Saint-Étienne Cathedral
Neo-Gothic cathedral in Saint-Étienne, France, built 1912–1923 and elevated to cathedral status in 1970. An ambitious unfinished monument to early 20th-century religious aspiration.
UNESCO World Heritage Sites Near Lomé: the Royal Palaces of Abomey and the W-Arly-Pendjari Complex
Togo has no UNESCO sites. Nearest: Royal Palaces of Abomey in Benin (140 km east, inscribed 1985) — seat of the Kingdom of Dahomey for 2+ centuries; and the W-Arly-Pendjari wildlife complex (2019).
UNESCO World Heritage Sites Near Yamoussoukro: Comoé National Park and the Historic Town of Grand-Bassam
Côte d’Ivoire has 4 UNESCO sites accessible from Yamoussoukro: Comoé NP (500 km NE), Taï NP with West African chimpanzees (450 km SW), and colonial Grand-Bassam (250 km SE).
UNESCO World Heritage Sites Near Praia: Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande
Cape Verde’s only UNESCO site — Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande (2009) — is 15 km from Praia and holds the oldest European colonial church in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Pelourinho slave trade monument.
UNESCO World Heritage Sites Near Victoria: the Aldabra Atoll and the Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve
Seychelles has 2 UNESCO sites accessible from Victoria: the Vallée de Mai on Praslin (coco de mer palms, 45 km) and Aldabra Atoll (100,000 giant tortoises, 1,150 km southwest).
UNESCO World Heritage Sites Near Moroni: Aldabra Atoll and the Ancient Town of Kilwa Kisiwani
Comoros has no UNESCO sites. The nearest is Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles (1,200 km southeast) — the world’s second largest atoll, home to 100,000 giant tortoises, accessible only by special permit.
UNESCO World Heritage Sites Near Yaren: Nauru Phosphate Heritage and the Marshall Islands WWII Sites
Nauru has no UNESCO sites. The Topside phosphate plateau — where 90 years of extraction left a landscape of coral limestone pinnacles — is the island’s most distinctive heritage feature, 15 min from Yaren.
Christ Church, Wheelock
An active Anglican parish church in Wheelock, Cheshire, forming part of a united benefice within the diocese of Chester.
Christ Church, Worthing
A Victorian church of flint built in 1843 to serve Worthing’s poor, Christ Church remains the second oldest Church of England structure in the town centre.
Schloss Rosenau, Coburg
The childhood home of Prince Albert, consort to Queen Victoria, Schloss Rosenau is a converted Bavarian castle that shaped a future king of British influence.