Historic Centre of Urbino
A medieval city that 15th-century Renaissance thinkers changed to fit their aesthetic ideals.
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Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta
A demonstration of Renaissance thinking about urban planning as an addition to an original medieval city core.
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Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna
Eight religious sites dating to the 5th and 6th centuries, most with magnificent mosaics that blend Eastern and Western influences.
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Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia
Two Etruscan burial grounds (2nd-9th-century BC) with extensive rock-cut tombs.
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Via Appia. Regina Viarum.
A road built by the Ancient Romans that showed their power and aided the spread of their civilization as well as of Christianity.
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Royal Palace at Caserta
A masterpiece of Baroque art and architecture that rivals Versailles.
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Churches of Moldavia
Eight churches entirely covered in vivid medieval frescoes illustrating Christian themes.
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Historical Monuments of Mtskheta
Three early Christian religious sites central to the development of Christianity and religious architecture in the region.
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White City of Tel-Aviv – the Modern Movement
A huge collection of Modernist buildings (also called Bauhaus) from the 1930s and 40s, designed by architects who fled the Nazis.
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Baptism Site “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” (Al-Maghtas)
A place of pilgrimage where, in Christian belief, John the Baptist baptised Jesus.
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Historic Centre of Siena
A picturesque and completely intact medieval walled city dating from the 12th-15th centuries.
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Petroglyphs of the Archaeological Landscape of Tanbaly
Thousands of rock carvings dating from the Bronze Age to the 20th century, created by pastoral peoples of the central Asian steppes.
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Te Henua Enata – The Marquesas Islands
A remote group of Polynesian islands with wonderfully diverse and unique ecosystems on land and in the sea.
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Schokland and Surroundings
A former island, now land-locked, that illustrates the battle that the people of the Netherlands have fought against the sea over many centuries.
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Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara at Nalanda, Bihar
Ruins of the oldest center of learning in India, which lasted for 800 years.
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Škocjan Caves
A massive and scientifically important underground cave system known for its beauty.
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Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands
The world’s oldest temperate rainforest, significant for its rare and ancient ecosystem.
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Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya
Where Buddha is believed to have reached enlightenment, with 7 sacred sites, now a place of pilgrimage and meditation.
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Upper Svaneti
A picturesque and long-isolated region known for its well-preserved medieval villages with their stone tower houses.
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City of Potosí
A major Spanish-colonial-era silver mine and city where the whole production chain and the social context are still visible.
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Joggins Fossil Cliffs
On the coast along the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia, important for its extensive fossil record of the Carboniferous Period.
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Forest Research Institute Malaysia Forest Park Selangor
The earliest example of full rainforest restoration on formerly barren mining land.
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Ancient City of Sigiriya
Ruins of a 5th-century city and palace on a dramatic rock outcropping.
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The Palaces of King Ludwig II of Bavaria: Neuschwanstein, Linderhof, Schachen and Herrenchiemsee
Four 19-century palaces in the Romantic and eclectic style, set in stunning natural landscapes.
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Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt
An artists’ colony used for experimentation in architecture, arts and design at the turn of the 20th century.
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Quebrada de Humahuaca
A valley famous for its colorful mountains that was an important Inca trade route for centuries.
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The par force hunting landscape in North Zealand
A royal hunting park planned according to geometric principles in order to emphasize the absolute power of the monarchy.
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Messel Pit Fossil Site
A former shale-oil mine that contains a wealth of remarkably well-preserved fossils from a 47-million-year-old Eocene ecosystem.
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Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci
A church complex that is home to The Last Supper, a 15th-century fresco by Leonardo da Vinci.
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Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto)
A beautiful region along the Ligurian coast where, over centuries, people adapted to and changed the dramatic natural landscape.
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Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy
Nine mountains, each one a pilgrimage destination containing a series of richly-decorated Medieval or early-Renaissance chapels.
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Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the “Triumphal Arch” of Orange
A well-preserved 1st-century Roman theater and a triumphal arch nearby with unique bas-relief images.
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Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora
An unusual 18th-century church that combines Baroque and Gothic styles with symbolism around the number 5.
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Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area
A mountainous nature reserve of great beauty and biodiversity protecting a range of species and habitats.
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Island of Saint-Louis
An important trade city under French colonial rule, still containing typical colonial architecture.
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Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata
Fortified towns from the 12th-13th centuries that were key trading posts along the Saharan caravan routes and became important religious centers.
