Map of the week - Experience, appreciate, and enjoy cultural heritage with the UNESCO world heritage map
In this fascinating map you will find the location of maritime and coastal UNESCO World Heritage sites to visit in Europe and all around the world. There, you can learn about history and travel back in time to understand our societies from a cultural, social, environmental, and economic point of view, and the rich legacies they have left.
These sites which are part of the World Heritage List are considered by the World Heritage Committee as having outstanding universal value.
Discover the astonishing Sceilg Mhichíl, an island rising out of the Atlantic off Ireland’s western shore, or visit Finland’s fascinating Kvarken Archipelago. Get ready to be mesmerized by the historic Centre of Rome (Italy), the properties of the Holy See in that City enjoying extraterritorial rights and the basilica of San Paolo Fuori le Mura.
This map will remind you that heritage has an immense value for humans whether it is in Hawaii in the middle of the Pacific Ocean or in the Heard and McDonald Islands located in the Indian Ocean.
Have a look and discover UNESCO World Heritage sites near you!
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The data displayed in this map has been provided by UNESCO:
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/
Learn more about the European Year of Cultural Heritage:
https://europa.eu/cultural-heritage/