One of the most beautiful mediaeval European cities with a hint of former communist feel - Historic Centre of Kraków 29; Nativity scene...

The darkest and cruellest chapter in modern human history - Auschwitz Birkenau, German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp...

The old salt mine with extraordinary salt rock sculptures - Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines 32 Saint Kinga Chapel What and Why The...

Two-route Mannerist pilgrimage park that gives its visitors an air of serenity - Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and...

Mediaeval church with frescoes of long-lasting legacy - Boyana Church 42; Bulgarian Chitalishte (Community Cultural Centre): practical...

Culturally rich Orthodox monastery near the Bulgarian border - Rila Monastery 216 What and Why The Rila monastery ( Bulgarian : Рилски...

Mediaeval Serbian Orthodox Christian monastery in a conflict epicentre - Medieval Monuments in Kosovo 724 Visoki Dečani What and Why...

Venetian fortified town deep in the Mediterranean sea cliff - Natural and Culture-Historical Region of Kotor 125; Venetian Works of...

The Pearl of Adriatic as if a page from Games of Thrones - Old City of Dubrovnik 95; Festivity of Saint Blaise, the patron of Dubrovnik...

An Ottoman bridge symbolising ethnic diversity and reconciliation - Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar 946 Stari Most from across...

Ottoman-era bridge in Eastern Europe - Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad 1260 Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge What and Why The Mehmed...

Dawn of textile industry during the Industrial Revolution - Derwent Valley Mills 1030 What and Why In the 1770s CE, Richard Arkwright...

World most beautiful town square - La Grand-Place, Brussels 857; Ommegang of Brussels, an annual historical procession and popular...

Centre of Art Nouveau and a showcase of architectural innovation - Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels) 1005;...

Once the world's largest commercial canal-based city with a picturesque mediaeval urbanscape - Flemish Béguinages 855; Belfries of...

Former papal residence before Vatican - Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge 1995; Gastronomic...

Mini Rome - Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange 163 What and Why The Roman city of Orange was...

Highest three-tier Roman aqueduct - Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct) 344 What and Why Pont du Gard is the world's most famous aqueduct built...

Roman city in Southern France - Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments 164; Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France 868; Art of dry...

Episcopal city with a heretic history - Episcopal City of Albi 1337; Craft techniques and customary practices of cathedral workshops, or...