view gallery |  Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve, Praslin, Seychelles
in World Heritage Sites In the heart of the small island of Praslin, the reserve has the vestiges of a natural palm forest preserved in almost its original state.
The famous coco de mer, is the largest seed in the plant kingdom. posted by: paulohercules location: Seychelles date approved: 12/27/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Medieval City of Rhodes, Greece
in World Heritage Sites The city of Rhodes was once the capital of the Malta Knights, before the Turks conquered the island, forcing the Knights to move to the island which provided them their well known name. posted by: Torgut location: Greece date approved: 12/22/2011 last visited: 7/7/2012 |
view gallery |  Medina of Fez
in World Heritage Sites Not as touristic as Marrakesh, Fez offers the full flavor of an old Morocco city, being founded in the 9th Century and reaching its apogee in the 14th Century. posted by: Torgut location: Morocco date approved: 12/22/2011 last visited: 10/1/1988 |
view gallery |  Palmyra, Syria
in World Heritage Sites The daring empire of Palmyra flourished here between the 1st and the 2nd centuries. posted by: Torgut location: Syria date approved: 12/19/2011 last visited: 5/5/2006 |
view gallery |  Ancient City of Damascus, Syria
in World Heritage Sites A lively capital, Damascus is specially intense at its center: the ancient city. posted by: Torgut location: Syria date approved: 12/19/2011 last visited: 5/10/2006 |
view gallery |  Serjilla, Dead Cities, Syria
in World Heritage Sites The lost city of Serjilla is arguably the most popular amongst the group of around 700 of the Dead Cities, and the only one I could visit. posted by: Torgut location: Syria date approved: 12/15/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Group of Monuments at Pattadakal, India
in World Heritage Sites Group of Monuments at Pattadakal, Badami Taluk, Bijapur District, State of Karnataka, India. posted by: bdek location: India date approved: 12/15/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Ancient City of Aleppo, Syria
in World Heritage Sites The Ancient City of Aleppo it's a world for itself, hard to describe in a single text. Aleppo, as a whole, is the second city of Syria, with about 3 million inhabitants. posted by: Torgut location: Syria date approved: 12/15/2011 last visited: 5/10/2006 |
view gallery |  Ellora Caves, India
in World Heritage Sites Ellora Caves, Verul Village, Khulatabad Taluk, Aurangabad District, Maharashtra State, India. posted by: bdek location: India date approved: 12/14/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Wadi Rum Protected Area, Jordan
in World Heritage Sites An impressive desert area, marked with awesome rocky formations posted by: Torgut location: Jordan date approved: 12/14/2011 last visited: 4/10/2013 |
view gallery |  Historic Centre of Sighisoara, Romania
in World Heritage Sites A colorful historic town with plenty to see posted by: Torgut location: Romania date approved: 12/12/2011 last visited: 7/2/2013 |
view gallery |  Ajanta Caves, India
in World Heritage Sites Ajanta Caves, Lenapur Village, Soyagon Taluka, Aurangabad District, Maharashtra State, India. posted by: bdek location: India date approved: 12/12/2011 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Jongmyo Shrine
in World Heritage Sites "Jongmyo is the oldest and most authentic of the Confucian royal shrines to have been preserved." - World Heritage citation posted by: pseudoprime location: Seoul, Korea date approved: 12/6/2011 last visited: 12/5/2011 |
view gallery |  Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty - Jeongneung Cluster
in World Heritage Sites Samneung Park contains two Royal Tombs. posted by: pseudoprime location: Seoul, Korea date approved: 12/5/2011 last visited: 12/4/2011 |
view gallery |  Historic centre in Riga
in World Heritage Sites Sign posted by: Edgars Laicans location: Latvia date approved: 11/25/2011 last visited: 5/25/2014 |
view gallery |  Península Valdés - Patagonia, Argentina
in World Heritage Sites The Valdés Península is an important nature reserve which was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999. posted by: denben location: Argentina date approved: 11/7/2011 last visited: 1/25/2011 |
view gallery |  Los Glaciares National Park - Santa Cruz, Argentina
in World Heritage Sites Los Glaciares National Park in the Santa Cruz province of Argentina was declared a World Heritage Site in October 1981 by UNESCO. posted by: denben location: Argentina date approved: 11/6/2011 last visited: 11/30/2009 |
view gallery |  Iguazu National Park - Misiones, Argentina
in World Heritage Sites Iguazu National Park in the Misiones province of Argentina was declared a World Heritage Site in 1984 by UNESCO. posted by: denben location: Argentina date approved: 11/6/2011 last visited: 6/3/2014 |
view gallery |  Alatornio Church - Struve Geodetic Arc
in World Heritage Sites Bell tower of the Alatornio Church was used as Struve Geodetic Arc point. posted by: HeViKanit location: Finland date approved: 11/3/2011 last visited: 8/4/2013 |
view gallery |  Petäjävesi Old Church
in World Heritage Sites Old Church in Petäjävesi. posted by: HeViKanit location: Finland date approved: 11/2/2011 last visited: 6/5/2014 |
view gallery |  Old Rauma
in World Heritage Sites The Old Town of Rauma posted by: HeViKanit location: Finland date approved: 11/2/2011 last visited: 3/17/2015 |
view gallery |  Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki
in World Heritage Sites Bronze age burial site in Lappi, Rauma. posted by: HeViKanit location: Finland date approved: 11/2/2011 last visited: 7/4/2014 |
view gallery |  Verla Groundwood and Board Mill
in World Heritage Sites The Verla groundwood and board mill museum in Jaala, Kouvola. posted by: HeViKanit location: Finland date approved: 11/2/2011 last visited: 10/5/2014 |
view gallery |  Kathmandu Valley
in World Heritage Sites The seven locations include the Durbar Squares of Hanuman Dhoka (Kathmandu), Patan and Bhaktapur, the Buddhist stupas of Swayambhu and Bauddhanath and the Hindu temples of Pashupati and Changu Narayan. posted by: sassainfl location: Nepal date approved: 10/14/2011 last visited: 4/7/2015 |
view gallery |  Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret's Church - London, UK
in World Heritage Sites This UNESCO World Heritage Site covers an area of London where the buildings are probably known to people throughout the world such as Westminster Abbey and the Palace of Westminster. posted by: Master Mariner location: London, United Kingdom date approved: 10/2/2011 last visited: 2/1/2013 |
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