Western Europe Archives | World Heritage Travel https://worldheritagesites.net/category/europe/western-europe/ Your one-stop shop for World Heritage tourism information! Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:19:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://worldheritagesites.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cropped-WHS-logo-transparent-background-32x32.png Western Europe Archives | World Heritage Travel https://worldheritagesites.net/category/europe/western-europe/ 32 32 Beaches of the D-Day Landings, Normandy, 1944 https://worldheritagesites.net/beaches-of-the-d-day-landings-normandy-1944/ https://worldheritagesites.net/beaches-of-the-d-day-landings-normandy-1944/#respond Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:19:41 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=39529 Six landing places for the Allied invasion in World War II that was the beginning of the end for the Nazi occupation of Europe.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/beaches-of-the-d-day-landings-normandy-1944/feed/ 0 Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche https://worldheritagesites.net/grotte-chauvet-pont-d-arc-ardeche/ https://worldheritagesites.net/grotte-chauvet-pont-d-arc-ardeche/#respond Tue, 16 Jun 2026 08:23:05 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=39183 A cave containing prehistoric art from about 30,000 years ago - the oldest known cave art in the world.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/marquesas-islands/feed/ 0 Schokland and Surroundings https://worldheritagesites.net/schokland-and-surroundings/ https://worldheritagesites.net/schokland-and-surroundings/#respond Sun, 19 Oct 2025 10:06:11 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=38547 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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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/schokland-and-surroundings/feed/ 0 The Palaces of King Ludwig II of Bavaria: Neuschwanstein, Linderhof, Schachen and Herrenchiemsee https://worldheritagesites.net/palaces-of-king-ludwig-ii-of-bavaria/ https://worldheritagesites.net/palaces-of-king-ludwig-ii-of-bavaria/#respond Sat, 27 Sep 2025 15:35:44 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=38209 Four 19-century palaces in the Romantic and eclectic style, set in stunning natural landscapes.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/palaces-of-king-ludwig-ii-of-bavaria/feed/ 0 Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt https://worldheritagesites.net/mathildenhohe-darmstadt/ https://worldheritagesites.net/mathildenhohe-darmstadt/#comments Sat, 30 Aug 2025 16:39:48 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=38182 An artists' colony used for experimentation in architecture, arts and design at the turn of the 20th century.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/mathildenhohe-darmstadt/feed/ 2 Messel Pit Fossil Site https://worldheritagesites.net/messel-pit-fossil-site/ https://worldheritagesites.net/messel-pit-fossil-site/#respond Mon, 18 Aug 2025 13:25:31 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=38099 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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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/messel-pit-fossil-site/feed/ 0 Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the “Triumphal Arch” of Orange https://worldheritagesites.net/roman-theatre-triumphal-arch-orange/ https://worldheritagesites.net/roman-theatre-triumphal-arch-orange/#respond Sun, 10 Aug 2025 11:54:21 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=37978 A well-preserved 1st-century Roman theater and a triumphal arch nearby with unique bas-relief images.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/roman-theatre-triumphal-arch-orange/feed/ 0 Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France https://worldheritagesites.net/routes-of-santiago-de-compostela-in-france/ https://worldheritagesites.net/routes-of-santiago-de-compostela-in-france/#respond Mon, 14 Apr 2025 11:13:17 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=35500 Seventy-eight locations along four medieval pilgrimage routes leading to the Santiago de Compostela in Spain.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/routes-of-santiago-de-compostela-in-france/feed/ 0 Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe https://worldheritagesites.net/beech-forests-of-europe/ https://worldheritagesites.net/beech-forests-of-europe/#respond Tue, 08 Apr 2025 17:10:21 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=36663 Primeval forests of European beech trees that survived the last Ice Age and then spread across Europe, now protected in 93 locations across 18 countries.

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