Wednesday, February 24, 2010

World Heritage Sites of Countries Starting with Alphabet "S"


(For planning your tours, travel and sightseeing, refer: Travel and Sightseeing- World http://sightseeing-guide.blogspot.com/, Travel and Sightseeing- India http://india-tours-sightseeing.blogspot.com/)

Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park
Saint Lucia
  • Pitons Management Area

San Marino

  • San Marino Historic Centre and Mount Titano

Saudi Arabia

  • Al-Hijr Archaeological Site (Madâin Sâlih)

Senegal

  • Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary
  • Island of Gorée
  • Island of Saint-Louis
  • Niokolo-Koba National Park
  • Stone Circles of Senegambia

Serbia

  • Gamzigrad-Romuliana, Palace of Galerius
  • Medieval Monuments in Kosovo
  • Stari Ras and Sopoćani
  • Studenica Monastery

Seychelles

  • Aldabra Atoll
  • Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve

Slovakia

  • Bardejov Town Conservation Reserve
  • Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst
  • Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity
  • Levoča, Spišský Hrad and the Associated Cultural Monuments
  • Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians
  • Vlkolínec
  • Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of the Carpathian Mountain Area

Slovenia

  • Škocjan Caves

Solomon Islands

  • East Rennell

South Africa

  • Cape Floral Region Protected Areas

  • Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs

  • iSimangaliso Wetland Park

  • Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape

  • Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape

  • Robben Island

  • uKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park

  • Vredefort Dome

Spain

  • Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada

  • Aranjuez Cultural Landscape

  • Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida

  • Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco

  • Archaeological Site of Atapuerca

  • Burgos Cathedral

  • Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí

  • Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville

  • Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain

  • Doñana National Park

  • Garajonay National Park

  • Historic Centre of Cordoba

  • Historic City of Toledo

  • Historic Walled Town of Cuenca

  • Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture

  • La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia

  • Las Médulas

  • Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid

  • Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias

  • Mudejar Architecture of Aragon

  • Old City of Salamanca

  • Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches

  • Old Town of Cáceres

  • Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct

  • Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona

  • Palmeral of Elche

  • Poblet Monastery

  • Pyrénées- Mont Perdu

  • Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza

  • Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula

  • Roman Walls of Lugo

  • Route of Santiago de Compostela

  • Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe

  • San Cristóbal de La Laguna

  • San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries

  • Santiago de Compostela (Old Town)

  • Teide National Park

  • Tower of Hercules

  • University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares

  • Vizcaya Bridge

  • Works of Antoni Gaudí

Sri Lanka

  • Ancient City of Polonnaruwa

  • Ancient City of Sigiriya

  • Golden Temple of Dambulla

  • Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications

  • Sacred City of Anuradhapura

  • Sacred City of Kandy

  • Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Sudan

  • Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region

Suriname

  • Central Suriname Nature Reserve

  • Historic Inner City of Paramaribo

Sweden

  • Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland

  • Birka and Hovgården

  • Church Village of Gammelstad, Luleå

  • Engelsberg Ironworks

  • Hanseatic Town of Visby

  • High Coast/ Kvarken Archipelago

  • Laponian Area

  • Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun

  • Naval Port of Karlskrona

  • Rock Carvings in Tanum

  • Royal Domain of Drottningholm

  • Skogskyrkogården

  • Struve Geodetic Arc

  • Varberg Radio Station

Switzerland

  • Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair

  • Convent of St Gall

  • La Chaux-de-Fonds/ Le Locle, watchmaking town planning

  • Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces

  • Monte San Giorgio

  • Old City of Berne

  • Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/ Bernina Landscapes

  • Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch

  • Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona

  • Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona

Syrian Arab Republic

  • Ancient City of Aleppo
  • Ancient City of Bosra
  • Ancient City of Damascus
  • Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din
  • Site of Palmyra

Monday, February 22, 2010

World Heritage Sites of Countries Starting with Alphabet "R"


(For planning your tours, travel and sightseeing, refer: Travel and Sightseeing- World http://sightseeing-guide.blogspot.com/, Travel and Sightseeing- India http://india-tours-sightseeing.blogspot.com/)

Romania
  • Churches of Moldavia
  • Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains
  • Danube Delta
  • Historic Centre of Sighişoara
  • Monastery of Horezu
  • Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania
  • Wooden Churches of Maramureş
Russian Federation

  • Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad
  • Central Sikhote-Alin
  • Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye
  • Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent
  • Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands
  • Curonian Spit
  • Ensemble of the Ferrapontov Monastery
  • Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent
  • Golden Mountains of Altai
  • Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin
  • Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
  • Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings
  • Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl
  • Kizhi Pogost
  • Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow
  • Lake Baikal
  • Natural System of Wrangel Island Reserve
  • Struve Geodetic Arc
  • Uvs Nuur Basin
  • Virgin Komi Forests
  • Volcanoes of Kamchatka
  • Western Caucasus
  • White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal

Saturday, February 6, 2010

World Heritage Sites of Countries Starting with Alphabet "P"


(For planning your tours, travel and sightseeing, refer: Travel and Sightseeing- World http://sightseeing-guide.blogspot.com/, Travel and Sightseeing- India http://india-tours-sightseeing.blogspot.com/)

Pakistan
  • Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro
  • Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi and Neighbouring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol
  • Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore
  • Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta
  • Rohtas Fort
  • Taxila

Panama

  • Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá
  • Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection
  • Darien National Park
  • Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo
  • Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves/ La Amistad National Park

Papua New Guinea

  • Kuk Early Agricultural Site

Paraguay

  • Jesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de Tavarangue

Peru

  • Chan Chan Archaeological Zone
  • Chavin (Archaeological Site)
  • City of Cuzco
  • Historic Centre of Lima
  • Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
  • Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa
  • Huascarán National Park
  • Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Pampas de Jumana
  • Manú National Park
  • Río Abiseo National Park
  • Sacred City of Caral-Supe

Philippines

  • Baroque Churches of the Philippines
  • Historic Town of Vigan
  • Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park
  • Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras
  • Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park

Poland

  • Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945)
  • Belovezhskaya Pushcha/ Białowieża Forest
  • Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork
  • Centennial Hall in Wrocław
  • Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica
  • Cracow's Historic Centre
  • Historic Centre of Warsaw
  • Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park
  • Medieval Town of Toruń
  • Muskauer Park/ Park Mużakowski
  • Old City of Zamość
  • Wieliczka Salt Mine
  • Wooden Churches of Southern Little Poland

Portugal

  • Alto Douro Wine Region
  • Central Zone of the Town of Angra do Heroismo in the Azores
  • Convent of Christ in Tomar
  • Cultural Landscape of Sintra
  • Historic Centre of Évora
  • Historic Centre of Guimarães
  • Historic Centre of Oporto
  • Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture
  • Laurisilva of Madeira
  • Monastery of Alcobaça
  • Monastery of Batalha
  • Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon
  • Prehistoric Rock-Art Sites in the Côa Valley

Thursday, February 4, 2010

World Heritage Sites of Countries Starting with Alphabet "O"


(For planning your tours, travel and sightseeing, refer: Travel and Sightseeing- World http://sightseeing-guide.blogspot.com/, Travel and Sightseeing- India http://india-tours-sightseeing.blogspot.com/)

Oman
  • Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman
  • Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn
  • Bahla Fort
  • Land of Frankincense