Dorset and East Devon Coast
A coastline with 185 million years of interesting rock formations, invaluable for our understanding of geology and related sciences.
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Upper Middle Rhine Valley
A beautiful portion of the Rhine River with centuries of history evident in its vineyards, castles and villages.
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Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square
A magnificent 18th-century baroque palace and accompanying garden.
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The Trulli of Alberobello
Picturesque whitewashed houses with conical roofs, built using age-old dry-stone techniques.
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Plitvice Lakes National Park
Stunning waterfalls and lakes formed by natural tufa barriers.
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Giant’s Causeway and Causeway Coast
An area of seaside cliffs comprising polygonal stone columns that seemingly form a “pavement.”
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The Caliphate City of Medina Azahara
Ruins of a 10th-century fortified Umayyad city.
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Antequera Dolmens Site
Megalithic tombs and the natural features that align with them.
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Doñana National Park
A protected natural wilderness area that is essential for birds migrating between Africa and Europe and for other species.
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Historic Center of Vienna
An urban center with a wide range of outstanding historical architecture, viewed as the music capital of Europe.
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Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
An Orthodox Christian cathedral and monastery dating back to the 11th century.
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Berlin Modernism Housing Estates
Apartment complexes designed in the early 20th century to improve living conditions for low-income families.
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Medieval Town of Toruń
An intact 13th-century Old Town and New Town – the former was a trading hub, the latter a craft center – plus a Teutonic castle ruin.
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Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town of Quedlinburg
A medieval town known for its Romanesque church/castle on a cliff and its picturesque half-timbered houses.
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Strasbourg, Grande-Île and Neustadt
Two districts, one exemplifying medieval cities, the other a model of modern city planning.
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Town of Bamberg
A beautifully intact medieval city center with over 1000 historic buildings as well as an early example of urban farming.
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From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt
Two locations that exemplify the historical process of salt production and industrial architecture.
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Derwent Valley Mills
A series of early cotton mills that represent the birth of the factory system at the start of the Industrial Revolution.
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Archaeological Area of Agrigento
An exceptional collection of ancient Greek temples dating to the 5th century BC.
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Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz
A huge English-style garden and the structures in it that illustrate the principles of Enlightenment ideals in landscape design.
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Historic City of Trogir
A small city on an island showing influences from a succession of ruling powers.
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Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork
A massive brick castle from an era of forced conversion to Christianity in eastern Europe.
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Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar
Significant not for its history, but for the symbolism of its restoration.
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Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian
A complete architectural ensemble built around the well-preserved ruins of a large palace complex.
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Historic Centre of Warsaw
An outstanding near-total reconstruction of a centuries-old historic city center.
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Abbey of St. Gall
An 8th-century monastery with a beautiful Baroque cathedral and an ancient library.
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Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
A spectacular mountain and glacier landscape in the Alps.
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Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue
Significant because of its urban landscape and influence on European architecture.
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Studley Royal Park including the ruins of Fountains Abbey
A beautifully-landscaped Georgian garden and a well-preserved medieval monastic ruin.
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Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)
A landscape exemplifying creative Dutch land reclamation.
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Le Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e Valdobbiadene
A uniquely beautiful landscape of hills and valleys, with vineyards and wineries producing world-famous Prosecco wines.
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Historic Center of Český Krumlov
An intact and very charming medieval city surrounding a large 13th-century castle with Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque elements.
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Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape
Two castles and the extensive grounds, gardens and outbuildings around them form a harmonious man-made cultural landscape.
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Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd
Four castles in Wales, fine examples of medieval defensive architecture, all built under orders of King Edward I.
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San Marino Historic Centre and Mount Titano
The world’s oldest republic, a tiny surviving city-state on a mountain surrounded by Italy.
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Mount Etna
An ancient and still active volcano, influential in the sciences of volcanology and geology.
