The Five Fascinating New World Heritage Sites You Should Visit

The five fascinating new World Heritage sites you should visit

From opulent palaces in Europe to “the wickedest city on Earth”, here are five new additions to the UNESCO list worth taking a trip to.

The five new World Heritage sites you should visit

From opulent palaces in Europe to “the wickedest city on Earth”, here are five new additions to the UNESCO list worth taking a trip to.

Africa Takes Spotlight As UNESCO Adds 26 Sites To Heritage List

UNESCO has added 26 new sites to its prestigious World Heritage List, including four culturally and ecologically significant locations in Africa as well as Australia’s Murujuga Aboriginal lands, a move that reinforces the continent’s growing prominence in global heritage conservation. The newly designated African sites highlight the continent’s rich cultural and environmental diversity. Diy Gid Biy Cultural Landscape in Cameroon is a network of …

With a Focus on Africa, UNESCO Adds 26 Sites to World Heritage List

UNESCO has added 26 sites to its World Heritage List, including four new sites located on the African continent and the Murujuga Aboriginal lands in Australia. The four African sites are the Diy-Gid-Biy Cultural Landscape of the Mandara Mountains (meaning “Ruin of the Chief’s Residence” in the Mafa language), a swath of 16 archaeological sites spread across seven villages in Cameroon; Guinea-Bissau’s Bijagós Archipelago – Omatí Minhô, a contin…

Prehistoric art dominates Unesco's 26 new World Heritage Sites

A third of the newcomers have roots in prehistory, including mysterious megaliths in France and a region in Australia that is home to some of the world’s oldest petroglyphs