Abigail Dalton, Author at World Heritage Travel Your one-stop shop for World Heritage tourism information! Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:59:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://worldheritagesites.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cropped-WHS-logo-transparent-background-32x32.png Abigail Dalton, Author at World Heritage Travel 32 32 Historic Centre of the City of Pienza https://worldheritagesites.net/historic-centre-of-pienza/ https://worldheritagesites.net/historic-centre-of-pienza/#respond Sun, 02 Aug 2026 17:03:39 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=38058 A Tuscan city redesigned in the 15th century according to the Humanist ideas of the Renaissance to create a place of balance, beauty and order.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/historic-centre-of-pienza/feed/ 0 Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto) https://worldheritagesites.net/portovenere-cinque-terre-palmaria-tino-tinetto/ https://worldheritagesites.net/portovenere-cinque-terre-palmaria-tino-tinetto/#respond Wed, 13 Aug 2025 13:24:09 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=38028 A beautiful region along the Ligurian coast where, over centuries, people adapted to and changed the dramatic natural landscape.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/portovenere-cinque-terre-palmaria-tino-tinetto/feed/ 0 Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy https://worldheritagesites.net/sacri-monti-of-piedmont-and-lombardy/ https://worldheritagesites.net/sacri-monti-of-piedmont-and-lombardy/#respond Mon, 11 Aug 2025 13:22:05 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=37999 Nine mountains, each one a pilgrimage destination containing a series of richly-decorated Medieval or early-Renaissance chapels.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/island-of-saint-louis/feed/ 0 Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata https://worldheritagesites.net/ancient-ksour-of-ouadane-chinguetti-tichitt-and-oualata/ https://worldheritagesites.net/ancient-ksour-of-ouadane-chinguetti-tichitt-and-oualata/#respond Thu, 31 Jul 2025 09:31:58 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=37841 Fortified towns from the 12th-13th centuries that were key trading posts along the Saharan caravan routes and became important religious centers.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/ancient-ksour-of-ouadane-chinguetti-tichitt-and-oualata/feed/ 0 Historic City of Ayutthaya https://worldheritagesites.net/ayutthaya/ https://worldheritagesites.net/ayutthaya/#respond Mon, 06 Jun 2022 09:33:49 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=17879 A 14th-18th century city that served as a seat of the Siamese royal court and whose art and architecture show international influences.

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