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The Great Spa Towns of Europe Association Runs First General Assembly in Bad Ems, Germany – the Town of its New Chair
October 2025 The Great Spa Towns of Europe Association Runs First General Assembly in Bad Ems, Germany – the Town of its New Chair For the first time, members of The Great Spa Towns of Europe Association will meet in Bad Ems, Germany, for a series of meetings and site...
Bath Revealed as the UK’s Best City as it Wins Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice Awards 2025
October 2025 The City of Bath is revealed as the UK’s best city! Bath scoops top spot in prestigious Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice Awards 2025 After coming 6th in 2024, the City of Bath has been revealed today as the ‘Best UK City’ by Condé Nast...
WahreWunderBänke (Witty Wonder Benches) Inaugurated in Baden-Baden, Germany
September 2025 Last Friday (12th September), the Minister of State Development and Housing, which heads the World Heritage Sites in Baden-Württemberg, inaugurated the first set of the so-called WahreWunderBänke in Baden-Baden, Germany. WahreWunderBänke (Witty Wonder...
GSTE Attends ‘We Are Site Managers International Symposium’ in Indonesia
August 2025 The Secretary General of The Great Spa Towns of Europe is in Indonesia for the second edition of the 'We Are Site Managers International Symposium', from 23 - 28 August 2025. Alongside other guardians of World Heritage from across the globe, our Secretary...
WIEDERERWACHT: DAS TURNIERGEBÄUDE ERSTRAHLT IN NEUEM GLANZ
August 2025 Mayor Dr. Dirk Vogel and many sponsors and guests of honor opened the newly renovated building with a celebration on Thursday The Bad Kissingen tournament hall in the Au district lay dormant for many years, not 100. Last year, it was renovated and...
UNESCO’s 47th World Heritage Committee: a New Exhibition, Insights and Ceremony in Paris
July 2025 Every year, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) runs a World Heritage Committee, where countries and passionate professionals from across the globe to inscribe, discuss, conserve and protect the world’s most treasured...
World Heritage Capacity-Building: Baden bei Wien Hosts Restoration Workshop with Professional Training for Craftsmen and Planners
June 2025 Baden bei Wien, one of The Great Spa Towns of Europe, hosted a week-long façade restoration workshop, focusing on professional training for craftspeople and planners. This was the first time that the Austrian Federal Monuments Authority (Bundesdenkmalamt)...
Vichy Pastille – Vichy Celebrates 200 Years of the Iconic Pastille
June 2025 Vichy, the French Great Spa Town, celebrated an important anniversary – 200 years of the Vichy pastille! Since its creation in 1825 by chemist Jean-Pierre-Joseph d'Arcet, the Vichy pastille has spanned the ages and remained an essential symbol of Vichy to...
City of Bath Endorses Management Plan – the First Combining Two Inscriptions in the World
June 2025 The City of Bath has endorsed its World Heritage Site Management Plan - thought to be the first management plan combining two inscriptions in the world! Bath is exceptional in having two UNESCO inscriptions. It was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1987...
New Art Gallery GALERIE MARIENBAD opens in Mariánské Lázně
June 2025 In the heart of Mariánské Lázně, on the town's historic colonnade, GALERIE MARIENBAD has opened as an exciting new space for visual art, exhibiting contemporary works. GALERIE MARIENBAD opened on 9th May with an exhibition of the visual artist Václav Malina,...