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See Château's of the Loire Valley, France (UNESCO sites)
Loire Valley is known as the Garden of France and the Cradle of the French Language. It is also noteworthy for the quality of its architectural heritage, in its historic towns such as Amboise, Angers, Blois, Chinon, Nantes, Orléans, Saumur, and Tours, but in particular for its castles, such as the Châteaux d'Amboise, Château de Chambord, châte... -
Visit Chavín de Huántar, Peru (UNESCO site)
Chavín de Huántar is an archaeological site containing ruins and artifacts constructed beginning at least by 1200 BCE and occupied by later cultures until around 400-500 BCE by the Chavín, a major pre-Inca culture. The site is located 250 kilometers (160 mi) north of Lima, Peru, at an elevation of 3,180 meters (10,430 ft), east of the Cordill... -
Visit Chehel Sotoun, Isfahan, Iran (UNESCO Site)
Chehel Sotoun s a pavilion in the middle of a park at the far end of a long pool, in Isfahan, Iran, built by Shah Abbas II to be used for his entertainment and receptions. In this palace, Shah Abbas II and his successors would receive dignitaries and ambassadors, either on the terrace or in one of the stately reception halls. The name, meaning "Forty Columns" in Persi... -
Visit Chellah, Rabat, Morocco (UNESCO site)
Chellah or Sala Colonia is a necropolis and complex of ancient Roman Mauretania Tingitana and medievalruins at the outskirts of Rabat, Morocco. First spot of Salé, this latter was completed towards the north of the river. It is the most ancient human settlement on the mouth of the Bou Regreg River. The Phoenicians and the Carthaginians, who founded several colo... -
See Chengde Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, China (UNESCO site)
The Mountain Resort in Chengde (literally: Mountain Resort for Avoiding the Heat) or Ligong, the Qing Dynasty's summer palace is situated in the city of Chengde in Hebei Province, China. Built between 1703 and 1792, the Mountain Resort took 89 years to complete. It covers a total area of 5.6 km², almost half of Chengde's urban area. It is a vast complex of palace... -
Visit Chengjiang Fossil Site, China (UNESCO site)
Chengjiang County is located in Yuxi, Yunnan Province, China, just north of Fuxian Lake. Within evolutionary biology, and especially paleontology, Chengjiang County is famous for soft-tissue fossil finds, of theMaotianshan Shales, dated to between 525 and 520 million years ago during the Cambrian explosion, which "are as spectacular as the Burgess Shale fauna, and sig... -
See Cherry Blossoms on Mount Yoshino, Japan (UNESCO site)
The most famous place in the world to view Cherry Blossoms is in Yoshino, Japan at Yoshinoyama (Mt. Yoshino). Yoshinoyama boasts over 30,000 cherry trees, the first of which were planted on the mountainside over 1,300 years ago. The cherry trees on Yoshinoyama are segregated into 4 distinct regions of the mountain with those on the lower section (Shimo Senbon) floweri... -
Explore Chersonesus, Crimea (UNESCO Site)
Chersonesus is an ancient Greek colony founded approximately 2,500 years ago in the southwestern part of the Crimean Peninsula, known then as Taurica. The colony was established in the 6th century BC by settlers from Heraclea Pontica. The ancient city is located on the shore of the Black Sea at the outskirts of Sevastopol on the Crimean Peninsula of Ukraine, where it ... -
See Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, India (UNESCO site)
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus, prior to that Bori Bunder Station) and better known by its abbreviation CST or Bombay VT, is a historic railway station in Mumbai which serves as the headquarters of the Central Railways. It is one of the busiest railway stations in India, and serves Central Railway trains terminating in Mumbai as well as the M... -
Visit Chichen-Itza, Mexico (UNESCO site)
Chichen Itza, located on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, was a sacred site and one of the great centers of the Mayan Empire. The stone monuments and art work left behind by the Maya and Toltec inhabitants of this Yucatan civilization that lasted for over 1,000 years act as a window to their view of the world. Among the masterpieces of construction and Mesoamerican a... -
See Chief Roi Mata’s Domain, Vanuatu (UNESCO site)
Roy Mata was a powerful 13th century Melanesian chief from what is now Vanuatu. His elaborate grave, containing the bodies of over 25 members of his retinue, was discovered by French archaeologist Jose Garranger in 1967 and inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2008. Garranger was able to locate the grave on Retoka island by analyzing local folklore. According to le... -
See China's Danxia Landscapes, China (UNESCO site)
China Danxia is the general name of the unique type of landscapes, Danxia landform, formed from red sandstone and characterised by steep cliffs, which are caused by endogenous forces (including uplift) and exogenous forces (including weathering and erosion). In August 2010, China Danxia was inscribed onto the World Heritage List. The view is a lof of these sites are b... -
Explore Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, India (UNESCO site)
Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, (CWS), is located 18 km north of Marayoor on SH 17 in the Marayoor and Kanthalloor Panchayats ofDevikulam Taluk in the Idukki district of Kerala state in South India. It is one of twelve Wildlife Sanctuaries among the Protected areas of Kerala. It is under the jurisdiction of and contiguous with Eravikulam National Park to the south. Indira... -
Visit Chittorgarh Fort, India (UNESCO Site)
Chittorgarh Fort is the largest fort in India and the grandest in the state of Rajasthan. The fort, plainly known as Chittor, was the capital of Mewar and is today situated several kilometres by road south of Bhilwara. It was ruled initially by Guhilot and later by Sisodias, the Suryavanshi clans of Chattari Rajputs, from 7th century, until it was finally abandoned in... -
See Chongoni Rock-Art, Malawi (UNESCO site)
Chongoni Rock Art Area is located in the Central Region of Malawi. This was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2006.
