SCICLI UNESCO Heritage – guided tour

Welcome to the enchanting and scenic city of Scicli, a city that is to be found, in all its magnificent beauty, nestling in the valleys between the hills that are so typical of the Hyblean landscape. The atmosphere that you breathe in as you walk throug…

MODICA UNESCO heritage – guided tour

Welcome to Modica, a city rich in art, history and tradition. It’s a unique and charming place, where the splendor of the baroque architecture offers an intimate atmosphere, heightened by its hidden alleys that raise unexpected emotions.Present day Mo…

RAGUSA UNESCO heritage – guided tour

Welcome to the fascinating city of Ragusa, a city of art and tradition that is ready to enchant visitors with the exuberance of its baroque architecture and the beauty that is to be found in its hidden corners. The blend of styles and moods will make yo…

El Carnaval de la Vega

Discover El Carnaval de la Vega in La Vega, Dominican Republic: Largest pre-Lent festival in the Dominican Republic.

Statue of José Maria Morelos

Discover Statue of José Maria Morelos in Janitzio, Mexico: Climb through the life of a Mexican hero as you ascend a 130-foot statue.

Parque EcoAlberto

Discover Parque EcoAlberto in Cajon, Mexico: A park in Mexico offers all the experiences of an illegal border crossing except for one: the border.

Tubohotel

Discover Tubohotel in Tepoztlán, Mexico: Concrete construction materials turned into a fashionable capsule hotel in rural Mexico.

Mayan 2012 Prophecy Carvings

Discover Mayan 2012 Prophecy Carvings in Villahermosa, Mexico: This singular broken monument, now housed in a museum, was the cause of a worldwide "Mayan Doomsday" phenomenon.

Sótano de las Golondrinas

Discover Sótano de las Golondrinas (Cave of Swallows) in Huehuetlán, Mexico: The largest cave shaft in the world is home to thousands of birds and popular with BASE jumpers.

Hierve El Agua

Discover Hierve El Agua in San Pablo Villa de Mitla, Mexico: This beautifully deceptive waterfall is something far different from what it appears to be.

Museo de la Medicina Mexicana

Discover Museo de la Medicina Mexicana in Mexico City, Mexico: A scientific repository of goiters, boils and other ailments throughout Mexican history.

Nautilus House

Discover Nautilus House in Naucalpan, Mexico: This fantastical house shaped like a seashell brings aquatic design to architecture.

Bangkok’s Ghost Tower: The Sathorn Unique

The Sathorn Unique skyscraper is among the major construction projects started when Thailand’s economy was booming in the 1990s. Developers envisaged a city of gleaming offices and residential skyscrapers that were to be a testament to the nation’s …

Gongs of the Phibun Mangsahan Village

Discover Gongs of the Phibun Mangsahan Village in Khong Chiam, Thailand: Thailand's country villages continue the tradition of gong-making, and invite visitors to watch the process.

Ko Hin-Ngam

In Thailand stands Ko Hingham, a small uninhabited island that no one would ever bother to visit. Unless, of course, the gods had decided to adorn the entire island with precious stones. Which according to Thai mythology, they did. Precious, indeed, bec…

Nightingale-Olympic

Discover Nightingale-Olympic in Bangkok, Thailand: Time-frozen department store of dangerous and dusty relics.

The Wang Saen Suk Hell Garden

Discover The Wang Saen Suk Hell Garden in Tambon Saen Suk, Thailand: Walk through depictions of the torture inflicted on those who go to Buddhist hell.

Turning Torso

Discover Turning Torso in Malmö, Sweden: Swedish skyscraper with a 90° twist.

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To represent a masterpiece of human creative genius.
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To exhibit an important interchange of human values, over a span of time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town-planning or landscape design.
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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.
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To be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history.
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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.
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To be an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of a culture (or cultures), or human interaction with the environment especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change.
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To be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance. (The Committee considers that this criterion should preferably be used in conjunction with other criteria).
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To contain superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance.
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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.
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To contain the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation.
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