UNESCO World Heritage Sites

UNESCO World Heritage Sites are some of my favourite places to visit when I travel. I enjoy learning about history, discovering how the ways of life and innovations of our ancestors have shaped our present-day society. I love visiting places that are rich in culture and deeply appreciate the beautiful things in our world, both natural and manmade.

UNESCO World Heritage Sites encompass many of the things I love so much about travelling. They represent the very best of the world in terms of our global heritage.

UNESCO has made it their mission to preserve and protect our cultural and natural heritage for future generations. They have carefully selected a unique and diverse collection of properties for conservation that are of outstanding value to humanity.

What I love most about UNESCO World Heritage Sites, is that they are considered to “belong to all the peoples of the world, irrespective of the territory on which they are located” (UNESCO- About World Heritage). I believe World Heritage Sites contribute to the idea that we are a global community and strengthen our appreciation of different cultures and environments around the world.

My World Heritage Sites

Here is a list of all the UNESCO World Heritage Sites I have visited during my travels.

I haven’t written about all these destinations, but those I have featured on the blog include a link to the article(s). This page will be updated as I visit more World Heritage Sites and write about my experiences, so feel free to check back every so often!

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Argentina

Austria

Belgium

Bolivia

Canada

Chile

Cuba

Czechia

Egypt

  • Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis
  • Historic Cairo
  • Memphis and its Necropolis- the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur
  • Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae
  • Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley)

France

Germany

Greece

Holy See

  • Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura
  • Vatican City

Hungary

Ireland

Italy

Japan

Jordan

  • Petra
  • Wadi Rum Protected Area

Mexico

Netherlands

  • Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht

Norway

  • West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord

Peru

San Marino

  • San Marino Historic Centre and Mount Titano

Switzerland

Turkey

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  • Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites
  • Giant’s Causeway and Causeway Coast

United States

Uruguay