by Silvia Donati

Italy has the largest number of UNESCO World Heritage sites - 51 - but that number doesn't even begin to quantify the immense (too immense to handle?) heritage of a country that, even in its most remote places, boasts some kind of historical or artistic treasure.

The issue of how to safeguard Italy's - at times crumbling - sites is hotly debated; years of government's mismanagement and negligence and a chronic scarcity of public funds haven't helped preserve and enhance them. Luckily, where the state is lacking, there are organizations that work to fill that void. 

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Fonte: L'italo-Americano