Heritage

With ruins, tombs and structures dating as far back as 300 BC, the Petra World Heritage Site should be your first port of call.

It deserves its place among "the New Seven Wonders of the World" and the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

In December 1987 the Great Wall was placed on the World Heritage List by UNESCO .

Mexico is home to over 30 UNESCO World Heritage Sites and is a popular tourist destination.

Hoi an became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999.

Its buildings and its street plan reflect the influences, both indigenous and foreign, that have combined to produce this unique heritage site.

Tourism represents an enormous economic potential but it can also generate irreparable destructions of the tangible as well as intangible cultural heritage.

The scientific objectives of the research result in a better knowledge and understanding of the history of the site, and its inhabitants that constitute a rich exceptional legacy of the intangible heritage.

These aspects of intangible heritage are further enriched by the traditional textile and basket weaving practices and palm sugar production.

Amsterdam's heritage is that of a small fishing village located behind a dyke (or dam) on the River Amstel.

It is classified as both a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, and as one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature.

UNESCO classified the core of Halong Bay as a World Heritage Site in 1994.