UNESCO world heritage sites

65 photos of Miyajima, the island in the Japanese Seto inland sea famous for the Itsukushima Shinto shrine with its red torii gate built in the sea

118 photos of Petra, the forgotten city carved into the rock in southern Jordan

118 photos of Gyeongju, a major tourist centre and historical site in Korea

231 photos of Luang Prabang, a beautiful city and UNESCO World heritage site in northern Laos

128 pictures of Mt Kinabalu and the Kinabalu National Park in Sabah

196 photos of the Mulu national park, with its impressive cave systems and rock formations

85 photos of the imperial city of Fes, whose Medina is one of the largest living medieval cities in the world

103 photos of Marrakech, a city in southern Morocco with a well-preserved medina and ancient souks

40 photos of Meknes, a city in northern Morocco with an interesting Medina and a royal palace

36 photos of the ruins of the ancient Roman city of Volubilis in northern Morocco

50 photos of the Old Town in Warsaw including the Royal Castle, St. John's cathedral and the Old Town Square

87 photos of the historic city of Ayutthaya, Thailand's first capital

82 photos of Hoi An, a small coastal city in central Vietnam with an impressive cultural heritage, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site

109 photos of Hue, a city in central Vietnam and former imperial capital with a large number of historic sites and monuments

36 photos of the Cham ruins in My Son, one of the oldest monuments in Vietnam and a UNESCO World Heritage site