ATLAS · WORLD HERITAGE · VATICAN CITY
World Heritage Sites in Vatican City
Vatican City has 1 site on UNESCO’s World Heritage List — 1 cultural. Below: how they split by type, and the headline sites. From UNESCO’s official list, snapshot 2026-06-22.
SITES1
CULTURAL · NATURAL1 · 0
IN DANGER0
By heritage type
Cultural1 · 100%
Natural0 · 0%
Mixed0 · 0%
Notable sites in Vatican City
A spread of the country’s heritage — the rarer mixed and natural sites first, then its earliest inscriptions.
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The Vatican City, one of the most sacred places in Christendom, attests to a great history and a formidable spiritual venture. A unique collection of artistic and architectural masterpieces lie within the boundaries of this small state. At its centre is St Peter's Basilica, with its double colonn…