ruins Archives | World Heritage Travel https://worldheritagesites.net/tag/ruins/ Your one-stop shop for World Heritage tourism information! Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:00:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://worldheritagesites.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cropped-WHS-logo-transparent-background-32x32.png ruins Archives | World Heritage Travel https://worldheritagesites.net/tag/ruins/ 32 32 Archaeological Site of Philippi https://worldheritagesites.net/archaeological-site-of-philippi/ https://worldheritagesites.net/archaeological-site-of-philippi/#respond Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:00:04 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=39156 Ruins of a Macedonian, then Roman, then Christian city, where St Paul founded the first Christian Church in Europe.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/archaeological-site-of-philippi/feed/ 0 Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina) https://worldheritagesites.net/archaeological-site-of-aigai/ https://worldheritagesites.net/archaeological-site-of-aigai/#respond Thu, 28 May 2026 14:10:13 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=39128 Remains of the ancient Macedonian capital of the Temenid kings, including Alexander the Great.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/archaeological-site-of-aigai/feed/ 0 Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia https://worldheritagesites.net/etruscan-necropolises-of-cerveteri-and-tarquinia/ https://worldheritagesites.net/etruscan-necropolises-of-cerveteri-and-tarquinia/#respond Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:04:00 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=38914 Two Etruscan burial grounds (2nd-9th-century BC) with extensive rock-cut tombs.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/etruscan-necropolises-of-cerveteri-and-tarquinia/feed/ 0 Via Appia. Regina Viarum. https://worldheritagesites.net/via-appia-regina-viarum/ https://worldheritagesites.net/via-appia-regina-viarum/#respond Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:09:30 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=38900 A road built by the Ancient Romans that showed their power and aided the spread of their civilization as well as of Christianity.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/via-appia-regina-viarum/feed/ 0 Baptism Site “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” (Al-Maghtas) https://worldheritagesites.net/baptism-site-bethany-beyond-the-jordan/ https://worldheritagesites.net/baptism-site-bethany-beyond-the-jordan/#respond Thu, 25 Dec 2025 15:14:24 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=38742 A place of pilgrimage where, in Christian belief, John the Baptist baptised Jesus.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/baptism-site-bethany-beyond-the-jordan/feed/ 0 Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara at Nalanda, Bihar https://worldheritagesites.net/archaeological-site-of-nalanda-mahavihara/ https://worldheritagesites.net/archaeological-site-of-nalanda-mahavihara/#respond Fri, 17 Oct 2025 13:01:05 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=38511 Ruins of the oldest center of learning in India, which lasted for 800 years.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/archaeological-site-of-nalanda-mahavihara/feed/ 0 Ancient City of Sigiriya https://worldheritagesites.net/ancient-city-of-sigiriya/ https://worldheritagesites.net/ancient-city-of-sigiriya/#respond Wed, 01 Oct 2025 12:01:10 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=38257 Ruins of a 5th-century city and palace on a dramatic rock outcropping.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/ancient-city-of-sigiriya/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 Proto-urban Site of Sarazm https://worldheritagesites.net/proto-urban-site-of-sarazm/ https://worldheritagesites.net/proto-urban-site-of-sarazm/#respond Sun, 27 Jul 2025 13:03:18 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=37822 Archaeological excavations of the first permanent urban settlements in Central Asia, 5000 years old.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/proto-urban-site-of-sarazm/feed/ 0 Nemrut Dağ https://worldheritagesites.net/nemrut-dag/ https://worldheritagesites.net/nemrut-dag/#respond Sun, 29 Jun 2025 09:51:10 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=37562 A mountain on whose peak stands the tomb of King Antiochus I, an imposing artistic achievement of the Hellenistic period.

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