Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion
A picturesque area of countryside and villages surrounded by a vineyard landscape; also an important pilgrimage stop.
A picturesque area of countryside and villages surrounded by a vineyard landscape; also an important pilgrimage stop.
Ruins of a Neolithic settlement 6000-9000 years old.
A Greco-Roman spa town and the enormous calcium terraces, waterfalls, basins and pools where it is located.
A classical temple with many original columns and the oldest Corinthian capital ever found.
A group of private Baroque palaces used by government in the 16th-17th-century to house visiting dignitaries.
46 charming traditional villages connected by a network of cobbled paths, arched bridges and stone staircases.
A 12th-century cathedral with a mix of Romanesque and Gothic elements.
Eight Sicilian towns that were rebuilt in a distinctive Late Baroque style after a 1693 earthquake.
A beautiful vineyard-covered landscape of terraced hillsides, almost a thousand years old.
A 16th-century villa with a garden that epitomizes the Renaissance aesthetic in garden design.
Ruins of an ancient town, much of it Roman-era, and birthplace of the cult of Venus.
A strategically-important port city dominated by two Venetian fortresses and showing influences from later French, British and Greek rule.
A charming medieval town known for its tall towers and Sienese Gothic artworks.
A monument of religious architecture from the Carolingian period of European unification under Charlemagne.
A small city where influences from three different world religions are visible in its architecture and art.
The remarkably-preserved remains of ancient Roman cities destroyed in a sudden eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
A collection of 16th-century architecture designed by Andrea Palladio in what is now known as Palladian style.
A magnificent 16th-century royal palace, particularly important for its artwork.
A monastery complex from the Bulgarian Renaissance, important to the spiritual and social life of Bulgaria.
A geologically complex volcano and the otherworldly landscape around it.
A picturesque segment of the Danube Valley with beautiful scenery and charming towns and villages.
A museum city of architecture of the Portuguese golden age.
Portugal’s oldest university, with centuries of architecture and ancient traditions.
A river valley landscape shaped by centuries of Port wine cultivation and production.
A city with an interesting history of coexisting cultural communities, and with several historic monuments including a wonderfully intact Roman aqueduct.
An elegant ensemble of architecturally important buildings from the 17th and early 18th century.
A medieval caravan stop on the Silk Road that contains many examples of traditional Ottoman architecture.
Peter the Great’s planned city of stunning Baroque architecture.
A fortified port city with a long military history and a Renaissance urban plan.
A large group of very well-preserved Roman buildings.
A beautiful river valley landscape dotted with stunning castles and charming medieval towns.
Two sets of ruins from the Mycenaean civilization in the Peloponnese, which preceded the Ancient Greeks.
A little-known archeological site in southern Albania with ruins from centuries of occupiers.
A mosque complex representing the height of Ottoman architectural achievement.
Numerous archeological sites with dry-stone structures dating to the Bronze Age and Late Iron Age.
Seven impressive stone structures used for ritual purposes during the Bronze Age.