Year: 2011

Terme di Saturnia

Discover Terme di Saturnia in Saturnia, Italy: Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

Buontalenti Grotta

Discover Buontalenti Grotta in Florence, Italy: A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

The Colossus of Villa Demidoff

Discover The Colossus of Villa Demidoff in Vaglia, Italy: Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.

Via Appia

Discover Via Appia in Rome, Italy: 2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

Bugarach

Discover Bugarach in Bugarach, France: Small French town or alien garage?

Heliodome

Discover Heliodome in Cosswiller, France: One man's stunning attempt at eco-friendly living.

Tarasque

Discover Tarasque in Tarascon, France: Sculpture of a legendary French dragon.

Underground Sound Sculptures

Discover Underground Sound Sculptures in Loches, France: Artist and musician Will Menter creates musical sculptures.

Roc-aux-Sorciers Ancient Artwork

Discover Roc-aux-Sorciers Ancient Artwork in Angles-sur-l'Anglin, France: Exquisite examples prehistoric bas-relief carvings.

Tuc d’Audoubert

Discover Tuc d'Audoubert in Montesquieu-Avantès, France: 15,000 year old bison sculptures.

La Maison Bleue

Discover La Maison Bleue in Dives-sur-Mer, France: Personal garden filled with mosaics made of recycled garbage.

Dolmen de Bagneux

Discover Dolmen de Bagneux in Saumur, France: A huge Megalithic chamber tomb located behind a cafe.

Fort Boyard

Discover Fort Boyard in Saint-Georges-d'Oléron, France: Fighting the British and making game shows for over 150 years.

Barry Troglodyte Village

Discover Barry Troglodyte Village in Bollène, France: Series of underground houses inhabited continuously for centuries.

Rennes-Le-Château

Discover Rennes-Le-Château in Rennes-le-Château, France: French commune at the heart of conspiracies.

Villa Des Cent Regards

Discover Villa Des Cent Regards in Montpellier, France: 100-windowed castle turned art gallery, built by one dedicated mason.

Aitre St. Maclou

Discover Aitre St. Maclou in Rouen, France: An ancient ossuary in Rouen.

Labyrinthe Vert de Nebias

Discover Labyrinthe Vert de Nebias in Nébias, France: Green labyrinth formed by a karstic maze hidden in a preserved oak forest.

Carnac Stones

Discover Carnac Stones in Carnac, France: Hundreds of prehistoric stones, arranged in perfect lines in a French field.

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To represent a masterpiece of human creative genius. 260 ii
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To bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared. 499 iv
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To be outstanding examples representing significant on-going ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of terrestrial, fresh water, coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of plants and animals. 135 v
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To contain superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance. 148 viii
To be outstanding examples representing major stages of earth's history, including the record of life, significant on-going geological processes in the development of landforms, or significant geomorphic or physiographic features. 96 x
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