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Explore Vulcano Island, Italy (UNESCO site)
Vulcano is 21 square kilometers in area, rises to 499 meters, and contains several volcanic centers, including one of four active non-submarine volcanoes in Italy. The volcanic activity in the region is largely the result of the northward-moving African Plate meeting the Eurasian Plate. There are three volcanic centres on the island: At the southern end of the island... -
Visit Wachau Valley, Austria (UNESCO site)
The Wachau is an Austrian valley with a landscape of high visibility formed by the Danube river. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations of Lower Austria, located midway between the towns of Melk and Krems that also attracts "connoisseurs and epicureans". It is 40 kilometres (25 mi) in length and was already settled in prehistoric times. A well-known... -
Explore Wadi Al-Hitan (Valley of the Whales), Egypt (UNESCO site)
Wādī al-Ḥītān ('Valley of the Whales') is a paleontological site in the Faiyum Governorate of Egypt, some 150 kilometres (93 mi) south-west of Cairo. It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in July 2005 for its hundreds of fossils of some of the earliest forms of whale, the archaeoceti (a now extinct sub-order of whales). The site reveals evidence for the expla... -
Explore Wadi Rum, Jordan
Wadi Rum also known as The Valley of the Moon is a valley cut into the sandstone and granite rock in south Jordan at 60 km to the east of Aqaba. It is the largest wadi in Jordan. The name Rum most likely comes from an Aramaic root meaning 'high' or 'elevated'. To reflect its proper Arabic pronunciation, archaeologists transcribe it as Wadi Ramm. The highest elevation ... -
See Walls of Constantinople, Istanbul, Turkey (UNESCO sites)
The Walls of Constantinople are a series of defensive stone walls that have surrounded and protected the city of Constantinople (today Istanbul in Turkey) since its founding as the new capital of the Roman Empire by Constantine the Great. With numerous additions and modifications during their history, they were the last great fortification system of antiquity, and one... -
Explore Walls of Jerusalem National Park, Tasmania, Australia (UNESCO site)
Walls of Jerusalem is a national park in Tasmania, Australia, 144 km (89 mi) northwest of Hobart. Located in the Tasmanian Central Highlands east of the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, and west of the Central Plateau Conservation Area. It is south of Mole Creek, Tasmania, and Rowallan Lake. It forms part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. Th... -
See Walls of Thessaloniki, Greece (UNESCO site)
The Walls of Thessaloniki are the city walls surrounding the city of Thessaloniki during the Middle Ages and until the late 19th century, when large parts of the walls, including the entire seaward section, were demolished as part of the Ottoman authorities' restructuring of Thessaloniki's urban fabric. The city was fortified from its establishment in the late 4t... -
Explore W-Arly-Pendjari Complex, Benin, Burkina Faso & Niger (UNESCO Sites)
W-Arly-Pendjari Complex, also known as the "WAP Complex", is a transboundary Natural UNESCO World Heritage Site in Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger covering: Arli National Park in Burkina Faso Pendjari National Park in Benin W National Park, shared by the three countries Since 2005, the protected area is considered a Lion Conservation Unit and a potential lion strongho... -
Visit Warsaw Old Town, Poland (UNESCO site)
Warsaw's Old Town is the oldest historic district of the city. It is bounded by Wybrzeże Gdańskie, along the bank of the Vistula, and bGrodzka, Mostowaand Podwale Streets. It is one of Warsaw's most prominent tourist attractions. Warsaw's Old Town has been placed on the UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites as "an outstanding example of a near-total reconstruction of ... -
See Wartburg Castle, Germany (UNESCO site)
The Wartburg is a castle situated on a 1230-foot (410 m) precipice to the southwest of, and overlooking the town of Eisenach, in the state of Thuringia, Germany. In 1999 UNESCO added Wartburg Castle to the World Heritage List as an "Outstanding Monument of the Feudal Period in Central Europe", citing its "Cultural Values of Universal Significance". The Castle has... -
Explore Washpool National Park, New South Wales, Australia (UNESCO site)
The Washpool National Park is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, 516 km north of Sydney. The park is part of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia this World Heritage park straddling the Great Dividing Range halfway between Grafton and Glen Innes in northern NSW The park is 586.78 km2 in size, has two campgrounds. It was established in 1983 to preserve th... -
See Watchtowers of Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, France (UNESCO site)
Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue is located in Normandy and was a part of the Duchy of Normandy. Hougue is a Jèrriais/Norman language word meaning a "mound" and comes from the Old Norse word haugr. The naval Battle of La Hougue took place off the town in 1692. On 3 June 1692 d... -
See Water Management System of Augsburg, Germany (UNESCO Site)
Augsburg includes a network of canals, water towers dating from the 15th to 17th centuries, which housed pumping machinery, a water-cooled butchers’ hall, a system of three monumental fountains and hydroelectric power stations, which continue to provide sustainable energy today. In 2019, UNESCO recognized the Water Management System of Augsburg as a World Herit... -
Explore Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada (UNESCO site)
Waterton Lakes National Park is a national park located in the southwest corner of Alberta, Canada, and borders Glacier National Park in Montana, USA. Waterton was Canada's fourth national park, formed in 1895 and named after Waterton Lake, in turn after the Victorian naturalist and conservationist Charles Waterton. The park contains 505 km2 (195 sq mi) of rugged moun... -
Visit Weimar, Germany (UNESCO site)
Weimar is a city in Germany famous for its cultural heritage. It is located in the federal state of Thuringia (German: Thüringen), north of the Thüringer Wald, east of Erfurt, and southwest of Halle and Leipzig. Its current population is approximately 65,000. The oldest record of the city dates from the year 899. Weimar was the capital of the Duchy (aft...
