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Aarhus
Aarhus is Denmark's second-largest city, known for its museums, modern architecture, historic areas, harbour and youthful university atmosphere.
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Denmark
Aarhus is Denmark's second-largest city, known for its museums, modern architecture, historic areas, harbour and youthful university atmosphere.
Côte d’Ivoire
Abidjan lies on the Ébrié Lagoon. Its neighbourhoods, museums and the forest of Banco National Park reveal different sides of Côte d’Ivoire's major e…
United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi is the capital of the United Arab Emirates, known for the Sheikh Zayed Mosque, modern museums, islands, beaches and large-scale urban archi…
Egypt
Abu Simbel is a monumental temple complex in southern Egypt, carved into the rock under Pharaoh Ramses II.
Ghana
Accra is Ghana's capital on the Gulf of Guinea, known for its markets, museums, beaches, contemporary culture and important sites in the country's hi…
Pitcairn Islands
Adamstown is the only permanently inhabited settlement on Pitcairn Island and one of the world's most remote inhabited places. Its houses are scatter…
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa is Ethiopia's capital in the highlands, known for its museums, markets, Ethiopian coffee culture, historic churches and modern city life.
Australia
Adelaide is the capital of South Australia, between the Adelaide Hills and the city beaches, known for its markets, parks, festivals, food scene and …
India
Agra is a historic city in the state of Uttar Pradesh, best known for the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and the architectural heritage of the Mughal period.
Cook Islands
Aitutaki is an island with a huge turquoise lagoon in the Cook Islands, about 220 kilometres north of Rarotonga. Within the encircling reef are aroun…
Rwanda
Akagera National Park in eastern Rwanda combines savannahs, forests, wetlands and lakes, and is known for safaris and its diverse wildlife.
Qatar
Al Zubarah is the archaeological landscape of a fortified trading and pearling town of the 18th and 19th centuries in northwestern Qatar.
Türkiye
Alaçatı is a small town on Turkey's Aegean coast, known for its stone houses, flower-filled lanes, cafés, beaches and windsurfing conditions.
Egypt
Alexandria is Egypt's largest city on the Mediterranean, founded in antiquity and known for its waterfront promenade, library, Qaitbay Citadel, museu…
Algeria
Algiers rises from the Mediterranean to white neighbourhoods on the hillsides. The Casbah is an inhabited historic old town with narrow lanes, courty…
Spain
Alicante is a city on the Mediterranean coast of the Costa Blanca, known for Santa Bárbara Castle, waterfront promenades, beaches, its old town and m…
Australia
Alice Springs is the main town of central Australia, between the East and West MacDonnell Ranges, known for its desert landscapes, Aboriginal culture…
Kazakhstan
Almaty is Kazakhstan's largest city, at the foot of the Trans-Ili Alatau mountains, known for its green streets, markets, cafés and proximity to the …
Saudi Arabia
AlUla is a region of historical and scenic importance in northwestern Saudi Arabia, known for desert canyons, rock formations, ancient sites and the …
Kenya
Amboseli is a national park in southern Kenya, known for elephants, open plains and wetlands. In clear weather, Mount Kilimanjaro in neighbouring Tan…
Jordan
Amman is Jordan's capital, set on hills and known for its ancient Citadel, Roman Theatre, markets, modern food scene and convenient location for trav…
Netherlands
Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands, known for historic canals, narrow houses, museums, cycling culture and diverse neighbourhoods. Its compa…
Palestinian territories
Ancient Jericho/Tell es-Sultan is an archaeological settlement mound northwest of present-day Jericho, beside the perennial spring of Ain es-Sultan. …
Turkmenistan
Ancient Merv is the extensive archaeological landscape of the Murghab oasis and one of the most completely preserved sequences of cities on the Silk …
Andorra
Andorra's capital lies in a green Pyrenean valley. In the old town, stone lanes wind between historic houses, with busy shopping streets alongside. P…
Madagascar
Antananarivo is the capital of Madagascar, set among hills in the highlands. The city is known for its markets, historic architecture, palace complex…
Antarctica
The Antarctic Peninsula is the part of Antarctica most easily reached by expedition ships: a chain of snow-covered mountains, glaciers, icebergs and …
Guatemala
Antigua Guatemala is a colonial city between volcanoes, with cobblestones, colourful façades, churches and historic ruins.
Belgium
Antwerp is a major Belgian port city on the Scheldt, known for its old town, cathedral, museums, fashion, diamond trade and modern architecture.
Samoa
Apia is Samoa's capital on the northern coast of Upolu, known for its markets, cultural centres, colonial heritage, tropical gardens and good access …
Sudan
The Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe preserve the heartland of the Kingdom of Kush, a major power from the 8th century BC to the 4th centu…
Peru
Arequipa is a historic city in southern Peru at the foot of Misti volcano, known for buildings made from white volcanic stone, colonial architecture,…
Aruba
Arikok National Park covers roughly a fifth of Aruba and protects dry hills, lava and limestone formations, cactus landscapes, caves and the rugged e…
Turkmenistan
Ashgabat, at the foot of the Kopet Dag, is known for monumental urban architecture. UNESCO includes the city in its Creative Cities Network in the fi…
Morocco
Asilah is a small city on Morocco's Atlantic coast, south of Tangier. Behind its fortified walls lies a white medina with murals; its lanes lead all …
Eritrea
Asmara lies in the Eritrean highlands. Its urban ensemble is known for 20th-century modernist architecture and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Kazakhstan
Astana is Kazakhstan's capital, known for modern architecture, broad boulevards and a futuristic skyline.
Paraguay
Asunción is Paraguay's capital on the Paraguay River and one of South America's oldest cities, where historic buildings, museums and markets meet mod…
Egypt
Aswan is a city on the Nile in southern Egypt, known for islands, Nubian culture, ancient temples, granite quarries and peaceful river landscapes.
Greece
Athens is Greece's capital and combines ancient heritage with modern city life. The Acropolis, archaeological sites, museums and historic neighbourho…