From underwater pirate cities to secret Chinese tombs, UNESCO just minted some of the planet's most extraordinary ...

All of the new places added to the list this year have “outstanding universal value” and meet at least one out of 10 ...

In Europe, megaliths - stone structures built by prehistoric ... which have been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. On ...

Together with National Geographic and co-funded by the European Union, the World Heritage Journeys of Europe let you discover the most stunning, mysterious, and beautiful heritage sites in Europe.

UNESCO – the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization – adopted the World Heritage Convention in 1972. Their first list of outstanding places included 12 spots, ranging ...

The World Heritage sites we celebrate here today, from cultural landscapes to masterpieces of creative genius, are shining examples of these shared values." During the evening, UNESCO, the European ...

A total of 26 new sites were added to the UNESCO World Heritage list this year, 21 of which are of cultural importance to ...

You may be familiar with some of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the U.S., from various national parks to New York’s Statue of Liberty.However, Europe also has its fair share of culturally ...

Two of its most prominent locations in northern Europe are World Heritage sites today. Bryggen is the old wharf of Bergen, Norway, with 62 buildings remaining of the once thriving trading district.

World Heritage partnerships for conservation. Ensuring that World Heritage sites sustain their outstanding universal value is an increasingly challenging mission in today’s complex world, where sites ...

Sweden and France home to Europe’s most at-risk World Heritage Sites. Sweden’s Engelsberg Ironworks is the most at-risk site from climate change in Europe, coming in at number four on the world top 50 ...