So far, I haven’t been disappointed when I have visited a destination that Unesco has awarded the World Heritage title. They are wonderful travel destinations, although the purpose of the World Heritage program is conservation, not tourism. Since 1978, Unesco has awarded more than 1000 heritage … Read >
If you think you have seen it all because finding new exciting travel destinations in Europe feels challenging, Unesco comes to the rescue. The long list of World Heritage sites (1154) was appended with 34 new destinations in 2021. 00 of the new destinations are in Europe. Here … Read >
Unesco nominates destinations in all parts of the world as World Heritage Sites annually. Only the destinations that have outstanding universal value and meet at least one out of ten selection criteria can be listed as heritage sites. In 2019, 11 out of 29 … Read >
I have been pretty happy each time I have accidentally, or on purpose, visited a Unesco World Heritage Site. The places Unesco has chosen truly are special places worth visiting. The problem for an ordinary tourist is that today, the World Heritage list features 1121 sites of which 213 are … Read >
If a destination has been granted the honor of being included in the Unesco World Heritage List, it usually means that the site worth visiting and exploring. Recently, we were traveling in central Spain, and on a chilly morning we arrived in a town called Avila. We hadn’t done any … Read >
