The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO has inscribed 13 new sites on the famous list of the World Heritage, which already has 890 outstanding property included.
Hercules Tower (Spain)
Lighthouse of Roman origin that is located in La Coruña, on the shore of the Atlantic coast, considered the oldest operating lighthouse in the world.
Pontcysyllte Canal Bridge (UK)
The Pontcysyllte aqueduct bridge is a great engineering work built in the middle of the Industrial Revolution. The canal is about 18 km long.
Cidade Velha (Cape Verde)
Cidade Velha is a small town in the Riveira Grande municipality of Santiago (Cape Verde), considered the first European settlement in Africa, a place with a lot of history.
Wadden Sea (Germany / Netherlands)
Considered a temperate coastal ecosystem in a humid zone, it has formed a huge set of natural habitats with tidal channels, sandbars, kelp beds, mudflats, mudflats and marshes.
Dolomite Mountains (Italy)
Mountainous structure located north of the Italian Alps with 18 impressive peaks of just over 3,000 meters high, in one of the most beautiful mountain landscapes in the world.
Stoclet Palace (Belgium)
Spectacular private residence located in Brussels, which became an architectural reference in Europe for the design of its palace and garden.
Mount Wutai (China)
A place of worship for Buddhism, it is a religious complex of 53 monasteries and wooden buildings, considered one of the best examples of Buddhist architecture in the heart of China.
Shushtar (Iran)
Specifically, the Shushtar hydraulic system, a set of bridges, dams, canals, irrigation and water mills, which has operated for several centuries supplying entire populations.
Sacred City of Caral-Supe (Peru)
Considered the first settlement in the Andean area, archaeological remains are still preserved in the Supe valley, Barranca province in Peru.
Sacred Mountain of Sulamain-Too (Kyrgyzstan)
The historic mountain was for millions of years a place of reference for travelers and a sacred site surrounded by sanctuaries, mosques and caves in the valley of the Fergana River.
Royal Tombs of Joseon (South Korea)
Specifically forty tombs built during more than 500 years belonging to the Joseon Dynasty, located in landscapes of enormous charm.
La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle (Switzerland)
Two cities in Switzerland declared a World Heritage Site, due to their special charm that recalls the urban planning of the watch industry. Cities planned according to the industrial needs of the time.
Ruins of Loropeni (Burkina Faso)
The spectacular fortifications and perfectly preserved stone walls are Burkina Faso’s first World Heritage site.