World Heritage

I have already enjoyed visiting 109 places listed as world heritage sites and I’ll gradually be adding my experiences of these visits on Voyagista:

By clicking on the link you can access the corresponding blog article

Asia

Cambodia

Angkor

China

Historic Centre of Macau
Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
The Great Wall
Summer Palace
Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing
Temple of Heaven
Fujian Tulou
Old Town of Lijiang
Ancient City of Ping Yao
Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas
South China Karst
Mount Huangshan
Yungang Grottoes

Indonesia

Borobudur Temple Compounds
Prambanan Temple Compounds
Cultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak system

Japan

Himeji-jo
Hiroshima Peace Memorial
Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji area
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto
Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
Itsukushima Shinto Shrine
Shrines and Temples of Nikko
Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama
Shirakami-Sanchi
Yakushima
Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration

Malaysia

Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca

Thailand

Historic City of Ayutthaya
Historic Town of Sukhothai

Vietnam

Complex of Hue Monuments
Hoi An Ancient Town
Ha Long Bay

 

Oceania

Australia

Ningaloo Reef

New Zealand

Tongariro National Park
Te Wahipounamu

 

Africa

Morocco

Medina of Marrakech
Medina of Essaouira

Namibia

Twyfelfontein
Namib Erg

 

America

United States

Mesa Verde National Park
Statue of Liberty
Hawaii Volcanoes national Park
Grand Canyon National Park

Mexico

Historic Centre of Mexico
Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán
Historic Centre of Puebla
Pre-Hispanic city of Teotihuacan
Pre-Hispancic city and National Park of Palenque
Historic fortified town of Campeche
Pre-Hispanic city of Uxmal
Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza

 

Europe

Belgium

Historic Centre of Brugge

Spain

Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzin, Granada
Historic Centre of Cordoba
Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Ubeda and Baeza
Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville
Works of Antoni Gaudi

France

Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments
Historical Centre of Avignon
Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans
Fortifications of Vauban
Palace and Park of Versailles
Paris, Banks of the Seine
Pont du Gard, Roman Aqueduct
Historic Old Town Center of Lyon
Prehistoric dwellings around the Alps
Strasbourg Grande Ile
Ancient Theatre and its Surroundings and the “Triumphal Arch” of Orange
The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire

Italy

Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites
Historic Centre of Florence
Historic Centre of the City of Pienza
Historic center of Naples
Historic Centre of Rome
Historic Centre of San Gimignano
Historic Centre of Siena
Costiera Amalfitana
Ferrara, City of the Renaissance and its Po Delta
Piazza del Duomo in Pisa
Syracuse
Venice and its Lagoon
City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas in the Veneto
Archaeological Area of Agrigento
Archeological areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata
Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto
Villa Romana del Casale

Portugal

Historic Centre of Porto
Historic center of Evora
Monastery of Alcobaca
Monastery of Batalha
Monastery of Hieronymites and Tower of Belem in Lisbon
Cultural Landscape of Sintra
Convent of Christ in Tomar
Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications
University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia

Czech Republic

Historic Centre of Prague

United Kingdom

Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew
Maritime Greenwich
Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret’s Church
Stonehenge, Avebury and associated sites
Tower of London
Old and New Towns of Edinburgh
City of Bath

Switzerland

Lavaux Vineyard Terraces
Swiss Alps Jungfrau Aletsch

Turkey

Historic Areas of Istanbul
Goreme National Park and rock sites in Cappadocia

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