The town is home to a UNESCO world heritage site (Image: Getty Images) Völklingen in Germany is a great place to visit if you’re looking for somewhere a bit more unheard of. The country’s biggest ironworks has been named a UNESCO World Heritage site and visitors can tour the industrial relic. It is also home to a cultural centre which is an atmospheric area often featuring exhibitions and live shows.
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The town is one of the world’s only original and well-preserved industrial ironworks, a unique monument to the area's history. No other historic blast-furnace complex that demonstrates the entire process of pig-iron production has survived the passing of time in the same way.