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Last Battle of the Minoans: Crete’s Bid for UNESCO Recognition

2019-02-08 by Phil Butler

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A pitched battle is being waged over the inclusion of ancient Minoan palaces as UNESCO World Heritage sites.

Tags: Crete archaeology, Crete sites, Galatas, Greece, Heraklion, Heraklion Museum, Knossos, Kommos, Minoan Civilization, Minoans, Myrsini Zorba, Nikos Igoumenidis, UNESCO, World heritage Sites

Bulgaria Ski Zone Expansion Angers UNESCO

2012-03-22 by Aleksandr Shatskih

UNESCO are threatening to take action in Bulgaria over controversial plans to expand the Bansko Ski Zone, site of last month’s Audi FiS Alpine World Cup, into protected lands.

Tags: Bansko Ski Zone, Bulgaria, environmental groups, Pirin National Park, ski resorts, UNESCO, World Heritage Site, World heritage Sites, WWF

South Africa Aims to Double Tourist Arrivals

2011-04-26 by Aleksandr Shatskih

South Africa's surf is some of the world's best and a big draw for surfers across the world

South Africa is launching ambitious plans to open up the country as one of the world’s top holiday destinations. Last Wednesday in parliament, the country’s Minister for Tourism Marthinus van Schalkwyk, detailed his government’s plans to more than double the number of foreign visitors to the country over the next eleven years.

Tags: beaches, Marthinus van Schalkwyk, Minister for Tourism, safari, South Africa, South Africa tourism, surf, tourism minister, visit South Africa, World heritage Sites




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