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Explore Cinque Terre National Park, Italy (UNESCO Site)
The Cinque Terre National Park is a protected area inducted as Italy’s first national park in 1999. Located in the province of La Spezia, Liguria, northern Italy, it is the smallest national park in Italy at 4,300 acres, but also the densest with 5,000 permanent inhabitants among the five towns. In addition to the territory of the towns of Cinque Terre (Riomaggi... -
See Cipiko Palace, Trogir, Croatia
15th-century mansion attracting visitors for its unique Venetian Gothic architecture. -
See Circus Maximus (Roman Circus) of Mérida, Mérida, Spain (UNESCO site)
The Roman circus of Mérida is a Roman circus in the Roman colonia of Emerita Augusta –present-day Mérida, Spain–, capital of the Roman province of Lusitania. Used for chariot racing during ancient Rome, it was modelled on the Circus Maximus in Rome and other circus buildings throughout the Empire. Measuring more than 400 m (1,300 ft) in... -
See Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay, France (UNESCO site)
The Abbey of Fontenay is a former Cistercian abbey located in the commune of Marmagne, near Montbard, in the département of Côte-d'Or in France. It was founded by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux in 1118, only a few years after he left Cîteaux Abbey to found Clairvaux Abbey. Located in a small forested valley 60 kilometres northwest of Dijon, it achieved ... -
Visit Citadelle Laferrière (The Citadel), Haiti (UNESCO site)
The Citadelle Laferrière, commonly known as La Citadelle ("The Citadel"), is a large early 19th-century fortress located in Milot in Nord, Haiti. It is situated on the Bonnet à l'Evêque mountaintop located approximately 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) uphill from the town of Milot, 27 kilometres (17 mi) south of the city of Cap-Haïtien, and 15 kilometre... -
Visit Citadel of Acre, Acre (Akko), Israel
The current building which constitutes the citadel of Acre is an Ottoman fortification, built on the foundation of the citadel of the Knights Hospitaller. The citadel was part of the city's defensive formation, reinforcing the northern wall. During the 20th century the citadel was used mainly as Acre Prison and as the site for a gallows. During the British mandate per... -
See Citadel of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syrian Arab Republic
TheCitadel of Aleppois a large medieval fortified palace in the centre of the old city of Aleppo, northern Syria. It is considered to be one of the oldest and largest castles in the world. Usage of the Citadel hill dates back at least to the middle of the 3rd millennium BC. Subsequently occupied by many civilizations including the Greeks, Byzantines, Ayyubids and Maml... -
See Citadel of Arras, France (UNESCO site)
Arras is the capital of the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. In 2008, the citadel was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as part of the "Fortifications of Vauban" group. -
See Citadel of Besançon, France (UNESCO site)
The Citadel of Besançon in Franche-Comté, France, is one of the military architect Vauban's masterpieces. The Citadel occupies eleven hectares on Mount Saint-Etienne, one of the seven hills that protect Besançon, the capital of Franche-Comté. Mount Saint-Etienne occupies the neck of an ox-bow formed by the river Doubs, giving the site a str... -
See Citadel of Blaye & Fort Médoc, France
Blaye is a commune and subprefecture in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France. The town has a citadel built by Vauban on a rock beside the river, and embracing in its ancient ruins of an old Gothic château. The latter contains the tomb of Charibert II, king of Aquitaine, and son of Clotaire II. Blaye is also defended by the Fort Paté ... -
See Citadel of Fort du Randouillet, France (UNESCO site)
The Fort du Randouillet, is a fortification in the vicinity of Briançon in the Dauphiné region of southeastern France. Briançon was surveyed by Vauban in 1700. His master plan for the defenses of the city would result in one of the most heavily fortified locales in France over the next forty years. Constructed to Vauban's plan between 1724 and 173... -
See Citadel of Mont-Louis, France (UNESCO site)
Mont-Louis is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. In 2008, the citadel and the city walls of Mont-Louis were listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Sites, as part of the "Fortifications of Vauban" group. -
See Citadel of Neuf-Brisach, France (UNESCO site)
Neuf-Brisach is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. The town's name means New Breisach, referring to the German town Breisach, located on the other side of the Rhine. The aerial photography shows the layout of the town built as fortification. After the peace of Ryswick 1697 and the loss of Breisach to Habsburg, France built this fo... -
See Citadel of Saint-Martin-de-Ré, France (UNESCO site)
Saint-Martin-de-Ré is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Saint-Martin-de-Ré has extensive fortifications, reflecting the strategic importance of the Île de Ré. During the Wars of Religion in the 1620s, Cardinal Richelieu ordered that the island be fortified as a counterweight to the Protestant nearby city o... -
Visit Citadel of the Hồ Dynasty, Vietnam (UNESCO Site)
Citadel of Hồ Dynasty is a citadel in Vietnam, constructed by the Hồ Dynasty (1400-1407). It is located in Tây Giai commune, Vĩnh Lộc District, in Thanh Hóa Province, in Vietnam's North Central Coast region. Tây Đô castle is rectangular in shape. Its north-south side is 870.5 m (2,856 ft) in length and its east-west side is 883.5 m (2,899 ft) ...
