Europe UNESCO World Heritage Sites

This is a complete list of Europe UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Click on them for a detailed trip report. Not every site is covered yet but this will be somewhere in the future! Note that tentative sites are not included in this list. Have you visited any of the European UNESCO sites then please leave a comment on this page.

Albania

Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region
Butrint
Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe

Andorra

Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley

Austria

Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg
Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn
Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape
Semmering Railway
City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg
Wachau Cultural Landscape
Historic Centre of Vienna
Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps

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Belarus

Białowieża Forest
Mir Castle Complex
Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh
Struve Geodetic Arc

Belgium

Flemish Béguinages
La Grand-Place, Brussels
The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut)
Belfries of Belgium and France
Historic Centre of Brugge
Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels)
Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)
Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai
Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
Stoclet House
Major Mining Sites of Wallonia
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar
Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad
Stećci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards

Bulgaria

Boyana Church
Madara Rider
Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo
Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak
Ancient City of Nessebar
Pirin National Park
Rila Monastery
Srebarna Nature Reserve
Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe

Croatia

Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian
Old City of Dubrovnik
Plitvice Lakes National Park
Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic Centre of Poreč
Historic City of Trogir
The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
Stari Grad Plain
Stećci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards
Venetian Works of Defence between the 16th and 17th Centuries: Stato da Terra – Western Stato da Mar

Cyprus

Paphos
Painted Churches in the Troodos Region
Choirokoitia

Czechia

Historic Centre of Český Krumlov
Historic Centre of Prague
Historic Centre of Telč
Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora
Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec
Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape
Gardens and Castle at Kroměříž
Holašovice Historic Village
Litomyšl Castle
Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc
Tugendhat Villa in Brno
Jewish Quarter and St Procopius’ Basilica in Třebíč
Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region
Landscape for Breeding and Training of Ceremonial Carriage Horses at Kladruby nad Labem

Denmark

Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church
Roskilde Cathedral
Kronborg Castle
Ilulissat Icefjord
Wadden Sea
Stevns Klint
Christiansfeld, a Moravian Church Settlement
The par force hunting landscape in North Zealand
Kujataa Greenland: Norse and Inuit Farming at the Edge of the Ice Cap
Aasivissuit – Nipisat. Inuit Hunting Ground between Ice and Sea

Estonia

Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn
Struve Geodetic Arc

Finland

Fortress of Suomenlinna
Old Rauma
Petäjävesi Old Church
Verla Groundwood and Board Mill
Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki
High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago
Struve Geodetic Arc

France

Chartres Cathedral
Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay
Palace and Park of Versailles
Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley
Vézelay, Church and Hill
Amiens Cathedral
Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments
Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay
Palace and Park of Fontainebleau
Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the “Triumphal Arch” of Orange
From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt
Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe
Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve
Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d’Alliance in Nancy
Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)
Strasbourg, Grande-Île and Neustadt
Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau, Reims
Paris, Banks of the Seine
Bourges Cathedral
Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge
Canal du Midi
Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne
Pyrénées – Mont Perdu
Historic Site of Lyon
Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France
Belfries of Belgium and France
Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion
The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes
Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs
Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret
Bordeaux, Port of the Moon
Fortifications of Vauban
Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems
Episcopal City of Albi
Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island
Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps
The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape
Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin
Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche
Champagne Hillsides, Houses and Cellars
The Climats, terroirs of Burgundy
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
Taputapuātea
Chaîne des Puys – Limagne fault tectonic arena
French Austral Lands and Seas

Germany

Aachen Cathedral
Speyer Cathedral
Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square
Pilgrimage Church of Wies
Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl
St Mary’s Cathedral and St Michael’s Church at Hildesheim
Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier
Frontiers of the Roman Empire
Hanseatic City of Lübeck
Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin
Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch
Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz
Water Management System
Maulbronn Monastery Complex
Town of Bamberg
Collegiate Church, Castle and Old Town of Quedlinburg
Völklingen Ironworks
Messel Pit Fossil Site
Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar, Dessau and Bernau
Cologne Cathedral
Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg
Classical Weimar
Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin
Wartburg Castle
Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz
Monastic Island of Reichenau
Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen
Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar
Upper Middle Rhine Valley
Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski
Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen
Old town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
Berlin Modernism Housing Estates
Wadden Sea
Fagus Factory in Alfeld
Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps
Margravial Opera House Bayreuth
Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe
Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey
Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
Caves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian Jura
Archaeological Border complex of Hedeby and the Danevirke
Naumburg Cathedral
Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region
Water Management System of Augsburg

Greece

Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
Acropolis, Athens
Archaeological Site of Delphi
Medieval City of Rhodes
Meteora
Mount Athos
Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika
Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus
Archaeological Site of Mystras
Archaeological Site of Olympia
Delos
Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios
Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos
Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina)
Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns
The Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint-John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos
Old Town of Corfu
Archaeological Site of Philippi

Holy See

Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura
Vatican City

Hungary

Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue
Old Village of Hollókő and its Surroundings
Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst
Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment
Hortobágy National Park – the Puszta
Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae)
Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape
Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape

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Iceland

Þingvellir National Park
Surtsey
Vatnajökull National Park – Dynamic Nature of Fire and Ice

Ireland

Brú na Bóinne – Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne
Sceilg Mhichíl

Italy

Rock Drawings in Valcamonica
Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci
Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura
Historic Centre of Florence
Piazza del Duomo, Pisa
Venice and its Lagoon
Historic Centre of San Gimignano
The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera
City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto
Crespi d’Adda
Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta
Historic Centre of Naples
Historic Centre of Siena
Castel del Monte
Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna
Historic Centre of the City of Pienza
The Trulli of Alberobello
18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, and the San Leucio Complex
Archaeological Area of Agrigento
Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata
Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padua
Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena
Costiera Amalfitana
Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto)
Residences of the Royal House of Savoy
Su Nuraxi di Barumini
Villa Romana del Casale
Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia
Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological Sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula
Historic Centre of Urbino
Villa Adriana (Tivoli)
Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites
City of Verona
Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands)
Villa d’Este, Tivoli
Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily)
Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy
Monte San Giorgio
Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia
Val d’Orcia
Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica
Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
Mantua and Sabbioneta
Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes
The Dolomites
Longobards in Italy. Places of the Power (568-774 A.D.)
Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps
Medici Villas and Gardens in Tuscany
Mount Etna
Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato
Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalú and Monreale
Venetian Works of Defence between the 16th and 17th Centuries: Stato da Terra – Western Stato da Mar
Ivrea, industrial city of the 20th century
Le Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e Valdobbiadene