Italy Turin firefighters handle blaze at UNESCO site Cavallerizza Reale A portion of the roof collapsed after catching fire, firefighters said on Twitter. 21/10/2019
Destinations Seven stunning additions to the UNESCO heritage list 2019 A visual journey through the new entrants to the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites. 10/09/2019
Austria Watch: Austrian men do battle in martial arts contest atop mountain Every year, men from Salzburg in Austria ascend the Hundstein mountain to take part in a martial arts contest in a natural arena. 30/07/2019
Italy Italy's Prosecco hills receive UN world heritage status A hilly terrain in northeast Italy known for its Prosecco production has been added to the UNESCO World Heritage list among other cultural landscapes and cities in the world. 08/07/2019
USA Watch: Designs of architect Lloyd Wright added to World Heritage list "Wright set himself two goals: to define or even create the 20th century and to redefine what we are as human beings." 08/07/2019
no comment Tens of thousands of Estonians perform mass folk singing Estonians flocked to the 150th anniversary staging of a choral music festival that has been recognised by the UN's cultural agency. 08/07/2019
World Natural wonders: discover UNESCO's new World Heritage sites The Hyrcanian forests along the Caspian Sea in Iran and the migratory bird sanctuaries in the Gulf of China are among the new sites that made UNESCO's emblematic World Heritage List this year. 05/07/2019
World Excavations underway in archaeological drive at Damascus Citadel Since civil war broke out in 2011 the country has been left picking up the pieces. Today, archaeological digs have restarted and new excavations are underway in the Damascus Citadel, located in the northwest corner of Old Damascus. 04/07/2019
Iceland Watch: Iceland's melting park fights for World Heritage Status The area is so unlike anything else on earth that it has been used as a case study by astronauts. 04/07/2019
Destinations “We produce the wine of happiness in a land full of blood” Our interview with Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger on Champagne’s UNESCO heritage status. 24/04/2019
