The Mediterranean diet is a set of skills, knowledge, practices and traditions ranging from the landscape to the table, including crops, harvesting, fishing, conservation, processing, preparation and, particularly, consumption of food. The Mediterranean diet is characterized by a nutritional model remained constant over time and space, consisting mainly of olive oil, cereals, fruit fresh or…
© OUR PLACE, Author: Susan Wright Anno di iscrizione nella World Heritage List: 1997 Ubicazione: Agrigento (AG) – Sicilia N371723 E133536 Documento Unesco: ICOMOS N 831 Area del sito: 934 ettari Buffer zone: 1869 ettari Founded as a Greek colony in the 6th century B.C., Agrigento became one of the leading cities in the Mediterranean…
© Ente Parco Etna, Author: Ente Parco Etna Anno di iscrizione nella World Heritage List: 2013 Ubicazione: Etna – Sicilia N374522 E145948 Documento Unesco: ICOMOS N 14 Area del sito: 19237 ettari Buffer zone: 26220 ettari Mount Etna is an iconic site encompassing 19,237 uninhabited hectares on the highest part of Mount Etna, on the…
© UNESCO, Author: Francesco Bandarin Anno di iscrizione nella World Heritage List: 1997 Ubicazione: Piazza Armerina (EN) – Sicilia N372157.996 E14203.012 Documento Unesco: ICOMOS N° 832 Area del sito: 8,92 ettari Buffer zone: 1997 ettari Roman exploitation of the countryside is symbolized by the Villa Romana del Casale (in Sicily), the centre of the large…
Anno di iscrizione nella World Heritage List: 2000 Ubicazione: Mar Mediterraneo Isole Eolie (EN) – Sicilia N382916.3 E145644.1 Documento Unesco: ICOMOS N. 908 Area del sito: 1216 ettari The Aeolian Islands provide an outstanding record of volcanic island-building and destruction, and ongoing volcanic phenomena. Studied since at least the 18th century, the islands have provided…
© CRICD Regione Siciliana The puppet theatre known as the Opera dei Pupi emerged in Sicily at the beginning of the nineteenth century and enjoyed great success among the island’s working classes. The puppeteers told stories based on medieval chivalric literature and other sources, such as Italian poems of the Renaissance, the lives of saints…
© UNESCO, Author: Francesco Bandarin Anno di iscrizione nella World Heritage List: 2002 Ubicazione: Val di Noto (CT, SR, RG) – Sicilia N3635.5 E1548.1 Documento Unesco: ICOMOS N. 1024rev Area del sito: 113 ettari Buffer zone: 306 ettari The eight towns in south-eastern Sicily: Caltagirone, Militello Val di Catania, Catania, Modica, Noto, Palazzolo, Ragusa and…
© OUR PLACE, Author: Susan Wright Anno di iscrizione nella World Heritage List: 2005 Ubicazione: Sicilia Siracusa e Pantalica (SR) N37 3 33.984 E15 17 35.016 Documento Unesco: ICOMOS N. 1200 Area del sito: 898 ettari Buffer Zone: 5519 ettari The site consists of two separate elements, containing outstanding vestiges dating back to Greek and…