1 August 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , House of the Month , UNESCO World Heritage
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Naumburg Cathedral (
German : Naumburger Dom St. Peter und St. Paul), located in
Naumburg , Germany, is the former
cathedral of the
Bishopric of Naumburg-Zeitz . The church building, most of which dates back to the 13th century, is a renowned landmark of the German late
Romanesque and was recognised as a
UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2018. The west
choir with the famous
donor portrait statues of the twelve cathedral founders (
Stifterfiguren ) and the
Lettner , works of the
Naumburg Master , is one of the most significant early
Gothic monuments.
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1 August 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , Paris / Île-de-France , UNESCO World Heritage
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The Bouquinistes of
Paris, France , are booksellers of used and
antiquarian books who ply their trade along large sections of the banks of the
Seine : on the
right bank from the
Pont Marie to the
Quai du Louvre/Quai François Mitterrand , and on the
left bank from the
Quai de la Tournelle to
Quai Voltaire . The Seine is thus described as ‘the only river in the world that runs between two bookshelves’.
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29 July 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , UNESCO World Heritage
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Le Puy-en-Velay (literally
Le Puy in Velay ;
Occitan : Lo Puèi de Velai) is the
prefecture of the
Haute-Loire department in the
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-central France. Located near the river
Loire , the city is famous for its
cathedral , for a
kind of lentil , for its lace-making, as well as for being the origin of the Chemin du Puy, one of the principal origin points of the pilgrimage
route of Santiago de Compostela in France . In 2017, the
commune had a population of 18,995.
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29 July 2023 | Author/Destination: Around the World / Rund um die Welt | Rubric: General , French Riviera , European Union , Living, Working, Building , Sport , UNESCO World Heritage , Union for the Mediterranean
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In
biogeography , the Mediterranean Basin, also known as the Mediterranean Region or sometimes Mediterranea, is the region of lands around the
Mediterranean Sea that have mostly a
Mediterranean climate , with mild to cool, rainy
winters and warm to hot, dry
summers , which supports characteristic
Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub vegetation.
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28 July 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , Architecture , UNESCO World Heritage
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The Palatine Chapel (
Italian : Cappella Palatina) is the royal chapel of the
Norman Palace in
Palermo ,
Sicily . This building is a mixture of
Byzantine ,
Norman and
Fatimid architectural styles, showing the tricultural state of Sicily during the 12th century after
Roger I and
Robert Guiscard conquered the island. The Cappella Palatina is part of the UNESCO World Heritage
Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale .
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16 July 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks , Paris / Île-de-France , UNESCO World Heritage
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The Potager du roi (
Kitchen Garden of the King ), near the
Palace of Versailles , produced fresh vegetables and fruits for the table of the court of
Louis XIV . It was created between 1678 and 1683 by
Jean-Baptiste de La Quintinie , the director of the royal fruit and vegetable gardens. Today it is run by the
École nationale supérieure du paysage , the
grande école for landscape architects. It is officially recognized as a
Remarkable Garden of France . Together with the Palace of Versailles and its park, it has been a
UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979.
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9 July 2023 | Author/Destination: Asia / Asien | Rubric: General , Environment , UNESCO World Heritage
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The Chocolate Hills (
Cebuano : Mga Bungtod sa Tsokolate,
Tagalog : Mga Tsokolateng Burol) are a geological formation in the
Bohol province of the
Philippines . There are at least 1,260 hills, but there may be as many as 1,776 hills spread over an area of more than 50 square kilometers (20 sq mi). They are covered in green grass that turns brown during the dry season, hence the name.
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7 July 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , Bon appétit , UNESCO World Heritage
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Neapolitan pizza (
Italian : pizza napoletana), also known as
Naples -style pizza, is a style of
pizza made with
tomatoes and
mozzarella cheese . The tomatoes must be either
San Marzano tomatoes or
Pomodorino del Piennolo del Vesuvio , which grow on the volcanic plains to the south of
Mount Vesuvius . The cheese must be
Mozzarella di Bufala Campana , a
protected designation of origin cheese made with the milk from
water buffalo raised in the marshlands of
Campania and
Lazio in a semi-wild state, or
fior di latte , a cow’s milk mozzarella created according to the procedure for which it was registered as a
Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG).
Pizza napoletana is a TSG product in the European Union and the United Kingdom, and the art of its making is included on
UNESCO ‘s list of
intangible cultural heritage . Motivated by the success, Italy is now promoting the inclusion of all
Italian cuisine in the world heritage. It has been part of the
Mediterranean Cuisine World Heritage in parts since 2010.
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6 July 2023 | Author/Destination: North Africa / Nordafrika | Rubric: General , UNESCO World Heritage
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Kairouan, also spelled El Qayrawān or Kairwan, is the capital of the
Kairouan Governorate in
Tunisia and a
UNESCO World Heritage Site . The city was founded by the
Umayyads around 670, in the period of
Caliph Mu’awiya (reigned 661–680); this is when it became an important centre for
Sunni Islamic scholarship and
Quranic learning, attracting Muslims from various parts of the world. The
Mosque of Uqba is situated in the city. In 2014, the city had about 187,000 inhabitants.
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