nature of the seasons. In the Alpine version too
  • Unesco Sites
Transumanza

Truffle Hunting and Extraction

An ancient tradition, in search of the precious and delicious mushroom
  • Unesco Sites
Cerca e cavatura del Tartufo - Regione Lombardia - Lombardia

Traditional Lombard games

The game communities of Lombardy included in “Tocatì”, the shared programme for the preservation of Traditional Games and Sports
  • Unesco Sites
Giochi tradizionali lombardi - Lombardia