Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox
A Spanish colonial river port with a collection of authentic and well-preserved colonial-era churches and other buildings.
A Spanish colonial river port with a collection of authentic and well-preserved colonial-era churches and other buildings.
A rural landscape shaped by centuries of farming, where old agricultural techniques are still in use.
A 4th-century tomb containing frescoes that are masterpieces of Hellenistic Thracia.
A medieval Old Town and a neoclassical New Town that harmonize beautifully and that influenced European urban planning.
A collection of Roman ruins showing the importance of the “Rome of the North” in Germany.
City of Black Gold and treasury of baroque and Portuguese colonial architecture.
Extensive temples and tombs that illuminate the history of ancient Egyptian civilization in architecture, art and text.
A grand Roman city and its later Romanesque additions, well-preserved in Arles city center.
Two striking buildings from Portugal’s “Golden Age” of global exploration and seafaring.
For radio buffs, a surviving operational example of pre-electronic radio technology.
An unusual castle expressing Frederick II’s search for perfection, leading him to design the castle around the number 8.
A city exemplifying 2000 years of uninterrupted artistic and architectural development.
An isolated island of dramatic landscapes: a nature sanctuary, with ample evidence of human fortitude in such a remote spot.
A rare example of architecture from the Carolingian period.
A colorful, dynamic and diverse Caribbean island capital with four distinct historical districts.
A fine collection of fanciful Romantic-style palaces and castles.
An ancient city with stunning architecture in Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque styles.
A masterpiece of late-Gothic architecture, used as a trading hall in the silk trade.
Ruins of the heart of a great trading empire and cultural hub.
A historical Jewish neighborhood and a Catholic Basilica illustrate how Jews and Christians co-existed peacefully.
A planned 18th-century walled city, famous for its pink architecture.
A remarkably well-preserved complex of medieval Muslim architecture mixing Moorish and Spanish elements.
A classic medieval fortified town with intact walls, a castle, and a Gothic cathedral.
A beautiful urban landscape with diverse historical architecture in a range of styles.
An ancient and well-preserved trading port with traditional wooden buildings that show the traces of indigenous, Chinese, Japanese and European influences.
Colonial architecture, traditional communities, and large and richly diverse nature reserves.
A mysterious underground burial site dating to 4000 BC.
A beautifully-preserved area of wooden houses and warehouses, once part of the Hanseatic League international trading network.
An influential cultural center in the late 18th and early 19th century as demonstrated today in the quality of its architecture and parks.
A set of 17 sites comprising culturally-significant religious architecture and landscaped gardens.
Imperial city of the ancient Incas high in the Andes mountains.
An excellent example of colonial military architecture in an important location for Caribbean exploration and trade.
Ancient long-distance pilgrimage routes, still walked today.
An imposing castle, important because of its role in Martin Luther’s life.
An ensemble of stately palaces dating from the 18th and 19th centuries, along with their extensive gardens.
A beautiful Spanish colonial city that shows successful blending of cultures.