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Visit Hierapolis, Turkey (UNESCO site)
Hierapolis was the ancient Greco-Roman city on top of hot springs located in south western Turkey near Denizli. Hierapolis is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The hot springs there have been used as a spa since the 2nd century BCE, and people came to soothe their ailments, with many of them retiring or dying here. The large necropolis is filled with sarcophagi, incl... -
Explore High Coast, Sweden (UNESCO site)
Kvarken is the narrow region in the Gulf of Bothnia separating the Bothnian Bay (the inner part of the gulf) from the Bothnian Sea. The distance from Swedish mainland to Finnish mainland is around 80 km while the distance between the outmost islands is only 25 km. The water depth in the Kvarken region is only around 25 meters. The region also has an unusual rate of la... -
Explore Hill Forts of Rajasthan, India (UNESCO Sites)
The Hill Forts of Rajasthan are a series of sites located on rocky outcrops of the Aravallis mountain range in Rajasthan. They represent a typology of Rajput military hill architecture, a style characterized by its mountain peak settings, utilizing the defensive properties of the terrain. All of the properties share multigated approaches, which provide access through ... -
See Himeji-jo Castle, Japan (UNESCO site)
Himeji Castle is a hilltop Japanese castle complex located in Himeji in Hyōgo Prefecture. The castle is regarded as the finest surviving example of prototypical Japanese castle architecture, comprising a network of 83 buildings with advanced defensive systems from the feudal period. The castle is frequently known as Hakurojō ("White Egret Castle") or Shirasagijō ("Whi... -
Explore Hinchinbrook Island National Park, Queensland, Australia (UNESCO Site)
Hinchinbrook Island lies east of Cardwell and north of Lucinda, separated from the northern coast of Queensland, Australia by the narrow Hinchinbrook Channel. Hinchinbrook Island is part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and wholly protected within the Hinchinbrook Island National Park, except for a small and abandoned resort. It is the largest island on the Great... -
Visit Hippodrome of Constantinople (Sultanahmet Meydanı), Istanbul, Turkey (UNESCO Site)
Sultanahmet Square or the Hippodrome of Constantinople is a square in Istanbul, Turkey. Previously, it was a circus that was the sporting and social centre of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire. The word hippodrome comes from the Greek hippos (ἵππος), horse, and dromos (δρόμος), path or way. For this reason... -
Visit Hiraizumi, Japan (UNESCO Sites)
Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land is a grouping of five sites from late eleventh- and twelfth-century Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. The serial nomination was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2011, under criteria ii and vi. For four generations from c.1087, when Fujiwara no Kiyohira moved... -
See Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome), Japan (UNESCO site)
The first atomic bomb to be used was detonated almost directly above the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall on August 6,1945 killing 140,000 people. The remains of the only building left standing became known as the Genbaku (Atomic Bomb) Dome and what you see today is exactly how it stood after the explosion. The site was transformed into the Hiroshima Pe... -
Visit Historic center of Mexico City, Mexico (UNESCO City)
The historic center of Mexico City (Spanish:Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México), also known as the Centro or Centro Histórico, is the central neighborhood in Mexico City, Mexico, focused on Zócalo or main plaza and extending in all directions for a number of blocks, with its farthest extent being west to the Alameda Central. The Zocalo... -
Visit Historic Centre of Arequipa, Peru (UNESCO Site)
In December 2000, UNESCO declared the historical center of Arequipa a World Heritage Site, stating the following: "The historical center of Arequipa is an example of ornamented architecture, represents a masterpiece of the creative coalition of European and native characteristics. A colonial town challenged by the conditions of nature, the indigenous influences, the ... -
Visit Historic Centre of Lima, Peru (UNESCO site)
Located principally in the city centre or Cercado de Lima and Rímac areas, the Historic Centre of Lima is among the most important tourist destinations in Peru. In 1988, UNESCO declared the historic center of Lima a World Heritage Site for its originality and high concentration of historic monuments constructed in the time of Spanish presence. The city of Lima,... -
Visit Historic Centre of Macau, Macau, (UNESCO site)
The Historic Centre of Macau is a collection of over twenty locations that witness the unique assimilation and co-existence of Chinese and Portuguese cultures in Macau, a former Portuguese colony. It represents the architectural legacies of the city's cultural heritage, including monuments such as urban squares, streetscapes, churches and temples. In 2005 the His... -
Visit Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto , (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) (UNESCO Sites)
The UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) encompasses 17 locations in Japan, within the city of Kyoto and its immediate vicinity. The locations are in three cities: Kyoto and Uji in Kyoto Prefecture; and Ōtsu in Shiga Prefecture; Uji and Ōtsu border Kyoto to the south and north, respectively. Of the monuments, 13 a... -
See Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat (Sixty Dome Mosque), Bangladesh (UNESCO site)
The Mosque City of Bagerhat is a formerly lost city, located in the suburbs of Bagerhat city in Bagerhat District, in the Khulna Division of southwest of Bangladesh. Bagerhat is about 15 miles south east of Khulna and 200 miles southwest of Dhaka. Originally known as Khalifatabad and nicknamed the "mint town of the Bengal Sultanate", the city was founded in the 15th c... -
Visit Historic Towns of the Sukhothai Kingdom, Thailand (UNESCO sites)
The Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns is a Unesco World Heritage site which consists of Sukhothai historical park, Kamphaeng Phet historical park and Si Satchanalai historical park. These historical parks preserve the remains of the three main cities of the Sukhothai Kingdom which had flourished during the 13th and 14th century CE. The Sukhothai...
