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Eastern European UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Travel to these remarkable East European World Heritage sites

By , About.com Guide

These UNESCO World Heritage sites have been marked as of special cultural and historical interest in Eastern Europe. Eastern European UNESCO sites are under protection and preservation so that they may be enjoyed by the global community for years to come. These sites are some of the most travel-worthy and photographic in Eastern Europe. Each UNESCO site is something special – you won’t be disappointed if you work them into your Eastern Europe travel itinerary.

Albania

Belarus
  • Architectural, Residential and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh
  • Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Białowieża Forest
  • Mir Castle Complex
  • Struve Geodetic Arc
Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar
Bulgaria
  • Ancient City of Nessebar
  • Boyana Church
  • Madara Rider
  • Pirin National Park
  • Rila Monastery
  • Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo
  • Srebarna Nature Reserve
  • Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak
  • Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari
Croatia

Croatia World Heritage Sites Photos

Czech Republic

Czech World Heritage Sites Photos

  • Gardens and Castle at Kroměříž
  • Historic Centre of Český Krumlov
  • Historic Centre of Prague
  • Historic Centre of Telč
  • Holašovice Historical Village Reservation
  • Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc
  • Jewish Quarter and St Procopius' Basilica in Třebíč
  • Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec
  • Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape
  • Litomyšl Castle
  • Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora
  • Tugendhat Villa in Brno
Estonia
  • Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn
  • Struve Geodetic Arc
Hungary
  • Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue
  • Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst
  • Hortobágy National Park - the Puszta
  • Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae)
  • Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape
  • Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment
  • Old Village of Hollókö and its Surroundings
  • Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape
Latvia
  • Historic Centre of Riga
  • Struve Geodetic Arc
Lithuania
  • Curonian Spit
  • Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)
  • Struve Geodetic Arc
  • Vilnius Historic Centre
Montenegro
  • Durmitor National Park
  • Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor
Poland

Poland World Heritage Sites Photos

Republic of Moldova
  • Struve Geodetic Arc
Romania
  • Churches of Moldavia
  • Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains
  • Danube Delta
  • Historic Centre of Sighişoara
  • Monastery of Horezu
  • Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania
  • Wooden Churches of Maramureş
Russian Federation

Russia World Heritage Sites Photos

  • Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad
  • Central Sikhote-Alin
  • Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent
  • Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye
  • Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands
  • Curonian Spit
  • Ensemble of the Ferrapontov Monastery
  • Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent
  • Golden Mountains of Altai
  • Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl
  • Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
  • Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings
  • Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin
  • Kizhi Pogost
  • Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow
  • Lake Baikal
  • Natural System of Wrangel Island Reserve
  • Struve Geodetic Arc
  • Uvs Nuur Basin
  • Virgin Komi Forests
  • Volcanoes of Kamchatka
  • Western Caucasus
  • White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal
Serbia
  • Medieval Monuments in Kosovo
  • Stari Ras and Sopoćani
  • Studenica Monastery
Slovakia
  • Bardejov Town Conservation Reserve
  • Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst
  • Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity
  • Spišský Hrad and its Associated Cultural Monuments
  • Vlkolínec
Slovenia
  • Škocjan Caves

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