# Lombardy: ten UNESCO sites, four of them shared > Lombardy has 10 World Heritage sites in 2026, more than any other Italian region. Four are shared with neighbours, and one is a village built for workers. URL: https://myitalia.it/unesco/in-lombardia Last updated: 2026-09-11 Lombardy holds 10 of Italy's 62 World Heritage sites in 2026, more than any other region, although 4 of the 10 are serial sites it shares with neighbouring regions. ## The ten, from 1979 to 2017 Lombardy's list spans 38 years, from rock engravings in an Alpine valley to Venetian fortifications. | Site | Listed | Shared with | |---|---|---| | Rock art of Valcamonica | 1979 | none | | Santa Maria delle Grazie with Leonardo's Last Supper | 1980 | none | | Crespi d'Adda | 1995 | none | | Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy | 2003 | Piedmont | | Monte San Giorgio | 2003 | none | | Rhaetian Railway in the Albula and Bernina landscapes | 2008 | none | | Mantua and Sabbioneta | 2008 | none | | The Longobards in Italy, places of power | 2011 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Umbria, Campania, Puglia | | Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps | 2011 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Piedmont, Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto | | Venetian works of defence | 2017 | Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia | Tuscany and Veneto follow with 9 each. The ranking counts a shared site in every region it touches, so Lombardy's lead rests partly on four serial listings. ## Valcamonica: 140,000 figures over 8,000 years The rock art of Valcamonica was listed in 1979 under criteria iii and vi, a year before the Last Supper. It counts over 140,000 symbols and figures engraved over more than 8,000 years. The property measures 432.3 hectares, with a buffer zone of 1,018.23 hectares. It is a valley, not a museum: the figures are on the rock where they were cut. ## Crespi d'Adda: a village with free electricity Crespi d'Adda, a frazione of Capriate San Gervasio in the province of Bergamo, was listed in 1995 under criteria iv and v as an exceptional workers' village of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries that has survived substantially intact. Cristoforo Benigno Crespi founded it and his son Silvio enlarged it. The village had multi-family houses with vegetable gardens, a clinic, a school, a theatre, a church, the owners' castle and a hydroelectric plant that supplied the houses with free energy. ## Mantua and Sabbioneta: 235 hectares, two opposite towns Mantua and Sabbioneta were listed together in 2008 under criteria ii and iii, with a core zone of 235 hectares and a buffer of 2,330. The pairing is the point. Mantua is a Roman city renewed in the Renaissance. Sabbioneta is an ideal city founded from nothing by the Gonzaga. One listing, two opposite answers to the same question of how to build a Renaissance town. ## The Last Supper: 15 minutes, 40 people The Last Supper in the refectory of Santa Maria delle Grazie has been on the list since 1980, and in 2026 the visit lasts 15 minutes per slot, with at most 40 people inside. Arrive 30 minutes before your booked time, or you lose the entry. Of the ten sites, this is the one where the ticket, not the journey, is the hard part. ## Two of the nine Sacri Monti Two of the nine Sacri Monti listed in 2003 are in Lombardy: Ossuccio, above Lake Como, and Varese. The other seven are in Piedmont. The serial site has a core zone of 90.5 hectares and a buffer of 721.9, under criteria ii and iv. It is counted once in each of the two regions. More in [Lombardy](/regions/lombardia), [the Last Supper](/attractions/cenacolo-vinciano), [Crespi d'Adda](/attractions/crespi-dadda), [the Sacri Monti](/attractions/sacri-monti), [Piedmont's list](/unesco/in-piemonte) and [sites by region](/best/unesco-sites-by-region). ## FAQ ### Which Italian region has the most UNESCO sites? Lombardy, with 10 of Italy's 62 in 2026, followed by Tuscany and Veneto with 9 each. The count includes shared serial sites in every region they touch, and 4 of Lombardy's 10 are shared: the Sacri Monti, the Longobards, the Alpine pile dwellings and the Venetian defence works. ### What is Crespi d'Adda? It is a workers' village founded by Cristoforo Benigno Crespi and enlarged by his son Silvio, today part of Capriate San Gervasio in the province of Bergamo. Listed in 1995, it kept its houses with gardens, school, clinic, theatre, church and a hydroelectric plant that gave the village free power. ### How old is the Valcamonica rock art? The engravings span more than 8,000 years, with over 140,000 symbols and figures cut into the rock. The property was listed in 1979 under criteria iii and vi and covers 432.3 hectares, with a buffer zone of 1,018.23 hectares around it. ### How long do you get in front of the Last Supper? 15 minutes, in a group of up to 40 people per slot. You have to be at the entrance 30 minutes before your booked time or you lose the right to enter, under the 2026 rules of the museum that manages the refectory. ## Sources | Fact | Source | Confidence | Valid until | |---|---|---|---| | In Lombardia ricadono 10 siti UNESCO del Patrimonio Mondiale (2026) | [UNESCO World Heritage Centre](https://whc.unesco.org/en/statesparties/it/); [Ministero della Cultura - Ufficio UNESCO](https://unesco.cultura.gov.it/projects/); [Wikidata (query SPARQL su P1435=Q9259, P17=Q38, P757, P131)](https://query.wikidata.org/sparql) | medium | 2027-08-31 | | La Lombardia e' la regione italiana che ospita piu' siti UNESCO: 10 dei 62 (2026) | [UNESCO World Heritage Centre](https://whc.unesco.org/en/statesparties/it/); [Ministero della Cultura - Ufficio UNESCO](https://unesco.cultura.gov.it/projects/); [Wikidata (query SPARQL su P1435=Q9259, P17=Q38, P757, P131)](https://query.wikidata.org/sparql) | medium | 2027-08-31 | | L'arte rupestre della Valcamonica e' iscritta nella Lista UNESCO dal 1979 con i criteri (iii) e (vi) e conta oltre 140.000 tra simboli e figure incise su un arco di oltre 8.000 anni; la property misura 432,3 ettari con una buffer zone di 1.018,23 ettari. | [Ministero della Cultura - Ufficio UNESCO](https://unesco.cultura.gov.it/projects/arte-rupestre-della-valcamonica/) | medium | 2099-12-31 | | Crespi d'Adda, frazione di Capriate San Gervasio in provincia di Bergamo, e' iscritta nella Lista UNESCO dal 1995 con i criteri (iv) e (v) come esempio eccezionale di villaggio operaio otto-novecentesco rimasto sostanzialmente intatto. | [Ministero della Cultura - Ufficio UNESCO](https://unesco.cultura.gov.it/projects/crespi-dadda/) | medium | 2099-12-31 | | Mantova e Sabbioneta sono iscritte insieme nella Lista UNESCO dal 2008 con i criteri (ii) e (iii): la prima come rinnovamento rinascimentale di una citta' romana, la seconda come citta' ideale fondata ex novo dai Gonzaga; la core zone misura 235 ettari e la buffer zone 2.330 ettari. | [Ministero della Cultura - Ufficio UNESCO](https://unesco.cultura.gov.it/projects/mantova-e-sabbioneta/) | medium | 2099-12-31 | | Due dei nove Sacri Monti iscritti UNESCO nel 2003 si trovano in Lombardia: Ossuccio, sopra il lago di Como, e Varese; gli altri sette sono in Piemonte. | [Ministero della Cultura - Ufficio UNESCO](https://unesco.cultura.gov.it/projects/sacri-monti-del-piemonte-e-della-lomnbardia/) | medium | 2099-12-31 | | La visita all'Ultima Cena di Leonardo dura 15 minuti a turno, con un massimo di 40 persone per turno; chi non si presenta 30 minuti prima dell'orario prenotato perde il diritto d'ingresso (2026). | [Museo del Cenacolo Vinciano](https://cenacolovinciano.org/info/) | medium | 2027-06-30 | ## Image https://media.myitalia.it/media/region.lombardia.1600.jpg Author: Ximonic (Simo Räsänen). 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