Founded in 1147, the Cistercian Maulbronn Monastery is considered the most complete and best-preserved medieval monastic complex north of the Alps. ...
Messel Pit is the richest site in the world for understanding the living environment of the Eocene, between 57 million and ...
The abbey, together with its monumental entrance, the famous 'Torhall', are rare architectural vestiges of the Carolingian era. The sculptures and ...
The ironworks, which cover some 6 ha, dominate the city of Völklingen. Although they have recently gone out of production, they ...
Because of its strategic position, Luxembourg was, from the 16th century until 1867, when its walls were dismantled, one of Europe's ...
Nancy, the temporary residence of a king without a kingdom – Stanislas Leszczynski, later to become Duke of Lorraine – is ...
The property encompasses sites where the method of producing sparkling wines was developed on the principle of secondary fermentation in the ...
The outstanding handling of new architectural techniques in the 13th century, and the harmonious marriage of sculptural decoration with architecture, has ...
The fortified medieval town of Provins is situated in the former territory of the powerful Counts of Champagne. It bears witness ...
Used by the kings of France from the 12th century, the medieval royal hunting lodge of Fontainebleau, standing at the heart ...
This stark Burgundian monastery was founded by St Bernard in 1119. With its church, cloister, refectory, sleeping quarters, bakery and ironworks, ...
Shortly after its foundation in the 9th century, the Benedictine abbey of Vézelay acquired the relics of St Mary Magdalene and ...