Greece
Greece has been a State Party to the World Heritage Convention since 1981. With 20 inscribed properties, the country is one of the more prominent contributors to the World Heritage List. The majority of its sites are cultural properties, reflecting a strong emphasis on historical and architectural heritage.
Greece as a State Party to the World Heritage Convention
State Party since: July 17, 1981
Status: Ratification
Mandates to the World Heritage Committee: 1985-1991, 1997-2003, 2021-2025
Total of Mandate Years: 16
Total of Mandates: 3
WHC Electoral Group: I (Western Europe/North America)
World Heritage Sites in Greece (20)
Cultural: 18 | Natural: 0 | Mixed: 2
- Acropolis, Athens · Cultural
- Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina) · Cultural
- Archaeological Site of Delphi · Cultural
- Archaeological Site of Mystras · Cultural
- Archaeological Site of Olympia · Cultural
- Archaeological Site of Philippi · Cultural
- Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns · Cultural
- Delos · Cultural
- Medieval City of Rhodes · Cultural
- Meteora · Mixed
- Minoan Palatial Centres · Cultural
- Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios · Cultural
- Mount Athos · Mixed
- Old Town of Corfu · Cultural
- Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika · Cultural
- Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos · Cultural
- Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus · Cultural
- Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae · Cultural
- The Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint-John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos · Cultural
- Zagori Cultural Landscape · Cultural
Map of World Heritage Sites
Tentative World Heritage Sites (12)
- Late Medieval Bastioned Fortifications in Greece · submitted: January 16, 2014
- National Park of Dadia - Lefkimi - Souflion · submitted: January 16, 2014
- Ancient Lavrion · submitted: January 16, 2014
- Petrified Forest of Lesvos · submitted: January 16, 2014
- Archaeological site of Ancient Messene · submitted: January 16, 2014
- Archaeological site of Nikopolis · submitted: January 16, 2014
- The broader region of Mount Olympus · submitted: January 16, 2014
- The Area of the Prespes Lakes: Megali and Mikri Prespa which includes Byzantine and post-Byzantine monuments · submitted: January 16, 2014
- Gorge of Samaria National Park · submitted: January 16, 2014
- Fortress of Spinalonga · submitted: January 16, 2014
- Ancient Towers of the Aegean Sea · submitted: January 16, 2014
- Ancient Greek Theatres · submitted: January 16, 2014
Country Profile Greece
Official Name: Hellenic Republic
Continent: Europe
Subregion: Southern Europe
UNESCO Region: Europe and North America
Capital: Athens
Population (2024): 10,388,805
Land Area: 128,900 km²
Currency: Euro (EUR)