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89:Criteria
47:Location
1505:Croatia
1488:Germany
1480:Austria
1442:Bergamo
1393:Spoleto
1378:Brescia
1310:Islands
1295:Pompeii
1243:Paestum
1119:Central
1094:Ravenna
1047:Ferrara
982:Bernina
976:in the
960:Tinetto
523:Gallery
465:Ben-Hur
410:Culture
383:Gravina
345:malaria
295:History
281:Fodor's
258:Italian
113:Session
66:Part of
1530:Matera
1494:, and
1484:France
1270:Naples
1191:Urbino
1171:Pienza
1127:Assisi
1104:Verona
1099:Venice
1010:Langhe
978:Albula
934:Mantua
614:Murgia
489:, and
400:Apulia
396:Murgia
366:UNESCO
312:Apulia
289:UNESCO
262:Matera
82:Matera
1503:with
1478:with
1466:with
1247:Velia
1211:South
1186:Siena
1014:Roero
929:Ivrea
917:Genoa
511:Music
338:saxum
335:Latin
331:sasso
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60:Italy
1507:and
1345:and
1288:and
1263:and
1245:and
1176:Rome
1139:and
1129:and
1072:and
1040:The
1016:and
958:and
956:Tino
936:and
818:2019
796:2017
774:2016
766:ANSA
402:and
320:tufa
316:tuff
310:and
270:cave
250:and
240:The
120:Area
1055:di
503:'s
493:'s
479:'s
318:or
287:by
102:670
80:of
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1486:,
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954:,
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