Many of Italy’s most famous cultural sites are in peril, and the government is embarking on a campaign to increase awareness of the problem. “Pollution, vandalism and natural decay have all contributed to the condition of many cultural sites. ‘The care and defence of our cultural and artistic heritage isn’t only the state’s responsibility, it is every Italian’s. Italians must care for the great art they have around them today, or it may not be there for future generations’.”