Kronborg Castle
A symbol of Denmark’s former power as it guarded the narrow entrance to the Baltic Sea. Shakespeare’s inspiration for Elsinore.
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Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church
The place where King Harald Bluetooth in 965 AD declared Denmark a unified country and announced its Christianization.
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Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun
Remains of a copper mining area that influenced the mining industry worldwide.
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Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland
Fancifully decorated farmhouses built for special occasions by prosperous farmers.
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Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc
The tallest memorial column in Czechia, a masterpiece of Moravian Baroque.
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Holašovice Historic Village
A complete and well-preserved village in the South Bohemian Folk Baroque style.
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Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec
An intact medieval town center and two fine late-Gothic churches.
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Venice and its Lagoon
An immense collection of art and architecture in this “floating” city of canals and islands.
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Historic Centre of Telč
A stunningly beautiful central plaza lined with charming pastel houses.
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Assumption Cathedral and Monastery of the town-island of Sviyazhsk
A fortified monastery used by Ivan the Terrible in his efforts to defeat the Muslim Khanate of Kazan.
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Þingvellir National Park
Historically important to the nation of Iceland, geologically dramatic as well.
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Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin
The only surviving Tatar fortress, with impressive architecture of two religions.
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Historic Center of Prague
Famous for its astronomical clock, Charles Bridges, picturesque view of Prague Castle and the sheer beauty of the preserved architecture found all over the city.
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Surtsey Island
An island with no people, where scientists can learn about how species colonize new land.
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Heart of Neolithic Orkney
Remains of a neolithic society that predates Stonehenge and the pyramids of Giza.
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Sceilg Mhichíl
An early monastic settlement over 1000 years old, situated on an isolated rock island in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Colonies of Benevolence
A utopian experiment in reducing urban poverty by building planned agrarian communities.
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17th-century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht
Canals lined with beautiful old patricians’ houses and former warehouses from when the city was a busy port, receiving products from all over the world.
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Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout
Famous for its picturesque rows of windmills dating to the mid-1700s, and a great example of how the Dutch created the landscape of the Netherlands.
