Urban landscape, Maritime
Angra do Heroismo
Angra is the headquarters of a military command, and the residence of a Roman Catholic bishop. Its principal buildings are the cathedral, military college, arsenal and observatory.
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Bryggen
Bryggen, the old wharf of Bergen, is a reminder of the town's importance as part of the Hanseatic League's trading empire from the 14th to the mid-16th century.
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Cartagena
Cartagena, formally known as Cartagena of the Indies (Cartagena de Indias), is a large city seaport on the northern coast of Colombia.
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Hoi An
Hoi An is the best example of a traditional trading port in South-East Asia. It is the result of a fusion of cultures over time, from the 15th – 19th century.
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Island of Mozambique
The Island of Mozambique is a former Portuguese trading-post on the route to India. The island was a major Arab port and boatbuilding centre long before Vasco da Gama visited in 1498.
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Karlskrona
Karlskrona is a city in south-eastern Sweden, which was founded in 1680 when the Royal Swedish Navy was relocated there.
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Liverpool
'Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City' consists of six areas that are closely associated with Liverpool's global commercial port, a port that has contributed significantly to the building of the British Empire.
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Lübeck
The northern German city of Lübeck was one of the principal cities of the Hanseatic League, a league of merchant cities which held a monopoly over the trade of the Baltic Sea and the North Sea.
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Macao
Macao was the first European enclave in Asia. Its colonial history started with the arrival of Portuguese tradesmen in 1557.
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Maritime Greenwich
Maritime Greenwich includes the Old Royal Naval College, the Queen's House, National Maritime Museum and Royal Observatory, Greenwich Royal Park, the Ranger's House and the historic town centre.
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Oporto
Oporto is Portugals second city, and a hardworking port with a distinct character.
The city is situated along the river Douro, which has three impressive bridges (one of these, the Ponte de Doña Maria Pia, was built in 1877 by Gerard Eiffel).
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Stralsund and Wismar
Stralsund and Wismar are two historic coastal cities in north-eastern Germany, that owe WHS status because of their role in the Hanseatic League (13th to 15th centuries) and their Swedish heritage (17th and 18th centuries).
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Valparaiso
Valparaiso was founded in 1542 by the Spaniards. It served mostly as a small port for trade with Peru.
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Visby
The Hanseatic Town of Visby is the largest city on the Swedish island of Gotland. Among the most notable historical remains are the 3.
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