{"id":1589,"date":"2023-09-22T16:00:55","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T16:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guidesi.ch\/2023\/unesco\/"},"modified":"2023-09-26T16:42:28","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T16:42:28","slug":"unesco","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/guidesi.ch\/en\/unesco\/","title":{"rendered":"UNESCO"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1589\" class=\"elementor elementor-1589 elementor-1565\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3079a91b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3079a91b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6149dd8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6149dd8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/guidesi.ch\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1400x700_territorio_unesco_castelgrande_notte.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1568\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/guidesi.ch\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1400x700_territorio_unesco_castelgrande_notte.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/guidesi.ch\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1400x700_territorio_unesco_castelgrande_notte-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/guidesi.ch\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1400x700_territorio_unesco_castelgrande_notte-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/guidesi.ch\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1400x700_territorio_unesco_castelgrande_notte-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12e95c5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"12e95c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f8385f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f8385f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Italian-speaking part of Switzerland, namely Ticino, boasts three UNESCO World Heritage sites: the splendid Castles of Bellinzona, undisputed protagonists of the region\u2019s history and the only remaining examples of medieval military architecture in the entire Alpine region; Monte San Giorgio, a paleontological site of inestimable value, thanks to fossils found in the hillsides, which are outstanding examples of marine life from the Triassic Period (about 245 to 230 million years ago). 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