The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) seeks to encourage the identification, protection, and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity.

A dedicated page to chronicle and capture our visits to UNESCO sites around the world (photos sorted by UNESCO list #):

Antigua, Guatemala #65

Old City of Dubrovnik (Croatia) #95

Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor (Montenegro) #125

City of Valletta (Malta) #131

Megalithic Temples of Malta #132

Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls #148

Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena (Colombia) #285

Painted Churches in the Troodos Region (Cyprus) #351

Historic Areas of Istanbul (Turkey) #356

Venice and its Lagoon #394

Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (England) #426

Medieval City of Rhodes (Greece) #493

Laurisilva of Madeira (Portugal) #934

Hoi An Ancient Town (Vietnam) #948

Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda #983

Ephesus (Turkey) #1018

Masada (Israel) #1040

Old City of Acre (Israel) #1042

Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee (Israel) #1220

October 2016 – Haifa, Israel

Mount Etna (Sicily, Italy) #1427

Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem (Palestine) #1433

Singapore Botanic Gardens #1483