In the Loire Valley, central France, visitors will find a fortress dating back to medieval times and hundreds of castles built under the influence of Renaissance features. Due to its heritage and beauty, the Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes was listed as a UNESCO World ...
This port city is located along the Garonne River in southwest France. The municipality, together with the metropolis center, is recognized into the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in France. It is the sixth-largest metropolitan area in France. This city has the highest number of preserved historical...
UNESCO Headquarters, or Maison de l'UNESCO, is a building inaugurated on 3 November 1958 at number 7 Place de Fontenoy in Paris, France, to serve as the headquarters for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
France Germany Greece Holy See Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta This is a complete list of Europe UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Click on them for a detailed trip report. Not every site is covered yet but this will be somewhere in the future! Note that tentative s...
Carcassonne, France by Elisa, France Bucket List The fortified citadel of Carcassonne is one of the most beautiful UNESCO World Heritage in France. It is famous for the château of the Counts of Carcassonne and its 3 kilometres of ramparts, from where visitors can enjoy magnificent views. ...
Map of Italy’s World Heritage Sites 18th Century Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, and the San Leucio Complex(1997) The monumental complex of Caserta was built during the 18th century to rival the Royal Palace of Madrid and theVersaillesPalace inFrance. The creation...
Geopark Causses du Quercy with an area of 1855 km2 is located in the southwest of France in the north of the Occitanie region. The Quercy territory of the Cadurques Gallic people is dominated by the limestone plateau called Causses formed by Jurassic carbonate rocks which have undergone an int...
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Japan. See a listing of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Japan and when they were added to the UNESCO list, including Kyoto, Nara, Okinawa, Mount Omine, Shirakawago etc.
There are currently 46UNESCO World Heritage Sites inGermany, which ranks 5th in the world for most world heritage sites. This includes 43 cultural sites and 3 natural sites. Map of Germany’s World Heritage Sites Graphics is not supported× ...
UNESCO status also puts the destination on the map, and is sometimes credited with upping tourist numbers. On the flip side, some of the most famous UNESCO sites are also the destinations that have become most synonymous with the overtourism phenomenon in recent years – take the canalside cit...