<P> "The Ligurian coast between Cinque Terre and Portovenere is a cultural landscape of great scenic and cultural value . The layout and disposition of the small towns and the shaping of the surrounding landscape, overcoming the disadvantages of a steep, uneven terrain, encapsulate the continuous history of human settlement in this region over the past millennium ." </P> <P> Hortobágy National Park is the largest continuous natural grassland in Europe, which means that it was not formed as a result of deforestation or river control . The first Hungarian national park (established in 1973), it is the country's largest protected area (82 thousand hectares). A significant part of it is Biosphere Reserve and a quarter of its area enjoys international protection under the Ramsar Convention on the conservation of wetlands . </P> <P> The area exhibits a profusion of distinctive rock landforms rising above the granite shield that covers much of Zimbabwe . The large boulders provide abundant natural shelters and have been associated with human occupation from the early Stone Age right through to early historical times, and intermittently since . They also feature an outstanding collection of rock paintings . The Matopo Hills continue to provide a strong focus for the local community, which still uses shrines and sacred places closely linked to traditional, social and economic activities . </P> <P> "The 18th - and 19th - century cultural landscape of Dresden Elbe Valley...features low meadows, and is crowned by the Pillnitz Palace and the centre of Dresden with its numerous monuments and parks from the 16th to 20th centuries . The landscape also features 19th - and 20th - century suburban villas and gardens and valuable natural features ." </P>

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