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Stari Grad Plain
The Stari Grad Plain on the Adriatic island of Hvar is a cultural landscape that has remained almost unchanged since the first colonization by the Ionian Greeks from Paros in the 4th century BC. The original agricultural activity on this fertile plain was focused on grapes and olives, which has been maintained since Greek times. The site is also a nature reserve. The landscape features ancient stone walls and stone ornaments or small stone houses and bears witness to the ancient geometric system of land division used by the ancient Greeks, the Chora, which has remained almost intact for 24 centuries.
Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological Sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula
Cilento is an outstanding cultural landscape. The striking cluster of temples and settlements along three east-west ridges vividly depicts the historical evolution of the region: it was a major route not only for trade but also for cultural and political interaction in prehistory and the Middle Ages. Cilento was also the border between the Greek colony of Magna Graecia and the indigenous Etruscans and Lucanians. There are remains of two major cities from the Classical period: Paestum and Velia.
Ancient City of Nessebar
Nessebar, located on a rocky peninsula in the Black Sea, has a history of more than 3,000 years and was originally a Thracian settlement (Menebria). In the early 6th century BC, the city became a Greek colony. Most of the city's remains date back to the Hellenistic period, including the Acropolis, the Temple of Apollo, the Agora and the walls of the Thracian fortifications. Among other monuments, the Cathedral and Fortress of Stara Mitropolia date back to the Middle Ages, when it was one of the most important Byzantine towns on the western coast of the Black Sea. The wooden houses built in the 19th century are typical representatives of the Black Sea architecture of the time.
Archaeological Area of Agrigento
Agrigento was founded as a Greek colony in the 6th century BC and became one of the major cities of the Mediterranean world. Its pre-eminence and pride are reflected in the remains of its magnificent Doric temples, many of which remain intact today beneath fields and orchards. Selected excavation areas reveal the burial customs of later Hellenistic and Roman towns, as well as the early Christian inhabitants.
Archaeological Site of Cyrene
Cyrene was a Greek colony on the island of Thera and one of the major cities of the Greek world. It was Romanized and was a great capital until an earthquake in 365. Its ruins, which record a thousand years of history, have been famous since the 18th century.
Butrint
Inhabited since prehistoric times, Butrint was a Greek colony, a Roman city and the seat of a bishopric. It flourished for a time under Byzantine rule, was briefly occupied by the Venetians and was abandoned in the late Middle Ages due to the destruction of the marshes. The area formed the present archaeological site, a treasure trove of relics from various periods of the city's development.
Historic Centre of Naples
From its founding by Greek colonists in 470 BC to the present-day city, Naples has retained the imprint of the cultures that have emerged in Europe and the Mediterranean basin. This makes it a unique place with many outstanding monuments, such as Santa Chiara and the Castel Nuovo.