617 Historic Centre of Český Krumlov – 1992 Situated on the banks of the Vltava river, the town was built around a 13th-century castle with Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque elements. It is…
79 Paphos – 1980 has been inhabited since the Neolithic period. It was a centre of the cult of Aphrodite and of pre-Hellenic fertility deities. Aphrodite’s legendary birthplace was on this island,…
204 Old Havana and its Fortification System – 1982 Havana was founded in 1519 by the Spanish. By the 17th century, it had become one of the Caribbean’s main centres for ship-building.…
97 Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian – 1979 The ruins of Diocletian’s Palace, built between the late 3rd and the early 4th centuries A.D., can be found throughout…
155 Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve – 1981 Located on the borders of Guinea, Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire, Mount Nimba rises above the surrounding savannah. Its slopes are covered by dense forest…
205 Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park – 1983 The location of this unique site in Central America, where Quaternary glaciers have left their mark, has allowed the fauna…
1380 Sangha Trinational – 2012 Situated in the north-western Congo Basin, where Cameroon, Central African Republic and Congo meet, the site encompasses three contiguous national parks totalling around 750,000 ha. Much of the…
285 Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena – 1984 Situated in a bay in the Caribbean Sea, Cartagena has the most extensive fortifications in South America. A system of zones divides…
World Heritage List UNESCO China currently includes 158 objects. World Heritage List UNESCO China 439 Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang – 1987 Seat of supreme…
715 Rapa Nui National Park – 1995 Rapa Nui, the indigenous name of Easter Island, bears witness to a unique cultural phenomenon. A society of Polynesian origin that settled there c. A.D.…
1400 Lakes of Ounianga – 2012 The site includes eighteen interconnected lakes in the hyper arid Ennedi region of the Sahara desert covering an area of 62,808 ha. It constitutes an exceptional natural…
475 Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park – 1988 The importance of this park derives from its wealth of flora and fauna. Its vast savannahs are home to a wide variety of species:…
4 L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site – 1978 At the tip of the Great Northern Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland, the remains of an 11th-century Viking settlement are evidence of…
407 Dja Faunal Reserve – 1987 This is one of the largest and best-protected rainforests in Africa, with 90% of its area left undisturbed. Almost completely surrounded by the Dja River, which…
668 Angkor – 1992 is one of the most important archaeological sites in South-East Asia. Stretching over some 400 km2, including forested area, Archaeological Park contains the magnificent remains of the different…
1310 Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande – 2009 The town of Ribeira Grande, renamed Cidade Velha in the late 18th century, was the first European colonial outpost in the tropics.…