UNESCO world heritage sites

68 photos of Granada, a Spanish city in Andalusia famous for the Alhambra palace and citadel

157 photos of Penang, a 285 sq km island off peninsular Malaysia's north-western coast

23 photos of Georgetown, the historic capital of Pinang and a UNESCO World Heritage Site

16 photos of Memphis, the ancient capital of Egypt during the pharaonic time

48 photos of the mighty temple of Luxor, built by Amenhotep III and Ramses II on the east bank of the Nile river

60 photos of Toledo, a beautiful medieval town in central Spain

30 photos of the Egyptian necropolis of Saqqara, famous for the step pyramid of Djoser

64 photos of the pyramids in Giza and Saqqara

16 photos of the historic folk village of Holasovice in the Czech republic, a UNESCO World Heritage site

104 photos of the city of Dresden on the Elbe river with its beautiful historic core

41 photos of Telc, a small Czech town with a perfectly preserved historic centre

104 photos of Krakow, the ancient capital of Poland on the Vistula river

49 photos of the impressive, UNESCO-listed Lednice castle in the south of the Czech republic

16 photos of the Church of Peace in Jawor (Poland), one of the largest timber-framed religious buildings in Europe

46 photos of the Auschwitz concentration camp near Krakow in Poland

13 photos of the monastery in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska located to the southwest of Krakow

8 photos of the Centennial Hall in Wroclaw, a UNESCO world heritage site