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Great Zimbabwe is an archaeological complex comprising the Hill Ruins, the Great Enclosure and the Valley Ruins. Built between the 11th and 15th centuries, the Shona city brings together dry-stone architecture and places with continuing spiritual significance.
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Gros Islet is a convenient base for visiting Pigeon Island, a historic site with fortifications, short trails and views towards Rodney Bay and the northwest coast. Postpone the visit during the announced closure from 1 to 30 September 2026.
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Gros Piton offers a demanding mountain hike with steep, rocky sections in Saint Lucia’s Pitons landscape. The round trip usually takes four to six hours and requires a certified local guide.
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The Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor places Geechee heritage in the context of the southeastern Atlantic coast. Sapelo Island offers a way to encounter that culture through its marshes and the living community of Hog Hammock.
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Gyeonggi Province is mentioned as an alternative in South Korea if visits to areas near the Demilitarized Zone are cancelled.
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Gyeongju is best understood as an ancient Silla capital whose heritage is spread across burial mounds, palace remains and Buddhist sanctuaries. The museum and area-based routes help make sense of this archaeological landscape.
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Gyeongju National Museum presents collections about Silla and objects from Donggung and Wolji. Its galleries and outdoor displays provide context for interpreting the city’s burial mounds, pagodas and archaeological finds.
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The sources present Győr as a Hungarian urban base particularly useful for visiting Pannonhalma without a car. From here, travellers can continue by bus to Pannonhalma centre or the abbey’s main gate, or take the train followed by a walk.
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Hahoe, in Andong, is an inhabited village whose layout brings together homes, fields, woodland and the Nakdong River. Its houses and communal spaces offer insight into the social order of Joseon Korea and a cultural landscape shaped by local life.
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Haʻamonga ʻa Maui is a large coral-limestone trilith at Heketā, near Niutōua, on Tongatapu. It is best understood together with Lapaha, since both form part of the territorial story of Tonga’s ancient capitals.
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Hallig Hooge is a small inhabited island in an exposed landscape, with homes grouped on raised artificial mounds called warften. A circular walk along the dike offers a view of the terrain and its relationship to island life.
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Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam. The available information identifies it as a reference point for the country, but does not provide details for planning a visit or getting around the city.
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Harar Jugol is a fortified historic town in Ethiopia, with walls dating from the 13th to 16th centuries and a lived-in urban fabric. Its lanes, Harari homes and religious spaces reveal a living town, not just its monuments.
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Havana is the capital of Cuba, an island country in the Caribbean. The consulted information also lists Spanish as the country’s language.
Explore the place →Hazorchashma marks the upper end of the Seven Shing Lakes in the Fann Mountains. Local programs describe reaching it on foot from the Nofin area, as part of a route through the valley.
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Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump is an archaeological and cultural landscape in the foothills of southern Alberta. Its interpretive centre, viewpoints and trails explain how Blackfoot or Niitsitapi peoples organized communal bison hunts by using the terrain.
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Hegra brings together Nabataean rock-cut funerary façades and water systems across an extensive caravan settlement. Its scale merits a visit of its own.
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Heimaey brings together port life, memories of the 1973 eruption and a lava-shaped landscape. Eldheimar tells the story of the evacuation, while Eldfell offers a view of the island’s volcanic terrain.
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