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The New World Heritage Sites of 2024
UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee announced 24 new World Heritage Sites in 2024. The List now includes 1223 sites of a cultural, natural or mixed...
World Heritage #0367 – Trier
Trier used to be second only to Rome, in the Roman Empire. Discover a number of surviving monuments and structures of a very high quality in the...
World Heritage #0699 – City of Luxembourg
The city of Luxembourg evolved for a thousand years as one of the best fortified cities of Europe. Today, it offers charming remains and buildings...
Pictures from Luxembourg
This is a collection of pictures from Luxembourg. It is the result of a single trip to the small country in Northern Europe. If you look into this...
World Heritage #1361 – Historic Jeddah
Jeddah on the shore of the Red Sea was for centuries the gateway for seafarers on Hajj to Mecca, the most holy city of Islam. The old part of Jeddah...
World Heritage #1329 – At-Turaif
The At-Turaif district in Riyadh was the first capital of Saudi Arabia. It has been restored into a prominent tourist destination. The UNESCO World...
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