World Heritage in Greece

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World Heritage Sites in Greece

The world heritage in Greece includes (as of 2017) eighteen UNESCO World Heritage sites , including sixteen world cultural heritage sites and two mixed cultural and natural heritage sites. Greece ratified the World Heritage Convention in 1981, and the first World Heritage site was added to the World Heritage List in 1986. The last World Heritage site to date was registered in 2016.

World heritage sites

The following table lists the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Greece in chronological order according to the year of their inclusion in the World Heritage List (K - cultural heritage, N - natural heritage, K / N - mixed, (R) - on the Red List of World Heritage in Danger ).

f1Georeferencing Map with all coordinates of World Heritage Sites: OSM

image designation year Type Ref. description
Temple of Apollo at Bassae
( location )
1986 K 392 The second best preserved Greek temple of the motherland (after the Hephaisteion in Athens) is embedded in a cultural landscape. It was consecrated to the god of healing Apollon Epikourios.
Delphi
( location )
1987 K 393
Acropolis of Athens
( location )
1987 K 404
Mount Athos
Mount Athos 1988 K / N 454
Meteora monasteries
Meteora monasteries 1988 K / N 455
Early Christian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki 1988 K 456
Ancient city of Epidaurus
Ancient city of Epidaurus 1988 K 491 Holy place and spring in antiquity, still the location of the large theater built into the hillside
Rhodes, medieval city
Rhodes, medieval city 1988 K 493
Olympia ruins
Olympia ruins 1989 K 517
Mystras
Mystras 1989 K 511 Formerly an important city of the Byzantine Empire, after the city was surrendered it fell into disrepair and is now preserved as a ruined city, numerous churches.
Delos island
Delos island 1990 K 530 In antiquity a holy place through the local shrine of Apollo. The uninhabited island is still the center of the Cyclades .
Daphni, Hosios Lukas and Nea Moni monasteries
Daphni, Hosios Lukas and Nea Moni monasteries 1990 K 537 includes the monasteries Daphni near Athens, Hosios Lukas near Delphi and Nea Moni on the island of Chios
Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos
Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos 1992 K 595 includes the ruins of the ancient city of Pythagorio and the Heraion on the island of Samos
Vergina archaeological site
Vergina archaeological site 1996 K 780
Archaeological sites of Mycenae and Tiryns
Archaeological sites of Mycenae and Tiryns 1999 K 941 The archaeological sites of Mycenae and Tiryns show the impressive ruins of the two most important cities of the Mycenaean culture of the late Bronze Age .
Old town (Chorá) with the Monastery of St. John and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the island of Patmos
Old town (Chorá) with the Monastery of St. John and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the island of Patmos 1999 K 942
Old town of Corfu
Old town of Corfu 2007 K 978 Mainly classicist old town, hardly any structural changes since the mid-1850s
Archaeological site of Philippi
Archaeological site of Philippi 2016 K 1517

Tentative list

The sites that are intended for nomination for inclusion in the World Heritage List are entered in the tentative list .

Current World Heritage candidates

As of 2017, fourteen sites are entered in the tentative list of Greece, the last entry was in 2014. The following table lists the sites in chronological order according to the year of their inclusion in the tentative list.

f1Georeferencing Map with all coordinates of current World Heritage candidates: OSM

image designation year Type Ref. description
Late medieval fortresses in Greece
Late medieval fortresses in Greece 2014 K 5855 Corfu , Zakynthos , Koroni , Methoni , Bourtzi-Palamidi -Akronafplia, Heraklion , Xania , Rhodes and Mytilini
Dadia-Lefkimi-Souflion National Park
Dadia-Lefkimi-Souflion National Park 2014 N 5856
Ancient Laurion
( location )
2014 K 5857
Petrified forest on Lesvos 2014 K / N 5858 Petrified forest between Sigri and Antissa on the island of Lesbos
Archaeological site of ancient Messene
Fountain of the Arsinoe
(further pictures)
Archaeological site of ancient Messene
( location )
2014 K 5859
Minoan palace centers
Minoan palace centers 2014 K 5860 Knossos , Phaistos , Malia , Zakros , Kydonia
Archaeological site of Nicopolis
Nymphaeum
(further pictures)
Archaeological site of Nicopolis
( location )
2014 K 5861
Region around Mount Olympus
( location )
2014 K / N 5862
The region around Lake Prespa
The region around Lake Prespa 2014 K / N 5864 Prespa Lake and Small Prespa Lake with Byzantine and post-Byzantine monuments
Samaria Gorge National Park
Samaria Gorge National Park 2014 N 5865
Spinalonga fortress
Spinalonga fortress 2014 K 5866 Fortress on the uninhabited island of Spinalonga
Zagorochoria-Nordpindus National Park
Zagorochoria-Nordpindus National Park
( location )
2014 K / N 5868
Ancient towers of the Aegean Sea
Agia Marina Tower
Ancient towers of the Aegean Sea 2014 K 5867
Ancient Greek theater
Ancient Greek theater 2014 K 5869 includes the Dionysus Theater in Athens and 14 other theater buildings from Greco-Roman antiquity.

Former World Heritage candidates

These sites were previously on the tentative list, but were withdrawn or rejected by UNESCO. Sites that are included in other entries on the tentative list or that are part of world heritage sites are not taken into account here.

f1Georeferencing Map with all coordinates of former World Heritage candidates: OSM

image designation year Type Ref. description
Byzantine Naxos
Byzantine Naxos 1984-1984 K
Anavatos 1985-1996 K Anavatos is a medieval village on the island of Chios
Archaic and Classical Thessaloniki
Archaic and Classical Thessaloniki 1985-1996 K
Arta Bridge and Churches
Arta Bridge and Churches 1985-1996 K The Arta Bridge leads over the Arachthos near the city of Arta . There are several Byzantine churches in the city.
Catacombs of Milos 1985-1996 K
Merbaka Church
Merbaka Church 1985-1996 K
Corinth, Acrocorinth and the Basilica of Lechaion
Acrocorinth
Corinth, Acrocorinth and the Basilica of Lechaion 1985-1996 K includes the ancient city of Corinth , its acropolis Acrocorinth and the basilica of its port of Lechaion, built in 450 AD
Dodona
( location )
1985-1996 K
Eleusis
( location )
1985-1996 K
Ano Syros and the classical city of Ermoupoli
Ermoupoli
Ano Syros and the classical city of Ermoupoli 1985-1996 K includes the neighboring cities of Ano Syros and Ermoupoli on the Cyclades -Insel Syros
Hydra
( location )
1985-1996 K
Lindos, Rhodes 1985-1996 K around the 11th century BC Place founded by Dorians on the east coast of the island of Rhodes
Minoan cemeteries of Armeni, Rethymno
Minoan cemeteries of Armeni, Rethymno 1985-1996 K Cemeteries from the late Minoan period in Armeni , a place in the regional district of Rethymno on the island of Crete .
Monemvasia
Monemvasia 1985-1996 K
Mykonos
Mykonos 1985-1996 K
Nafplio
Nafplio 1985-1996 K
Neolithic acropolis by Sesklo and Dimini
Neolithic acropolis by Sesklo and Dimini 1985-1996 K Archaeological sites of the Neolithic settlements of Sesklo and Dimini
Athens
Athens 1985-1996 K Athens was listed under several headings on the tentative list, which was originally divided into time epochs: archaic and classical epoch, Hellenistic epoch, Roman and early Christian epoch, Byzantine and post-Byzantine epoch, contemporary epoch (here especially the classicist center)
Santorini (Oia, Phira)
Santorini (Oia, Phira) 1985-1996 K
Akrotiri in Santorini
Akrotiri in Santorini 1989-2003 K 525

Web links

Commons : World Heritage Sites in Greece  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files
  • Greece on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website.

Individual evidence

  1. Greece. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed July 28, 2017 .
  2. German names according to the World Heritage List. In: www.unesco.de. German UNESCO Commission, accessed on January 17, 2018 .
  3. ^ Tentative list of Greece. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed July 28, 2017 .
  4. ^ Former Tentative Sites of Greece. In: World Heritage Site. Retrieved July 28, 2017 (English).