French: Portovenere, Cinque Terre et les îles (Palmaria, Tino et Tinetto)
The Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto) is a World Heritage site in Italy defined by the UNESCO in 1997 and definitely a recommended cultural sightseeing Location.
It is on position 351 (231, 180) in our monthly survey..

"The Ligurian coast between Cinque Terre and Portovenere is a cultural landscape of great scenic and cultural value. The layout and disposition of the small towns and the shaping of the surrounding landscape, overcoming the disadvantages of a steep, uneven terrain, encapsulate the continuous history of human settlement in this region over the past millennium."
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Criteria:

(ii)(iv)(v)

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