World Heritage Sites

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by Henk Bekker

in Cologne / Köln, Düsseldorf, Germany, N24, Rhine / Rhein River, Rhine River, River Cruises

UNESCO-Listed Heritage Sites in Austria

Salzburg Baroque steeples and roofs and Hohensalzburg Festung UNESCO World Heritage Property in Austria

Austria has eight cultural, architectural, and natural sites on the UNESCO World Heritage list to confirm the Austrian contribution to world culture. These treasures include architecture, natural beauty, and classical music. Currently listed sites include Salzburg, Schönbrunn, Hallstatt-Dachstein, Semmering, Graz, Wachau, Neusiedler See, Vienna and Alpine dwellings.

UNESCO-Listed Heritage Sites in Germany

Uta in the Naumburg Cathedral in Germany

Germany is a keen participant in UNESCO activities and takes the UNESCO World Heritage List very seriously. Presently, more than 30 German cultural, architectural and natural sites are on the UNESCO World Heritage List. These cultural, architectural, and natural treasures help explain German influence in humanity’s common heritage.

Buy Online Tickets for Schloss Sanssouci in Potsdam near Berlin

Tickets for Schloss Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam are sold online or from the palace. Tours are a further advance reservation option to see Frederick the Great’s favorite residence. Tickets to see Fredrick the Great of Prussia’s favorite palace, Schloss Sanssouci, in Potsdam near Berlin may be bought online or at the palace itself. Guided tours … Read more

Visit the UNESCO Listed St Gallen Monastery Library, Switzerland

The Baroque Library of St Gallen

The Rococo library hall and cathedral are amongst the best Baroque architecture in Switzerland and the top sights to see in the St Gallen monastery complex. The top sight to see in the lovely Swiss city Sankt Gallen (Saint-Gall in French) is the Baroque monastery complex with its magnificent Rococo library and impressive cathedral. The … Read more

Visit Three UNESCO-Listed Romanesque Churches on Reichenau Island in Germany

Romanesque St George Church on Reichenau

Insel Reichenau in Lake Constance (Bodensee) on the German-Swiss border is home to three Romanesque churches with historically important wall paintings. Reichenau Island near Konstanz in Germany is famous for its three magnificent Romanesque churches. A millennium ago, Reichenau was at the cultural heart of Europe with Kloster Reichenau monastery an important center of learning. … Read more

Visit the UNESCO-Listed Kloster Maulbronn Abbey

See the Best-Preserved Medieval Cistercian Monastery in Germany The UNESCO World Cultural Heritage-listed, Romanesque-Gothic Kloster Maulbronn Abbey with church and cloisters is the best-preserved medieval Cistercian monastery in Germany. photo credit: brew127 Cistercian Kloster Maulbronn is the most complete and best-preserved medieval monastery complex in Germany. This Romanesque-Gothic building estate is a great stop when … Read more