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Visit Bursa, Turkey (UNESCO Site)
Bursa is a city in northwestern Turkey. It is the fourth most populous city in Turkey and one of the most industrialized metropolitan centers in the country. Bursa was the capital of the Ottoman State between 1326 and 1365. The city was referred to as "Hüdavendigar" (meaning "God's Gift") during the Ottoman period, while a more recent nickname is "Yeşil Bursa" (m... -
Visit Butrint, Albania (UNESCO site)
Butrint was an ancient Greek and later Roman city in Epirus. In modern times it is an archeological site in Sarandë District, Albania, some 14 kilometres south of Sarandë and close to the Greek border. It was known in antiquity as Βουθρωτόν Bouthroton or Βουθρώτιο&sig... -
Visit Byblos, Lebanon (UNESCO site)
Byblos is the Greek name of the Phoenician city Gebal. It is a Mediterranean city in the Mount Lebanon Governorate of present-day Lebanon under the current Arabic name of (جبيل Jubayl) and was also referred to as Gibelet during the Crusades. It is believed to have been founded around 5000 BC, and according to fragments attributed to the semi-legendary pre-Trojan war P... -
See Byzantine Bath, Thessaloniki, Greece (UNESCO site)
The Byzantine Bath of the Upper Town in Thesaloniki is the only Byzantine bath that has survived from the middle Byzantine period in Greece. It is located on the Theotokopoulou Street in the Upper Old City of Thessaloniki. The baths date to the late 13th/early 14th century, and functioned continuously until 1940. The original architecture follows the typical conventio... -
Dive Cabo Pulmo National Park, Baja Sur, Mexico (UNESCO site)
As one of only three coral reefs on the west coast of North America, the reef is estimated to be 20,000 years old and is the only living reef in the Sea of Cortez. There are eight separate fingers of the reef, four close to shore and the other four out in the bay. In 2005 the park also became a UNESCO World Heritage site. Parque Nacional Cabo Pulmo is one of the most ... -
Visit Cáceres, Spain (UNESCO site)
Cáceres is the capital of the same name province, in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. There have been settlements near Cáceres since prehistoric times. Evidence of this can be found in the caves of Maltravieso and El Conejar. The city was founded by the Romans in 25 BC. The old town (Ciudad Monumental) still has its ancient walls; this par... -
Visit Caernarfon Castle, Wales (UNESCO site)
Caernarfon Castle is a medieval building in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. There was a motte-and-bailey castle in the town of Caernarfon from the late 11th century until 1283 when King Edward I of England began replacing it with the current stone structure. The Edwardian town and castle acted as the administrative centre of north Wales and as a result the defences were bu... -
Visit Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, Illinois (UNESCO site)
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site is the area of an ancient indigenous city (c. 600–1400 CE) located in the American Bottom floodplain, between East Saint Louis and Collinsville in south-western Illinois, across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Missouri. The 2,200-acre (890 ha) site included 120 human-built earthwork mounds over an area of six square miles... -
Visit Calakmul, Mexico (UNESCO site)
Calakmul (Kalakmul) is a Maya archaeological site in the Mexican state of Campeche, deep in the jungles of the greater Petén Basin region. It is 35 kilometres (22 mi) from the Guatemalan border. Calakmul was one of the largest and most powerful ancient cities ever uncovered in the Maya lowlands. Calakmul is a modern name, in ancient times the city core was know... -
Visit Camagüey, Cuba (UNESCO site)
Camagüey is a city and municipality in central Cuba and is the nation's third largest city. After almost continuous attacks from pirates the original city (founded as Santa María del Puerto del Príncipe around 1515 on the northern coast) was moved inland in 1528. The new city was built with a confusing lay-out of winding alleys that made it easier t... -
Visit Camaret-sur-Mer (Golden Tower), France (UNESCO site)
Camaret-sur-Mer is home to the Tour Vauban or Tour dorée (lit. "Golden Tower"), a historic fortification guarding the harbor and built in 1669-94. In 2008, the Tour dorée was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as part of the "Fortifications of Vauban" group. The Tour Vauban (Vauban Tower), initially known as the tour de Camaret, is an 18m-high polyg... -
Birding at Camargue, France (UNESCO site)
The Camargue is the region located south of Arles, France, between the Mediterranean Sea and the two arms of the Rhône River delta. The Camargue is home to more than 400 species of birds; its brine ponds provide one of the few European habitats for the greater flamingo. Observe various birds of prey, including different owls, eagles, hawks, harriers, buzzards an... -
Explore Campbell Islands, New Zealand (UNESCO site)
The Campbell Island group (or Campbell Islands) is a group of subantarctic islands, belonging to New Zealand. The group has a total area of 113.31 km2 (43.75 sq mi), consisting of one big island, Campbell Island (112.68 km2/43.51 sq mi), and several small islets, notably Dent Island (0.23 km2/0.089 sq mi), Isle de Jeanette Marie (0.11 km2/0.042 sq mi, Folly Island (or... -
Visit Campeche, Mexico (UNESCO site)
San Francisco de Campeche is the capital city of the Mexican state of Campeche located on the shore of the Bay of Campeche of the Gulf of Mexico. The city was founded in 1540 by Spanish conquistadores as San Francisco de Campeche atop the pre-existing Maya city of Canpech or Kimpech. The Pre-Columbian city was described as having 3,000 houses and various monuments, of... -
Explore Canaima National Park, Venezuela (UNESCO site)
Canaima National Park is a 30,000 km2 (12,000 sq mi) park in south-eastern Venezuela that borders Brazil and Guyana. It is located in Bolívar State, and roughly occupies the same area as the Gran Sabana region. The park was established on 12 June 1962. It is the second largest park in the country, after Parima-Tapirapecó, and sixth biggest national park ...
