In hot water: Locals fear tourist influx after Iceland’s pool culture gets UNESCO status
It’s a healthy activity, a social centre, even an informal debating parlour. Iceland’s swimming pool culture last year…
Afghanistan Taliban rulers mark 5 years: Kabul residents seek jobs, education
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — As Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers mark five years since sweeping back to power, some Kabul…
More Unesco World Heritage Sites to see in Berlin, Germany
Berlin in Germany is home to yet more Unesco World Heritage Sites, with the addition of a leafy…
A livestream from Greenland’s UNESCO-listed Ilulissat Icefjord captured a mammoth iceberg rolling over and exposing its blue underside
Photo: MonaHansen1/ TikTok (Enhanced for clarity using AI) A livestream from Greenland’s UNESCO-listed Ilulissat Icefjord caught one of…
Finland’s New UNESCO Route Celebrates Aalto’s Design Legacy
Approach to the landmark Aalto-designed Finlandia Hall in Helsinki, Finland. getty Aalto Works brings together 13 locations designed…
A global architectural legacy: Alvar Aalto works in Finland join UNESCO World Heritage List
Unique models of humanistic architectureAttracting more visitors and researchers Helsinki, Finland – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and…
Lebanon’s president says Israeli blasts near castle ‘direct threat’ to recent deal
Crusader-period Beaufort Castle was added last week to Unesco’s List of World Heritage in Danger. (EPA Images pic)…
UN committee adds West Bank site and Lebanese castles to World Heritage list
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A United Nations committee on Friday inscribed a major archaeological site in the…
How Turkey’s Pamukkale formed dazzling white terraces over thousands of years | World News
Turkey is home to one of the world’s most extraordinary natural sites. It is called Pamukkale, which means…
U.N. to list more sites as ‘in danger’ from conflict or climate change
PARIS – The United Nations looks set to list a biblical site, Lebanese castles, an antelope migration path…
Why Korea’s tidal flats expansion matters beyond the map
Gochang getbol (Korea Heritage Service) The listing would recognize Korea’s tidal flats as a shared heritage — and…
Greece’s Mount Olympus aims for UNESCO World Heritage List
LITOCHORO, Greece (AP) — Snow-capped for much of the year, Mount Olympus, mythological home of ancient Greece’s 12…