Founded by Cardinal Jiménez de Cisneros in the early 16th century, Alcalá de Henares was the world’s first planned university city. It was [...]

The (1,068,853 ha), is the northernmost of the enclosed basins of Central Asia. It takes its name from Uvs Nuur Lake, a large, [...]

Situated on a hill overlooking the city, the University of Coimbra with its colleges grew and evolved over more than seven centuries within [...]

The wooden church of Urnes (the stavkirke) stands in the natural setting of Sogn og Fjordane. It was built in the 12th and [...]

The (1,068,853 ha), is the northernmost of the enclosed basins of Central Asia. It takes its name from Uvs Nuur Lake, a large, [...]

Most of this archaeological site, which started as a Roman military camp and grew to become a town from the 5th century, has [...]

This national park, located in the extreme south-western tip of Java on the Sunda shelf, includes the Ujung Kulon peninsula and several offshore [...]

The 65km-stretch of the Middle Rhine Valley, with its castles, historic towns and vineyards, graphically illustrates the long history of human involvement with [...]

Preserved by its long isolation, the region of the Caucasus is an exceptional example of mountain scenery with medieval-type villages and tower-houses. The [...]

The colonial town of Cienfuegos was founded in 1819 in the Spanish territory but was initially settled by immigrants of French origin. It [...]

Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park This park, formerly called Uluru (Ayers Rock – Mount Olga) National Park, features spectacular geological formations that dominate the [...]