Peter Hanecak

1/3 "The sites fighting to be removed from the #Unesco #WorldHeritage List

It recognises places of "outstanding universal value" and can catapult lesser-known sites to global fame. So why are some places pleading to be removed from the list?"

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20260611-the-sites-fighting-to-be-removed-from-unesco

The sites fighting to be removed from the Unesco World Heritage List

It recognises places of "outstanding universal value" and can catapult lesser-known sites to global fame. So why are some places pleading to be removed from the list?

BBC
Jun 15 at 7:04pmFedilab
Show threadPeter Hanecak4d ago
2/3 "Set in the mountains of central Slovakia, the tiny village of #Vlkolínec is a picture-perfect medieval hamlet with more houses than people. Its roughly 20 full-time residents live in 45 fairytale-like cottages painted in bright colours clustered around an 18th-Century bell tower."
Show threadPeter Hanecak4d ago
3/3 "Because of Vlkolínec's distinctive architecture, this remarkably intact settlement was added by the United Nations as a World Heritage site in 1993. Since then, more than 100,000 visitors have descended on the community every year. Recently, some locals have argued that the designation and associated tourism has created more issues than they're worth and want to have the village delisted."