I am not sure there is any reason to single out Italy here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_UNESCO_Intangible_cultural_heritage_(en).png https:/

I am not sure there is any reason to single out Italy here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_UNESCO_Intangible_cultural_heritage_(en).png https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_UNESCO_Intang... The interesting parts are the non-parties, such as the British Empire, joined by Russia, the United States, Somalia, et. al. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Italy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_i... Indicates that Italy has the most (58) World Heritage Sites, above China (56), so considering landmass, I suppose that's a lot.