Year: 2014

Sha’ar HaGolan

Discover Sha'ar HaGolan in Sha'ar HaGolan, Israel: This archaeological site was the center of the extinct Yarmukian culture which developed the first roads and pottery in Israel.

Kfar Kama

Discover Kfar Kama in Kfar Kama, Israel: One of only two towns in Israel populated by Circassians, a sect of Sunni Muslims who are also devoted to Israeli military service.

Beit Jann

Discover Beit Jann in Beit Jann, Israel: This ancient village is peopled by a religious minority and is still using some of the same materials it was built with thousands of years ago.

Montefiore Windmill

Discover Montefiore Windmill in Jerusalem, Israel: After over 100 years out of service this landmark windmill once again turns as a symbol of Jerusalem's self-sufficiency.

Negev Desert Embroidery and Weaving

Discover Negev Desert Embroidery and Weaving in Laqiya, Israel: Traditional Bedouin crafting has become an official tourist site and successful industry for its female craftspeople.

Honey Bee Hive House

Discover Honey Bee Hive House in East Jerusalem, Israel: A geometric jumble of homes in Jerusalem.

Saba’s Little Museum

Discover Saba's Little Museum in Jerusalem, Israel: Through a collection of modern bric-a-brac this museum tells the story of the Jewish people from Biblical times to today.

Shrine of the Book

Discover Shrine of the Book in Jerusalem, Israel: The home of the Dead Sea Scrolls is an abstract modernist dream.

Rosh HaNikra Grottoes

Discover Rosh HaNikra Grottoes in Acre, Israel: The bluer than blue waters in these natural Israeli caves are reached via the world's steepest cable car.

The Azure Window and the Blue Hole

Discover The Azure Window and the Blue Hole in San Lawrenz, Malta: Two geological phenomena in one precarious locale: a towering stone window, and a deep blue void.

Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum

Discover Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum in Paola, Malta: This subterranean necropolis holds three floors of antler-dug grave caves.

The Warrior of Capestrano

Discover The Warrior of Capestrano in Chieti, Italy: One of the earliest relics of Italian art is this ornately equipped stone soldier.

Torre Bert Listening Station

Discover Torre Bert Listening Station in Turin, Italy: Some people believe that this makeshift space monitoring station received transmissions from clandestine cosmonauts.

Santa Maria delle Grazie

Discover Santa Maria delle Grazie in Cocullo, Italy: Host to the annual Festival of the Snakes.

Farm Cultural Park

Discover Farm Cultural Park in Favara, Italy: This constantly evolving art space saved an Italian town from its own crippling reputation.

The Ossuary of Bicocca

Discover The Ossuary of Bicocca in Novara, Italy: This Italian pyramid is said to hold the mingled remains of the dead from both sides of the Battle of Novara.

San Cataldo Cemetery

Discover San Cataldo Cemetery in Modena, Italy: This ultra-modern burial building would have stacked the dead like a giant filing cabinet.

S’Archittu

Discover S'Archittu in S'Archittu, Italy: The titular "little arch" near this Italian resort is one of the most popular diving spots in the country.

Museum for the Memory of Ustica

Discover Museum for the Memory of Ustica in Bologna, Italy: The wreckage of a tragic plane crash is on display at this museum devoted to a famous Italian conspiracy.

Stadio dei Marmi

Discover Stadio dei Marmi in Rome, Italy: This Italian stadium makes liberal use of fascist statuary to evoke classical sporting arenas.

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To represent a masterpiece of human creative genius. 260 ii
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. 474 iii
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
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. 633 ix
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
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. 167 vi
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). 252 vii
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
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. 166

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