Urban landscape, Medieval European
Arles
Arles has important remains of Roman times, which have been listed as World Heritage Sites since 1981.
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Assisi
Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites is an eclectic site that was inscribed on 5 cultural criteria.
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Avignon
Avignon is probably best known for its Palais des Papes (Palace of the Popes), where the Popes lived for much of the 14th century.
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Ávila
The Old Town of Avila with its Extra-Muros Churches has the best preserved medieval walls in Spain. They date from 1090, and today are 2,5 km.
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Bamberg
The Town of Bamberg is listed as a World Heritage Site primarily because of its authentic medieval appearance.
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Banska Stiavnica
The historic town of Banska Stiavnica and the technical monuments in its vicinity are an outstanding example of a European medieval mining centre.
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Bardejov Town
Bardejov Town Conservation Reserve is an intact example of a medieval town that was located on a major Central European trade route.
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Brugge
Brugge or Bruges is a well-preserved city in the west of Belgium. It was founded in the 9th century by Vikings.
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Budapest
The Budapest World Heritage Site consists of three parts:
1. Buda Castle Quarter
This holds the city's medieval sites, with Buda Castle.
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Ceský Krumlov
The Historic Centre of Ceský Krumlov is best known for the fine architecture and art of the old town and Krumlov Castle.
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Cracow
Cracow was on Unesco's first World Heritage List, publicized in 1978. This city in the south east of Poland was founded in 1257.
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Cuenca
The Historic Walled Town of Cuenca is a medieval fortified city built by the Moors. The Upper Town is its historic heart, with the cathedral, aristrocatic houses, monasteries, churches and the remarkable "Hanging Houses".
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Dubrovnik
The Old City of Dubrovnik is known for its monumental centre. Dubrovnik became an important Mediterranean sea power from the 13th century onwards.
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Fortified City of Carcassonne
Carcassonne is a fortified French town. The fortress was thoroughly restored from 1853 by the theorist and architect Eugčne Viollet-le-Duc.
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Gammelstad
Gammelstad Church Town is situated near the city of Luleĺ, at the northern end of the Gulf of Bothnia.
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Granada
The Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín in Granada are exceptional reminders of Moorish Spain. In the 8th century the Islamic Moors of Northern Africa had conquered most of the Iberian Peninsula.
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Guimarăes
The historic town of Guimarăes is associated with the creation of the Portuguese national identity in the twelfth century.
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Kotor
The old Mediterranean port of Kotor, surrounded by an impressive city wall built by Republic of Venice and the Venetian influence remains dominant among the architectural influences.
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Kutná Hora
Kutná Hora developed as a result of the exploitation of silver mines and in the 14th century became a royal city endowed with monuments that symbolized its prosperity.
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Mudejar Architecture of Aragon
The Mudéjar Architecture of Aragon is the most outstanding example of Mudéjar art and architecture, the style of Iberian architecture and decoration strongly influenced by Moorish taste and workmanship.
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Novgorod
(Veliky) Novgorod is the foremost historic city of North-Western Russia. No other Russian or Ukrainian city can compete with Novgorod in the variety and age of its medieval monuments.
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Old City of Berne
Berne was founded in 1191 by Berchthold V, Duke of Zähringen. After a fire in 1405, which almost completely destroyed the wooden-built town, the houses where rebuilt of sandstone.
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Provins
Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs, is well-known for its medieval fortifications, such as the Tour César (Caesar Tower) and well preserved city walls.
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Quedlinburg
Quedlinburg is a town with medieval origins that has a large number of high quality timber-framed buildings.
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Rammelsberg and Goslar
The Rammelsberg mining complex was in continuous use for at least 1000 years, before it closed its doors in 1988 due to exhaustion.
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Regensburg
The large medieval center of Regensburg had little damage from Allied air raids during World War II and thus has an almost intact medieval city center.
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Rhodes
The Medieval City of Rhodes, built by the Christian military order Knights Hospitalers, is one of the best preserved medieval towns in Europe.
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San Gimignano
The Historic Centre of San Gimignano is known for its medieval tower houses and works of art. The towers date from the 12th and 13th centuries, when there were 72 of them (now only 14 are left).
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Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela became a symbol in the Spanish Christians' struggle against Islam. Destroyed by the Muslims at the end of the 10th century, it was completely rebuilt in the following century.
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Seville
The Cathedral, Alcazar and Archivo de Indias in Seville are testimony to the civilization of Christian Andalusia.
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Siena
The Historic Centre of Siena has been well preserved since the 12th and 13rd century. Its urban fabric, size and artistic identity distinguish Siena from other medieval urban centres in Italy.
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Sighisoara
The Historic Centre of Sighisoara has preserved in an exemplary way the features of a small medieval fortified city.
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Strasbourg-Grande îsle
The Cathedral and the Grande Ile of Strasbourg were added to the World Heritage List, because:
- the Gothic Cathedral of Strasbourg is a
unique artistic achievement;
- the Cathedral of Strasbourg represents the eastward vector of the Gothic art movement.
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Tallinn
The Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn was one of the best fortified cities in Europe, with 66 towers adorning the city wall.
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Telc
Telc is a medieval planned town, preserving its original layout and the castle-settlement relationship very clearly.
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Torun
Torun World Heritage Site consists of three parts: the Old Town, the New Town and the Castle of the Teutonic Order.
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Town Hall and Roland, Bremen
Both Town Hall and Roland are prominently placed on the marketplace of the Hanzestadt Bremen. Bremen today still is an autonomous federal land, situated in north-western Germany.
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Trogir
The historic city of Trogir shows a medieval townscape on classical foundations that has survived almost intact into the 21st century.
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Upper Svaneti
Upper Svaneti is known for its architectural treasures and picturesque landscapes. The famous Svanetian towers erected mainly in the 9th-12th centuries, make the region’s villages more attractive.
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Vienna
Vienna's inner city still is a living tribute to Habsburg times. This dynasty ruled most of Central Europe between 1273 and 1918.
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Vilnius
The Lithuanian capital Vilnius is a historic trading town with medieval origins. It is situated right on the boundary between Catholicism and Russian Orthodoxy.
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