Around the world 2024

2024 | AROUND THE WORLD IN 180 DAYS | 45 Highlights 2 0 2 4 UNE SCO WOR LD HE R I TAGE S I T E S | A selection of accessible sites listed below by country AUSTRALIA Australian Convict Sites ( Sydney ) Gondwana Rainforests ( Brisbane ) Great Barrier Reef ( Cairns ) Greater BlueMountains ( Sydney ) Kakadu National Park ( Darwin ) Sydney Opera House Wet Tropics of Queensland ( Cairns ) CHINA Classical Gardens of Suzhou ( Shanghai ) Fujian Tulou ( Xiamen ) Historic Center of Macao ( Hong Kong ) Kulangsu, a Historic International Settlement ( Xiamen ) Quanzhou: Emporiumof theWorld ( Xiamen ) West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou ( Shanghai ) EGYPT Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis ( Luxor ) FRANCE Jurisdiction of Saint-Émilion ( Bordeaux ) Mont-Saint-Michel ( Saint-Malo ) Nice, Winter Resort Town of the Riviera ( Monte Carlo ) Port of theMoon ( Bordeaux ) GREENLAND Kujataa Greenland: Norse and Inuit Farming at the Edge of the Ice Cap ( Qaqortoq ) ICELAND Thingvellir National Park ( Reykjavik ) INDIA Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus ( Mumbai ) Churches and Convents of Goa Elephanta Caves ( Mumbai ) Western Ghats ( Cochin/Mangalore ) INDONESIA Cultural Landscape of Bali Province Komodo National Park IRELAND Brú na Bóinne – Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne ( Dublin ) ISRAEL Bahá'í Holy Palaces in Haifa and the Western Galilee Biblical Tels –Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba ( Haifa ) Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem ( Haifa ) Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands ( Haifa ) Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town ( Haifa ) Masada ( Haifa ) Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of Jewish Renewal ( Haifa ) Old City of Acre ( Haifa ) Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines ( Haifa ) Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot/Wadi el-Mughara Caves ( Haifa ) White City of Tel-Aviv – theModern Movement ( Haifa ) ITALY 18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, Aqueduct of Vanvitelli and San Leucio Complex ( Naples ) Amalfi Coast ( Naples ) Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia ( Rome ) Historic Center of Naples Historic Center of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata ( Naples ) Vatican City ( Rome ) Villa Adriana and Villa d’Este, Tivoli (Rome) JAPAN Buddhist Monuments in the Horyu-ji Area ( Kobe ) Fujisan, Sacred Place and Source of Artistic Inspiration ( Shimizu ) Hiroshima PeaceMemorial ( Genbaku Dom e) HistoricMonuments of Ancient Kyoto ( Kyoto, Uji andOtsu Cities ) HistoricMonuments of Ancient Nara ( Kobe ) Itsukushima Shinto Shrine ( Hiroshima ) National Museumof Western Art in Tokyo – included in The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan ( Kobe ) JORDAN Petra ( Aqaba ) Wadi RumProtected Area ( Aqaba ) MALAYSIA Archaeological Heritage of the Lenggong Valley ( Penang ) George Town, Historic City of the Straits of Malacca ( Penang ) Kinabalu Park ( Kota Kinabalu ) Melaka, Historic City of the Straits of Malacca ( Kuala Lumpur ) NORTHERN IRELAND Giant's Causeway and Coast ( Belfast ) OMAN Aflaj Irrigation Systems ( Muscat ) Ancient City of Qalhat ( Muscat ) Bahla Fort ( Muscat ) Land of Frankincense ( Salalah ) PHILIPPINES Baroque Churches of the Philippines ( Manila/Salomague ) PORTUGAL Cultural Landscape of Sintra ( Lisbon ) Historic Center of Guimarães ( Oporto ) Historic Center of Oporto Monastery of Alcobaça ( Lisbon ) Monastery of Batalha ( Lisbon ) Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém ( Lisbon ) Royal Building of Mafra – Palace, Basilica, Convent, Cerco Garden and Hunting Park Tapada ( Lisbon ) Sanctuary of Bom Jesus doMonte in Braga ( Oporto ) SAUDI ARABIA Historic Jeddah, the Gate toMakkah SINGAPORE Singapore Botanic Gardens SPAIN Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín ( Granada ) Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias ( Seville ) Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain ( Bilbao ) Palau de laMúsica Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau ( Barcelona ) RomanWalls of Lugo ( La Coruña ) Santiago de Compostela ( La Coruña ) Tower of Hercules ( La Coruña ) Vizcaya Bridge ( Bilbao ) Works of Antoni Gaudí ( Barcelona ) THAILAND Historic City of Ayutthaya ( Bangkok ) Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex ( Bangkok ) UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Cultural Sites of Al Ain ( Dubai ) UNITED KINGDOM Canterbury Cathedral, Saint Augustine's Abbey and Saint Martin's Church ( London ) City of Bath ( Somerset ) Gorham's Cave Complex ( Gibraltar ) Palace of Westminster andWestminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church ( London ) Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew ( London ) Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites ( Wiltshire ) Tower of London ( London ) UNITED STATES Hawaii Volcanoes National Park ( Hilo ) VIETNAM Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long ( Hanoi ) Complex of HueMonuments Ha Long Bay Hoi An Ancient Town ( Hue ) My Son Sanctuary ( Hue ) Trang An Landscape Complex ( Ha Long Bay ) 2024 | I |