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War brings not just unimaginable human suffering, but also the destruction of significant heritage sites.

Yungang Grottoes staff members say timers installed to cope with increase in number of visitors

A brief boat ride from the thrumming nightclubs of Mykonos lies the UNESCO heritage site of Delos, one of the most important sanctuaries of the ancient Greek and Roman world.

As the German capital’s techno scene gains Unesco cultural heritage status, Robyn Wilson spends a weekend exploring the full diversity of the city’s music offering through clubs, bars, museums and even a flea market

Italian Premier and cultural figures celebrate UNESCO recognition of Italian lyric opera at Verona's Arena amphitheater, showcasing unity and global appeal.

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has joined top political and cultural figures at Verona’s ancient Arena amphitheater for an open-air celebration o Italian lyric opera’s recognition by UNESCO as a global cultural treasure

Verona's ancient Roman Arena will host a star-studded classical concert Friday to celebrate the addition of Italian opera singing to UNESCO's list of intangible global heritage.

Discover the history-drenched southern coast of Croatia and soak in Game of Thrones backdrops and real-life Roman ruins

Greece’s culture minister says the comments made by a Turkish official at a UNESCO meeting last week, casting doubt on the existence of proof long cited by Britain that it had legally acquired the Parthenon Marbles, have bolstered Athens' stand in the dispute

Minister of culture says she will ask French fashion house to acknowledge heritage after it produced similar garment

Citizen activists in southeastern France’s Alpes-de-Hautes-Provence region have been campaigning for two years against the growing number of solar power parks in a protected natural area around the Lure mountain. The local authorities, and the parks' investors, claim the plants are “essential” projects in the fight against climate change, and…