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Hungary

Hungarians say goodbye to winter with bizarre & scary costume festival

The southern Hungarian city of Mohács has officially welcomed in Spring. As part of the colourful #busójárás festival, creatures donning wooden masks and sheepskin coats march through the city.

United Kingdom

Titanic wreck to be ‘better protected’ under ‘momentous’ UK-US treaty

The international accord signed by London and Washington allows both governments to control visits to the legendary shipwreck.

France

Alpinism achieves UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage recognition

This is the culmination of efforts from France, Switzerland and Italy that began in 2009.

Syria

Watch: Aleppo souk reopens, representing return to former way of life

The market, which was partially destroyed in the fighting that took place in the city, is part of an area listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO for its Arab culture.

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Green News

An unfiltered guide to getting around in Saudi Arabia (as a foreigner)

Saudi Arabia has opened its doors to tourism. We're here to give you the lowdown on what it's really like.

World

Local communities help UNESCO restore war-torn MENA heritage sites

A consequence of war and social unrest in the Middle East and North Africa in recent decades, has been the destruction of some of the region’s most ancient, treasured and culturally important monuments.

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.

World News

Breaking the stigma of speaking an Indigenous language

Euronews spoke to speakers of Indigenous languages in Latin America about their languages and how they struggle not to lose them.

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.

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."

World News

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.

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.

Destinations

Saving the Seychelles, one piece of plastic at a time

From bags to bottles, around 13 million tonnes of plastic flows into our oceans every year

World News

#TruthNeverDies: Ending impunity for crimes against journalists

The Eiffel Tower’s lights were switched off in a minute of silence to remember murdered journalists and to mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists.

Syria

Idlib antiquities museum reopens after 5 years

Idlib antiquities museum reopens after 5 years

World News

Ancient Arab city in Spain gets added to UNESCO heritage list

The UNESCO list of world heritage sites has a new addition. After Spain's medieval city of Medina Azahara was added on Sunday,

World News

WWI memorial sites bid for World Heritage status

French and Belgian WWI memorial sites bid for UNESCO World Heritage status

India

Taj Mahal losing its lustre

Pollutants are turning the historic building a greeny-brown

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Shops reopen in Aleppo market – or what's left of it

The market in Syria's largest city still has no water, electricity or telephone lines.

France

Macron wants French baguettes UNESCO listed

A daily part of French life, the country consumes six billion baguettes each year and now President Macron has backed a bid to cement their cultural status