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Unesco World Heritage Sites

The 10 Best Things to do in Barcelona

January 16, 2023November 21, 2019 by Tom Bartel
Spain Barcelona Sagrada Familia ceiling Unesco World Heritage site Spain

Barcelona has an endless array of things to see and do. Here are some suggestions of where to start.

Categories Europe, Spain, Travel Tips, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags Barcelona

UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Japan

December 8, 2020November 14, 2019 by Tom Bartel
mount fuji rice harvest japan

Japan is home to 23 UNESCO World Heritage sites: 19 cultural and four natural sites. The most famous, of course, is Mount Fuji, which also is the most photographed place … Read more

Categories Arts and Culture, Japan, Unesco World Heritage Sites

Cycling Across England and Scotland, Hadrian’s Wall to Edinburgh

May 25, 2022October 24, 2019 by Tom Bartel
cycling scotland river tweed

Cycling all the way across Britain and then north into Scotland is not for the meek. But the scenery and history are worth the effort.

Categories Active Travel, Cycling, England, Europe, Scotland, Unesco World Heritage Sites, United Kingdom Tags Edinburgh

Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona

May 26, 2022October 9, 2019 by Tom Bartel
spain barcelona hospital sant pau 5

The Palau de la Musica and the Hospital of Sant Pau, designed in the Catalan Modernisme style by Lluís Domènech i Montaner, are Unesco World Heritage sites.

Categories Europe, Spain, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags Barcelona

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London

March 7, 2022September 29, 2019 by Tom Bartel
london kew gardens flowers

Kew Royal Botanic Gardens, their buildings and plant collections, combine to form a unique testimony to 18th Century landscape garden design. Garden art and botanical science utilized here were subsequently diffused around the world.

Categories England, Europe, Unesco World Heritage Sites, United Kingdom Tags London

Maritime Greenwich, England

May 25, 2022September 28, 2019 by Tom Bartel
maritime greenwich london skyline

The assemblage of historical buildings at Greenwich represents the height of Neo Classical English architecture and English maritime achievement. Greenwich is designated a Unesco World Heritage site.

Categories England, Europe, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags London

The Viking Village of Birka, Sweden

September 21, 2019September 20, 2019 by Tom Bartel
sweden birka museum model

Calling the Swedish site of Birka a Viking village requires a lot of imagination, because, well, unless you’re an archeologist willing to do some digging, there’s not much to see in Birka.

Categories Europe, History Travel, Sweden, Unesco World Heritage Sites

The Plantin Moretus Museum, Antwerp, Belgium

May 26, 2022July 30, 2019 by Tom Bartel
Plantin Moretus missal rubens

The Plantin Moretus Museum in Antwerp, Belgium holds a distinction. It’s the only museum in the world that is a Unesco World Heritage site. An extensive museum of the printing arts, including a Gutenberg Bible and books illustrated by Rubens and Bruegel the Elder.

Categories Arts and Culture, Belgium, Europe, History Travel, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags Antwerp

UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Estonia

July 30, 2019July 22, 2019 by Tom Bartel
Struve Gedetic arc observatory Tartu University Estonia

There are two UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Estonia. Here is the list, with links to the ones we’ve visited, which in this case, is both.

Categories Estonia, Europe, Unesco World Heritage Sites

A Land-Based Tour of the Galapagos

July 15, 2019July 10, 2019 by Kristin Henning
Land-Based Tourism Galapagos

Our land-based Galapagos tour informed us about the history of humans on the islands and the ongoing efforts to balance tourism with conservation. Still, we had plenty of time in and on the water and hiking in the interior.

Categories Active Travel, Ecuador, Nature and Wildlife, South America, Unesco World Heritage Sites Tags galapagos
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