Italia Nostra

Italia Nostra (Our Italy) is an Italian not for profit organization dedicated to the protection and promotion of the country’s historical, artistic and environmental patrimony.

The organization was formed on 29 October 1955, by Umberto Zanotti Bianco, Pietro Paolo Trompeo, Giorgio Bassani, Desideria Pasolini dall'Onda, Elena Croce, Luigi Magnani, Hubert Howard,[1] and Antonio Cederna, a small group of people drawn from the Roman intelligentsia with the specific aim of opposing the projected demolition of part of the city’s historic centre.

[5] In July 2009, the Italia Nostra gave up on the management of the Parco delle Cave in Milan for political reasons.

This inclusion underscores the organization’s ongoing efforts to promote and preserve Italy's cultural and historical events.

[9] In July 2019, the Italia Nostra asked UNESCO to include Venice and its laguna in the list of World Heritage in Danger.