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Sydney Opera House celebrates 50th birthday with light show and free tours

October 21, 2023620 Views

Sydney Opera House celebrated its 50th birthday on Friday, with a laser show planned to illuminate the iconic building. Officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 20 October 1973, the Opera House is widely regarded as one of the greatest architectural designs of the 20th century, with 10.9 million people visiting every year. The building was illuminated on Friday evening by a light show created by Australian audio-visual artist Robin Fox, before welcoming an expected 37,000 people on Saturday for free tours, its first open day in eight years. FILE PHOTO: Former architect and tour guide Peter Sekules poses for a photo at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia September 29, 2023. REUTERS/Alasdair Pal "A symbol around the world and a national treasure turns 50," Australian P...

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Japan city introduces visitor tax for sustainable tourism

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October 2, 2023662 Views

The western Japanese city of Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, home to the centuries-old Itsukushima Shrine, one of Japan’s UNESCO World Heritage sites, has introduced a new tax on visitors to its sightseeing island, leading the nation’s initiative to preserve legacies and create sustainable tourism communities. While several major tourist cities such as the ancient capital of Kyoto have already levied a hotel tax, Hatsukaichi became Japan’s first municipality introducing a broader local tax exclusively imposed upon visitors to a sightseeing area, city officials said. On October 1, Hatsukaichi started collecting 100 yen ($0.68: $1=147.9 yen) from each tourist to Miyajima Island in the city’s southern region where the shrine is located. The tax is charged as a fee included in the boardi...

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Venice avoids being added to UNESCO list of endangered sites

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September 15, 2023677 Views

A UNESCO committee has decided not to add Venice to the organisation's World Heritage List in Danger, disregarding a recommendation from experts and sparing the Italian government from an embarrassing verdict on the city's condition. "The World Heritage Committee ... has made the decision not to inscribe Venice and its Lagoon on the World Heritage List in Danger," UNESCO, the U.N. cultural agency, said in a statement as the committee met in Riyadh. FILE PHOTO: Tourists in Venice, Italy August 22, 2023. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri Italian Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano said adding Venice to the list would have been an "undue move" not based on objective facts. "Venice, therefore, is not in danger," he said in a statement. Venice, known for its canals and cultural sites, has ...

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Worries abound that Mexico’s Maya Train will destroy jungle

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February 5, 2023875 Views

Miguel Ángel Díaz walks slowly so his footfall on dry leaves doesn’t drive away what he’s trying to find in this dense forest of seeded breadnut and sapodilla trees. Coming to a small wetland, a sign warns: Beware of the crocodile. Díaz, a tourist guide, shines a laser pointer at a woodpecker and a toucan, and then moves it over to the blue tail of a Yucatecan jay. He learned years ago to decipher the sounds of the Calakmul jungle in Mexico’s southern Yucatan. Although it’s high season, this recent morning Díaz had a hard time finding tourists to guide. Last year, just over 50,000 visitors came to Calakmul, home to an ancient Mayan city that today is a UNESCO world heritage site. A woman climbs up a pyramid in the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve at the Calakmul Mayan ruins in the Yuca...

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Dragons spotted in the ancient desert city of AlUla!

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August 26, 20221049 Views

House of The Dragon comes alive at Saudi Arabia’s UNESCO World Heritage site Fire-breathing dragons have been spotted squatting in the 2000-year-old Nabataean tombs of Hegra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in AlUla, Saudi Arabia. The highly anticipated epic fantasy drama, ‘House of the Dragon’, the prequel to HBO’s global phenomena series Game of Thrones, headed to the spectacular landscapes of AlUla as part of a promotional campaign to launch the series which airs worldwide and in the region on OSN+. The clip - released on social media - was shot on location at the archaeological and using CGI introduces Daemon Targaryen’s dragon, Vhagar, spreading carnage with his flames and formidable size. The celebrations continued with the House of the Dragon’s sigil emblazoned on AlUl...

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12 species in full bloom at Valley of Flowers

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June 2, 2022720 Views

Tourists were greeted by a floral landscape bathed in a splash of colours as the Valley of Flowers, a UNESCO world heritage site, nestled in the Himalayas in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district was opened for visitors on Wednesday. A total of 75 tourists including one foreigner visited the valley located at a height of over 10,000 feet on the opening day, Divisional Forest Officer Nanda Ballabh Joshi said. Flowers of 12 varieties are in full bloom these days in the valley spread over an area of 87.5 square km where 500 species of flowers grow between June-October, he said. The Valley of Flowers will remain open till October 31. Besides the flowers, visitors can also spot a variety of avian species and Himalayan herbs in the valley surrounded by snowclad peaks. However, visit...

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Archaeologists discover passageways in 3,000-year-old Peruvian temple

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May 31, 20221043 Views

A team of archaeologists has discovered a network of passageways under a more than 3,000-year-old temple in the Peruvian Andes. Chavin de Huantar temple, located in the north-central Andes, was once a religious and administrative center for people across the region. FILE PHOTO: The archaeological site of Chavin de Huantar, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site, is seen some 155 miles (250 km) north of Lima. REUTERS/Enrique Castro-Mendivil The passageways were found earlier in May and have features believed to have been built earlier than the temple's labyrinthine galleries, according to John Rick, an archaeologist at Stanford University who was involved in the excavation. Located 3,200 meters above sea level, at least 35 underground passageways have been found over the years o...

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Celebrate reopening of Laos with Avani

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May 23, 2022416 Views

As Laos reopens with a lifting of all entry requirements for vaccinated travellers Avani+ Luang Prabang Hotel, a stylish sanctuary in the heart of the Mekong Riverside town, inspires guests to benefit from an exclusive three-night package. Reconnect with this heritage destination and combine unique experiences in Luang Prabang as well as indulgent spa journeys. The UNESCO World Heritage site of Luang Prabang offers a picturesque fusion of traditional Laotian style blended with the French colonial influence of the 19th and 20th centuries as reflected in the architecture and colonnaded streets. A lively night market and exquisite bakeries line the main promenade, and culture vultures will be delighted to explore the pagoda studded temples and climb Mount Phousi viewpoint for the best van...

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Chile will reopen Easter Island to tourists in August

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May 21, 2022246 Views

Easter Island, one of Chile's biggest tourist attractions, will reopen to visitors starting Aug. 1 after access was restricted at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chile's government said on Friday. Easter Island, over 2,000 miles (3,219 km) from the coast of Chile, has over a thousand stone statues, giant heads that were carved centuries ago by the island's inhabitants, which have brought it fame and UNESCO World Heritage Site status. "As of August 1, an increase in flights (two or three weekly flights, according to the epidemiological situation) and the opening of tourism, in conditions which will be communicated in a timely manner, will be allowed," the economy ministry said in a statement. The government said it will improve health infrastructure to handle eventual ...

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Disco band rocks peace at historic monastery and, between two countries

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February 8, 2022296 Views

Greece protests to Turkey over ‘desecration’ at Sumela monastery Greece's foreign ministry said on Monday images showing a band dancing to electronic music at the former Orthodox Christian Sumela monastery in Turkey were "offensive" and "a desecration" of the monument. The ministry called on Turkish authorities "to do their utmost to prevent such acts from being repeated" and to respect the site, a candidate for UNESCO's list of world heritage sites. "The recent images that were displayed on social media, in which a foreign band seems to be dancing disco in the area of the Historical Monastery of Panagia Soumela, are a desecration of this Monument," it said. Turkish officials were not immediately available for comment. FILE PHOTO: A general view of the ancient Sumela Mona...