Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque
Mayan ruins, outstanding particularly because of their well-preserved architecture and elegant art.
City of Quito
A South American city with an extremely well-preserved center and beautiful examples of the “Baroque school of Quito.”
Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena
Romanesque architecture and art in harmony, in a charming Italian city.
Old City of Dubrovnik
A well-preserved medieval, Renaissance and Baroque city inside extensive intact fortifications.
Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak
A 4th-century tomb containing frescoes that are masterpieces of Hellenistic Thracia.
Historic Town of Ouro Preto
City of Black Gold and treasury of baroque and Portuguese colonial architecture.
Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon
Two striking buildings from Portugal’s “Golden Age” of global exploration and seafaring.
City of Verona
A city exemplifying 2000 years of uninterrupted artistic and architectural development.
Old City of Salamanca
An ancient city with stunning architecture in Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque styles.
Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove
An ancient forest where Yoruba gods reside and ancient religious practices continue.
La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia
A masterpiece of late-Gothic architecture, used as a trading hall in the silk trade.
Meteora
Perched on high rocks, these monasteries served as places of retreat and prayer for monastic communities.
Jaipur City, Rajasthan
A planned 18th-century walled city, famous for its pink architecture.
Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada
A remarkably well-preserved complex of medieval Muslim architecture mixing Moorish and Spanish elements.
Lines and Geoglyphs of Nazca and Palpa
Huge images and straight lines drawn in the desert by pre-Columbian people.
Elephanta Caves
Caves devoted to the Hindu deity Shiva, containing art dating to the 5th and 6th centuries.
Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland
Fancifully decorated farmhouses built for special occasions by prosperous farmers.
Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc
The tallest memorial column in Czechia, a masterpiece of Moravian Baroque.
Venice and its Lagoon
An immense collection of art and architecture in this “floating” city of canals and islands.