Trier, which stands on the Moselle River, was a Roman colony from the 1st century AD and then a great trading ...
The 65km-stretch of the Middle Rhine Valley, with its castles, historic towns and vineyards, graphically illustrates the long history of human ...
The abbey, together with its monumental entrance, the famous 'Torhall', are rare architectural vestiges of the Carolingian era. The sculptures and ...
Messel Pit is the richest site in the world for understanding the living environment of the Eocene, between 57 million and ...
This magnificent Baroque palace – one of the largest and most beautiful in Germany and surrounded by wonderful gardens – was ...
From the 10th century onwards, this town became an important link with the Slav peoples, especially those of Poland and Pomerania. ...
A masterpiece of Baroque theatre architecture, built between 1745 and 1750, the Opera House is the only entirely preserved example of ...
Siena is the embodiment of a medieval city. Its inhabitants pursued their rivalry with Florence right into the area of urban ...
'San Gimignano delle belle Torri' is in Tuscany, 56 km south of Florence. It served as an important relay point for ...
Standing in a large green expanse, Piazza del Duomo houses a group of monuments known the world over. These four masterpieces ...
The Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli in Genoa’s historic centre date from the late 16th and ...
The site of Olympia, in a valley in the Peloponnesus, has been inhabited since prehistoric times. In the 10th century B.C., ...
This site rises high above the Bakirçay Plain in Turkey’s Aegean region. The acropolis of Pergamon was the capital of the ...
Deriving from springs in a cliff almost 200 m high overlooking the plain, calcite-laden waters have created at Pamukkale (Cotton Palace) ...
Located in southwestern Turkey, in the upper valley of the Morsynus River, the site consists of two components: the archaeological site ...
Located within what was once the estuary of the River Kaystros, Ephesus comprises successive Hellenistic and Roman settlements founded on new ...
This site, which was the capital of Lycia, illustrates the blending of Lycian traditions and Hellenic influence, especially in its funerary ...
Two hills form the 37 ha site on the Southern Anatolian Plateau. The taller eastern mound contains eighteen levels of Neolithic occupation ...
In a spectacular landscape, entirely sculpted by erosion, the Göreme valley and its surroundings contain rock-hewn sanctuaries that provide unique evidence ...
The archaeological site of Hattusha, former capital of the Hittite Empire, is notable for its urban organization, the types of construction ...
From the 13th century to the advent of the railway in the early 20th century, Safranbolu was an important caravan station ...
With its strategic location on the Bosphorus peninsula between the Balkans and Anatolia, the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, Istanbul has ...
The square Mosque with its single great dome and four slender minarets, dominates the skyline of the former Ottoman capital of ...
This property is a serial nomination of eight component sites in the City of Bursa and the nearby village of Cumalıkızık, ...