The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designates World Heritage Sites of outstanding universal value to cultural or natural heritage which have been nominated by countries which are signatories to the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. Cultural heritage consists of monuments (such as architectural works, monumental sculptures, or inscriptions), groups of buildings, and sites (including archaeological sites). Natural features (consisting of physical and biological formations), geological and physiographical formations (including habitats of threatened species of animals and plants), and natural sites which are important from the point of view of science, conservation or natural beauty, are defined as natural heritage. Cabo Verde accepted the convention on April 29, 1988, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. , Cape Verde has only one World Heritage Site.
World Heritage Sites UNESCO lists sites under ten criteria; each entry must meet at least one of the criteria. Criteria i through vi are cultural, and vii through x are natural.
+ Site Image Location (municipality) Year listed Description Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira GrandeRibeira Grande2009 1310; ii, iii, iv (cultural)The town of Ribeira Grande, renamed Cidade Velha in the late 18th century, was the first European colonial outpost in the tropics. Located in the south of the island of Santiago, the town features some of the original street layout impressive remains including two churches, a royal fortress and Pillory Square with its ornate 16th century marble pillar. Text was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 IGO (CC BY 3.0 IGO) license.
Tentative list In addition to sites inscribed on the World Heritage List, member states can maintain a list of tentative sites that they may consider for nomination. Nominations for the World Heritage List are only accepted if the site was previously listed on the tentative list. , Cape Verde has listed nine properties on its tentative list.
+ Site Image Location (municipality) Year listed UNESCO criteria DescriptionNova Sintra Historic CentreBrava2016iv, vi (cultural)Fogo Natural Park-Chã das CaldeirasMosteiros, Santa Catarina do Fogo, São Filipe2016viii, x (natural)Complex of protected areas of Santa Luzia, Branco and Raso IslandsSão Vicente2016ix, x (natural)Tarrafal concentration campTarrafal2016iii, vi (cultural)Praia Historic CenterPraia2016ii (cultural)São Filipe Historic CenterSão Filipe 2016iv, vi (cultural)Cova-Paul-Ribeira da Torre Natural ParkRibeira Grande2016v, vii, x (mixed)Pedra de Lume salt worksSal2016v, vii (mixed)
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