Profile David Berlanda

I was born in 1990 in Brno, in Czechoslovakia, today’s Czech Republic. My father is Italian and my mother Czech; we lived just for 3 years in Brno before moving to Italy, to Ala, in Trento Province. Despite of this, I conserved my double citizenship and I still use to pass part of my holidays at my grandparents’ house in Brno, where also live some of my relatives. After having finished the first year of the primary school in Ala, I moved to Rovereto (just 25 km away from my previous home) in 1997, and I completed there the primary and the secondary school. Then I moved again in 2005 to another house in the same town and then completed in 2009 the classical high school. Now I am attending the first year of the three-year course of International Studies at the Faculty of Sociology at the University of Trento. I can speak perfectly Italian and Czech, English at a good level and Spanish to some extent.
Obviously my main hobby is travelling and I cannot say when I became interested in it because my parents used to travel with me also when I was very small. However I have established in some way that the year 1997 is the first one of which I can remember my travels. At the beginning our travels were only occasional one day trips but they became soon more and more frequent. We began to do some more-than-one-day travels to Italian cities or regions, then flights to European capital cities and finally long car (our or rented) itineraries through one country each time. Now we use to travel almost every Sunday no more than 200 km away from Rovereto but above all to do more than 5 car or flight travels more-than-one-day long every year; in addiction there are 3 relaxing holidays in Brno every year. And there are the two main car travels of the year, usually one of about 10 days, the other of about 3 weeks.
I became aware of the world heritage very early, about in 1997, but I began to become seriously interest in it and to include WHS in my itineraries only several years later. The world heritage list is for me a sort of good guidebook and I try to include as many sites as possible in my travels as main destinations alongside some other places highly-rated in the guidebooks; in 2006 I began to add also tentative list sites. I also always use to keep myself informed about every aspect of the world heritage so I became deeply interested in it.
An important activity connected to travelling is planning the itineraries. I use to spend quite a lot of time planning every travel, to make it sure that every holiday results as good as possible. So I often download maps, opening times, descriptions… I also think that in the destination I choose everything, if possible, has to be visited before leaving.
Eventually I use to take many pictures of every monument I visit. The result is that in the last year I took more than 20000 pictures. Apart from the fact that I like watching and ordering them and trying to take them better and better, it is also the most useful way to remember the places I visited.
Finally, a last point for this short introduction to myself: what do I think about this website and why do I like to write my reviews on it? Well, I think that this is maybe the best site on the net to express my opinions about travelling and world heritage. Certainly I enjoy myself writing my reviews and spending time with the other possible activities on the site, even if I have always few time to do it. I think that these reviews are also very useful for improving my knowledge of world heritage and my English but also of art, history, geography and many other related arguments; in addiction I like to share my knowledge and experiences with those who would like to read about them. For these reasons, my reviews always include a part of description, partly done by myself, partly taken from the net or from tourist guidebooka and a part where my opinions and impressions are expressed. Therefore some reviews may be also very long, even if when I see that they are going to be infinite, I try to limit my description to the most important or the most basic data. However I hope my reviews will not be boring for anyone and just in case they will be, I hope some bored reader will excuse me. I'm also planning to restyle/rewrite my oldest reviews, which seem to be worse than the most recent ones because I was younger and had less experience.


I have visited 204 UNESCO WHS (195 cultural, 8 natural and 1 mixed in 21 countries); I count a site as visited if I have seen at least one monument or natural feature comprised in its core area - the asteriscs show how much I liked them and the year when I visited then for the first time (I consider the year 1997 as the first of which I can remember my travels):
AUSTRIA 8/8
 Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg *** 2003
 Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn *** 2003
 Hallstatt-Dachstein Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape * 2004
 Semmering Railway * 2007
 City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg *** 2007
 Wachau Cultural Landscape *** 2000
 Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape ** 2007
 Historic Centre of Vienna *** 1997
BELGIUM 10/10
 Flemish Béguinages *** (6/13: Big Béguinage of Mechelen; Béguinage of Tongeren; Small Béguinage in Ghent; Béguinage of Sint Amandsberg in Ghent; Big Béguinage in Leuven; Béguinage of Brugge) 2008
 La Grand-Place, Brussels *** 2010
 The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvičre and Le Roeulx (Hainault) ** 2008
 Belfries of Belgium and France ** (16/56: Our Lady's Cathedral in Antwerp; City Hall in Antwerp; Belfry and Halls in Brugge; Belfry, Cloth Hall and Old Prison in Ghent; Belfry with Cloth Hall in Ieper; Saint Peter's Church / Belfry in Leuven; Old Cloth Hall with Belfry in Mechelen ; Saint Rumbolds's Tower in Mechelen; City Hall with Belfry in Oudenaarde; Saint Germanus's Church with City Tower in Tienen; Our Lady's Cathedral with City Tower in Tongeren; Saint Leonard's Church in Zoutleeuw; Belfry of Mons; Belfry of Namur; Belfry of Tournai; Belfry of Amiens) 2008
 Historic Centre of Brugge *** 2008
 Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels) 4/4 (Tassel House; Solvay House; Van Eetvelde House; House and Workshop Horta) ***
 Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons) ** 2008
 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai ** 2008
 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex ** 2008
 Stoclet House ** 2010
CROATIA 1/7
 Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic Centre of Poreč *** 2008
CZECH REPUBLIC 12/12
 Historic Centre of Český Krumlov *** 2003
 Historic Centre of Prague *** 1998
 Historic Centre of Telč *** 1999
 Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora * 1999
 Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec *** (2/2: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St. Barbara; Our Lady's Cathedral) 1998
 Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape *** 1998
 Gardens and Castle at Kroměříž ** (2/2: Castle Garden and Castle; Pleasure Garden) 1999
 Holašovice Historical Village Reservation * 2006
 Litomyšl Castle ** 2000
 Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc * 1997
 Tugendhat Villa in Brno * 2003
 Jewish Quarter and Saint Procopius' Basilica in Třebíč ** 1999
FRANCE 24/35
 Palace and Park of Versailles *** 2003
 Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézčre Valley *** (4/15: Laugerie Basse near Les-Eyzies-de-Tayac - Sireuil; Grand Roc near Les-Eyzies-de-Tayac - Sireuil; Cap Blanc near Marquay; Cro of Granville near Rouffignac) 2005
 Vézelay, Church and Hill ** 2005
 Amiens Cathedral *** 2009
 Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments *** 2005
 Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay ** 2005
 Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange *** 2005
 From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the production of open-pan salt * 2005
 Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe ** 2005
 Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct) *** 2005
 Strasbourg – Grande île *** 2009
 Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Remi and Palace of Tau, Reims *** 2009
 Paris, Banks of the Seine *** 2003
 Bourges Cathedral *** 2005
 Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge *** 2005
 Canal du Midi ** 2005
 Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne *** 2005
 Historic Site of Lyons *** 2005
 Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France *** (20/78: Saint Seurin's Basilica in Bordeaux; Saint Michael's Basilica in Bordeaux; Saint Andrew's Cathedral in Bordeaux; Cathedral in Le-Puy-en-Velay; Saint James's Major Hospital in Le-Puy-en-Velay; Saint James's Church in Asquins; Saint Magdalen's Ancient Abbey Church in Vézelay; Saint Stephen's Cathedral in Bourges; Our Lady's Basilica in L'Épine; Church of Notre-Dame-en-Vaux in Châlons-en-Champagne; Saint James's of the Butcher's Church in Paris; Ancient Abbey Church in Saint-Gilles-du-Gard; Saint Sernin's Basilica in Toulouse; Saint James' Major Hospital in Toulouse; Saint Stephen's Cathedral in Cahors; Valentré Bridge in Cahors; Our Lady's Cathedral in Amiens; Saint Eutropius's Church in Saintes; Saint Hilary's the Great Church in Poitiers; Arles) 2005
 Belfries of Belgium and France ** (16/56: Our Lady's Cathedral in Antwerp; City Hall in Antwerp; Belfry and Halls in Brugge; Belfry, Cloth Hall and Old Prison in Ghent; Belfry with Cloth Hall in Ieper; Saint Peter's Church / Belfry in Leuven; Old Cloth Hall with Belfry in Mechelen ; Saint Rumbolds's Tower in Mechelen; City Hall with Belfry in Oudenaarde; Saint Germanus's Church with City Tower in Tienen; Our Lady's Cathedral with City Tower in Tongeren; Saint Leonard's Church in Zoutleeuw; Belfry of Mons; Belfry of Namur; Belfry of Tournai; Belfry of Amiens) 2008
 Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion ** 2005
 The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes *** 2005
 Bordeaux, Port of the Moon ** 2005
 Fortifications of Vauban * (1/13: Stronghold of Longwy) 2008
 Albi (Tarn): Urban Complex of Bricks, Cathedral, Berbie Palace, Bridge over the Tarn ** 2005
GERMANY 22/33
 Aachen Cathedral *** 2006
 Speyer Cathedral ** 2006
 Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square *** (1/2: Residence) 2006
 Pilgrimage Church of Wies ** 2006
 Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl ** 2006
 Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier *** (9/9: Amphiteatre in Trier; Moselle Bridge in Trier; Barbara's Baths in Trier; Porta Nigra in Trier; Imperial Baths in Trier; Aula Palatina in Trier; Cathedral in Trier; Our Lady's Church in Trier; Column in Igel) 2006
 Frontiers of the Roman Empire * (only in Germany) 2006
 Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin *** 2008
 Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch * 2006
 Maulbronn Monastery Complex *** 2006
 Town of Bamberg *** 2006
 Völklingen Ironworks ** 2006
 Messel Pit Fossil Site * 2006
 Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar and Dessau * (3/5: Main building of the Weimar Academy for Architecture and Building Arts - University in Weimar; Van-de-Velde's building of the Academy for Architecture and Building Arts - University in Weimar; House am Horn in Weimar) 2006 AT THAT TIME MY WHS NUMBER 100
 Cologne Cathedral *** 2006
 Classical Weimar ** (11/11: Goethe's House in Weimar; Schiller's House in Weimar; City Church, Herder's House, Old High School in Weimar; City Castle in Weimar; Widow's Palace in Weimar; Duchess Anna Amalia's Library in Weimar; Princes' Tomb, Historic Cemetery in Weimar; Park on the Ilm, Roman House, Goethe's Garden House with Garden in Weimar; Castle, Orangery, Castle Park Belvedere in Weimar; Castle, Castle Park Tiefurt in Weimar; Castle, Castle Park in Ettersburg) 2006
 Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin * 2008
 Wartburg Castle ** 2006
 Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen * 2006
 Upper Middle Rhine Valley ** 2006
 Old town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof *** 2006
 Berlin Modernism Housing Estates * (2/6: Schillerpark Estate, Big Siemensstadt Estate) 2008
1 former site:
 Dresden Elbe Valley *** 2006
GREECE 9/17
 Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae ** 2003
 Acropolis, Athens *** 2000
 Archaeological Site of Delphi *** 2000
 Meteora *** 2001
 Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus *** 2001
 Archaeological Site of Mystras *** 2003
 Archaeological Site of Olympia *** 2003
 Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios *** (1/3: Monastery of Hosios Loukas) 2003
 Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns *** (2/2: Archaeological Site of Mycenae; Archaeological Site of Tiryns) 2000
HOLY SEE 2/2
 Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura *** (12/16: Historic Centre of Rome; Complex of the Saint John's Lateran Basilica; Complex of Saint Mary's the Major Basilica; Saint Callisto's Palace; Chancellery Palace; Propaganda Fide Palace; Maffei Palace; Convertendi Palace; Propilei Palace; Pio Palace; Santo Uffizio Palace; Saint Paul's outside the Walls Basilica) 2001
 Vatican City *** 2001
HUNGARY 3/8
 Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue *** (2/2: Banks of the Danube, Buda Castle Quarter; Andrássy Avenue, Underground) 2004
 Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment ** 2004
 Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape ** 2007
ITALY 40/45
 Rock Drawings in Valcamonica *** (4/13: Luine in Darfo Boario Terme; Historical Antiquities in Cividate Camuno; Naquane near Capo di Ponte; Nadro near Ceto) 2004
 Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with "The Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci *** 2001
 Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura *** (12/16: Historic Centre of Rome; Complex of the Saint John's Lateran Basilica; Complex of Saint Mary's the Major Basilica; Saint Callisto's Palace; Chancellery Palace; Propaganda Fide Palace; Maffei Palace; Convertendi Palace; Propilei Palace; Pio Palace; Santo Uffizio Palace; Saint Paul's outside the Walls Basilica) 2001
 Historic Centre of Florence *** 2001
 Piazza del Duomo, Pisa *** 2001
 Venice and its Lagoon *** 1997
 Historic Centre of San Gimignano *** 2001
 City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto *** (20/25: City of Vicenza; Villa Trissino now Trettenero in Vicenza; Villa Gazzotti Grimani in Vicenza; Villa Almerico Capra called "La Rotonda" in Vicenza; Villa Angarano in Bassano del Grappa; Villa Caldogno in Caldogno; Villa Chiericati in Grumolo delle Abadesse; Villa Forni Cerato in Montecchio Precalcino; Villa Godi Malinverni in Lugo Vicentino; Villa Piovene in Lugo Vicentino; Villa Pisani Ferri in Lonigo; Villa Trissino in Sarego; Villa Badoer called "La Badoera" in Fratta Polesine; Villa Barbaro in Maser; Villa Emo in Vedelago; Villa Zeno in Cessalto; Villa Foscari called "La Malcontenta" in Mira; Villa Pisani in Montagnana; Villa Cornaro in Piombino Dese; Villa Serego in San Pietro in Cariano) 1997
 Crespi d'Adda ** 2003
 Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and its Po Delta *** (2/2: Ferrara; Diamantina) 1999
 Historic Centre of Naples *** 2006
 Historic Centre of Siena *** 2001
 Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna *** (7/8: Mausoleum of Galla Placidia; Basilica of Saint Vitale; Neonian Baptistry; Basilica of Saint Apollinare Nuovo; Arian Baptistry; Mausoleum of Theodoric; Basilica of Saint Apollinare in Classe Basilica) 1998
 Historic Centre of the City of Pienza ** 2002
 18th-Century Royal Palace at Caserta with the Park, the Aqueduct of Vanvitelli, and the San Leucio Complex *** 2006
 Archaeological Area of Agrigento *** 2007
 Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata *** (4/7: Pompei; Villa of the Mysteries in Pompei; Herculaneum; Poppea's Villa in Torre Annunziata) 2006
 Botanical Garden (Orto Botanico), Padua * 2005
 Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena ** 1997
 Costiera Amalfitana *** 2006
 Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto) ** (1/4: Cinque Terre but without Portovenere) 2005 AT THAT TIME MY WHS NUMBER 50
 Residences of the Royal House of Savoy *** (5/14: Command Zone in Turin; Madama Palace in Turin; Carignano Palace in Turin; Castle of the Valentino in Turin; Queen's Villa in Turin) 2002
 Villa Romana del Casale *** 2007
 Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia *** 2007
 Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula *** (1/3: Paestum, Velia, Carthusian monastery of Padula, Vallo di Diano but without Mount Cervati) 2006
 Historic Centre of Urbino *** 2002
 Villa Adriana (Tivoli) *** 2007
 Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco and Other Franciscan Sites *** (2/2: Town of Assisi but without Saint Damian, Hermitage of the Prisons, Sanctuary of Rivotorto and historic landscape; Basilica of Saint Mary of the Angels and Palace of the Captains of Forgiveness) 2002
 City of Verona *** 1997
 Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands) ** 2007
 Villa d'Este, Tivoli *** 2003
 Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily) *** (8/8: Caltagirone; Catania; Militello Val di Catania; Modica; Noto; Palazzolo Acreide; Ragusa; Scicli) 2007
 Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy ** (1/9: Sacro Monte del Rosario near Varese) 2007
 Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia *** (2/2: Etruscan Necropolis of Banditaccia near Cerveteri; Etruscan Necropolis of Monterozzi near Tarquinia) 2007
 Val d'Orcia * 2007
 Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica *** (3/3 Necropolis of Pantalica near Sortino; Epipolae, Achradina, Tyche, Neapolis, Euryalus Castle, Dionysian fortifications but without the Scala Greca area; Ortygia in Syracuse) 2007
 Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli *** 2005
 Mantua and Sabbioneta *** (2/2: Mantua; Sabbioneta) 1997
 Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes * 2009
 The Dolomites *** (4/9: Marmolada; Sciliar-Catinaccio; Rio delle Foglie; Dolomiti di Brenta) 1997
LUXEMBOURG 1/1
 City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications ** 2008
MALTA 3/3
 City of Valletta *** 2010
 Hal Saflieni Hypogeum *** 2010
 Megalithic Temples of Malta *** (6/6: Ġgantija Temples in Xagħra; Ħaġar Qim in Qrendi; Mnajdra in Qrendi; Ta' Hagrat in Mġarr; Skorba in Zebbiegh; Tarxien in Tarxien)
NETHERLANDS 7/9
 Schokland and Surroundings * 2008
 Defence Line of Amsterdam * (4/45: Fort along Nekkerweg in Beemster; Fortress - Defensive tower on the Ossenmarket in Weesp; Fortress in Muiden; West Battery in Muiden) 2008
 Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout ** 2008
 Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station) ** 2008
 Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder) * 2008
 Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House) * 2008
 Historic Centre of Amsterdam *** 2008
POLAND 5/13
 Cracow's Historic Centre *** 2005
 Wieliczka Salt Mine *** 2005
 Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) * (2/2: Auschwitz in Oświeçim; Birkenau in Oświeçim) 2005
 Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park * 2005
 Wooden Churches of Southern Little Poland * 2005
 Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica ** 2010
 Centennial Hall in Wrocław ** 2010
PORTUGAL 10/13
 Alto Douro Wine Region ** 2008
 Convent of Christ in Tomar *** 2008
 Cultural Landscape of Sintra *** 2008
 Historic Centre of Évora ** 2008
 Historic Centre of Guimarăes *** 2008
 Historic Centre of Oporto *** 2008
 Monastery of Alcobaça *** 2008
 Monastery of Batalha *** 2008
 Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon *** (2/2: Monastery of the Hieronymites; Tower of Belém) 2008
 Prehistoric Rock-Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde ** (only in Portugal; 2/17: Canada do Inferno but without Rego da Vide; Penascosa) 2008 AT THAT TIME MY WHS NUMBER 150
SAN MARINO 1/1
 San Marino Historic Centre and Mount Titano ** 2002
SLOVAKIA 7/7
 Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity *** 2010
 Levoča, Spišský Hrad and the Associated Cultural Monuments *** (2/2: Spišský Hrad and the its Associated Cultural Monuments; Levoča and the work of Master Paul in Spiš) 2010
 Vlkolínec * 2010
 Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst *** (only in Slovakia; 3/7: Component neighbouring Silica and Jasov; Component of Koniar plateau; Dobšinská Ice Cave) 2010
 Bardejov Town Conservation Reserve ** 2010
 Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians * (only in Slovakia; 1/10: Vihorlat) 2010
 Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of the Carpathian Mountain Area (9/9: Hervartov; Tvrdošín; Kežmarok; Leštiny; Church in Hronsek; Belfry in Hronsek; Bodružal; Ladomirová; Ruská Bystrá) ** 2010
SLOVENIA 1/1
 Škocjan Caves ** 2008
SPAIN 25/42
 Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada *** (2/2: Alhambra, Generalife; Albayzín) 2007
 Burgos Cathedral *** 2007
 Dońana National Park * 2007
 Historic Centre of Cordoba *** 2007
 Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid *** 2007
 Works of Antoni Gaudí *** (7/7: Güell Park in Barcelona; Güell Palace in Barcelona; Milá House in Barcelona; Vicens House in Barcelona; Nativity façade of Sagrada Familia (without the crypt) in Barcelona; Battló House in Barcelona; Crypt at the Colňnia Güell in Santa Coloma de Cervelló) 2007
 Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches *** 2007
 Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct *** 2007
 Historic City of Toledo *** 2007
 Mudejar Architecture of Aragon *** (8/10: Tower, ceiling and drum of the Saint Mary's de Mediavilla cathedral in Teruel; Saint Peter's tower and church in Teruel; Tower of the Saint Martin's church in Teruel; Tower of the Saviour's cathedral in Teruel; Apse and tower but without the cloister of the Saint Mary's collegiate church in Calatayud; Mudejar remains of the Aljafería Palace in Saragossa; Saint Paul's tower and church in Saragossa; Apse, parroquieta and drum of the Seo in Saragossa) 2007
 Old Town of Cáceres ** 2007
 Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville *** (3/3: Cathedral; Royal Alcazars; Archives de Indias) 2007
 Poblet Monastery *** 2007
 Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida ***(26/29: Aqueduct de los Milagros in Mérida; Saint Lazarus's Aqueduct in Mérida; Alcazaba in Mérida; Amphitheatre in Mérida; Trajan's Arch in Mérida; Saint Catherine's Basilica in Mérida; Saint Eulalia's Basilica in Mérida; Amphitheatre House in Mérida; Mithraeum House in Mérida; Circus in Mérida; Collection of Visigothic Art in Mérida; Columbaria in Mérida; Embankment of the Guadiana in Mérida; Proserpina Dam in Mérida; Municipal Forum in Mérida; Walls in Mérida; National Museum of Roman Art in Mérida; Saint Eulalia's Obelisk in Mérida; Bridge over the Albarregas in Mérida; Bridge over the Guadiana in Mérida; Theatre in Mérida; Diana's Temple in Mérida; Temple of the Concord in Mérida; Mars's Temple in Mérida; Baths in Mérida; Roman Baths in Alange) 2007
 Route of Santiago de Compostela *** 2007
 Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe ** 2007
 Historic Walled Town of Cuenca ** (4/4: Intra-muros precint; Quarter of the Castle; Saint Antonius's Quarter; Tiradores Quarter) 2007
 La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia ** 2007
 Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona (2/2: Palace of the Catalan Music; Saint Paul's Hospital)*** 2008
 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula * (1/727: Cabra Feixet near El Perelló) 2007
 University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares ** 2007
 Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco ***(14/14: Roman Walls in Tarragona; Imperial Cult Enclosure in Tarragona; Provincial Forum in Tarragona; Circus in Tarragona; Colonial Forum in Tarragona; Roman Theatre in Tarragona; Amphitheatre, Basilica, Romanesque Church in Tarragona; Palaeochristian Cemetery in Tarragona; Aqueduct in Tarragona; Tower of the Scipios in Tarragona; Médol Quarry in Tarragona; Centcelles Villa-mausoleum in Constantí; Villa dels Munts in Altafulla; Triumphal Arch in Roda de Barŕ) 2007
 Palmeral of Elche * 2007
 Aranjuez Cultural Landscape ** 2007
 Renaissance Monumental Ensembles of Úbeda and Baeza ** (2/2: Úbeda; Baeza) 2007
SWITZERLAND 4/10
 Convent of St Gall ** 2008
 Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair ** 2004
 Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzone ** 2005
 Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes * 2009
UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND 10/28
 Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites *** (2/2: Stonehenge and Associated Monuments; Avebury and Associated Monuments) 2009
 Blenheim Palace ** 2009
 City of Bath *** 2009
 Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret's Church *** 2007
 Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church *** (3/3: Cathedral; Saint Augustine's Abbey; Saint Martin's Church)2009
 Tower of London ** 2007
 Maritime Greenwich *** 2007
 Dorset and East Devon Coast ** (4/8: Orcombe Rocks to Chit Rocks; Chesil, the Fleet and Portland Coast; Bowleaze Cove to Peveril Point; New Swanage to Studland Bay) 2009
 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew ** 2007
 Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape * (2/10: Caradon Mining District; Tamar Valley Mining District but without Tavistock) 2009


I have visited 112 TENTATIVE LIST sites (97 cultural, 8 natural and 7 mixed in 14 countries):
AUSTRIA 5/10
 Abbey of Kremsmünster ** 2008
 Cultural Landscape of "Innsbruck-Nordkette/Karwendel" *** 1998
 Heiligenkreuz Abbey ** 2007
 Iron Trail with Erzberg and the Old Town of Steyr ***
 Old Part of Hall in Tirol *** 2006
BELGIUM 15/16
 The Arcades of Brussels: the Royal Arcades of Saint Humbert ** 2010
 The Spa Complex of Spa: from the Mondane Treatement to the Prestige Holiday ** 2008
 The Law Courts of Brussels ** 2010
 The Battlefield of Waterloo, the End of the Napoleonic Epic * 2008
 The Historic Medieval Core or the "Cuve" of Ghent and the two Abbeys that originated it *** 2008
 Palace of the Prince-Bishops of Ličge * 2008
 The Panorama of the Battle of Waterloo, Example Particularly Significant of the "Phenomenon of the Panoramas" ** 2008
 The Plateau of Hautes-Fagnes * 2008
 The Section Bavay-Tongeren of the Roman Road Boulogne-Cologne situated on the Territory of the Walloon Region * 2008
 The Citadels of the Meuse * 2008
 The Major Mining Sites of the Wallonia * 2008
 Leuven, University Buildings, the Heritage of six Centuries in the Core of the Historic Centre ** 2008
 Places of Memory and Monuments of the Great War: the Westhoek and Nearby Regions ** 2008
 Guiette House, Populierenlaan 32, Antwerp * 2008
 Historic Core of Antwerp - from the Scheldt to the Old Walls of about 1250 *** 2008
CROATIA 1/15
 City of Motovun * 2008
CZECH REPUBLIC 14/15
 Český Ráj (Czech Paradise) Rock Cities *** 2004
 Cultural Landscape of the Stud Farm at Kladruby nad Labem * 2007
 Extension of the World Heritage Site "Historic Centre of Prague" with the important Monuments in its Vicinity ** 2008
 Fishpond Network in the Třeboň Basin *** 2000
 Paper Mill at Velké Losiny * 2007
 Renaissance Houses at Slavonice *** 2004
 Sites of Great Moravia: Slavonic Fortified Settlement at Mikulčice - Church of St.Margaret at Kopčany * 2004
 The Betlém Rock Sculptures near Kuks ** 2009
 The Fortress of Terezín * 2008
 The Industrial Complexes at Ostrava ** 2007
 The Karlštejn Castle ** 2004
 The Spa at Luhačovice ** 2006
 The West Bohemian Spa Triangle ** 2009
 Žatec – the Hops Town ** 2008
FRANCE 3/34
 Saint Denis's Cathedral *** 2006
 The Ancient Towns of the Narbonensis and their Territory: Nîmes, Arles, Glanum, Aqueducts, Via Domitia *** 2005
 The Mediterranean Slopes of the Pyrenees ** 2007
GERMANY 7/14
 Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe with Hercules and water features. Staging power in the landscape ** 2006
 Corvey Abbey and Castle ** 2006
 Heidelberg Castle and Old Town ** 2006
 Mountain garden of Wilhelmshöhe ** 2006
 The Architectural and Urban Work of Le Corbusier – Two Houses of the Weissenhof-Siedlung in Stuttgart * 2008
 The Margravial Opera House Bayreuth - an Outstanding Place of the European Musical Culture ** 2006
 Schwetzingen: A Prince Elector's Summer Residence - Garden Design and Freemasonic Allusions ** 2006
GREECE 1/8
 The Palace of Knossos *** 2005
HOLY SEE 0/0
HUNGARY 3/11
 Frontiers of the Roman Empire – Ripa Pannonica in Hungary ** 2004
 Mediaeval Royal Seat and Parkland at Visegrád ** 2004
 The Mediaeval Castle-fort of Esztergom * 2004
 Ödön Lechner’s independent pre-modern architecture 2004 *
ITALY 21/39
 Alps: a) Western Alps, b) Dolomites, c) Eastern Alps *** 1997
 Bradyseism in the Flegrea Area *** 2006
 Citadel of Alessandria * 2007
 Cividale and the Early Centres of Lombard Power in Italy *** 2002
 Fortress Town of Palmanova * 2007
 Historic Centre of Lucca *** 2001
 Historic Centre of Parma *** 1998
 Historic Centre of Pavia and Chartreuse *** 2005
 Lake Maggiore and Lake d'Orta Lakelands ** 2004
 Medici Villas * 2007
 Mothia Island and Lilibeo: The Phoenician-Punic Civilization in Italy ** 2007
 Orvieto *** 2001
 Palermo and Monreale Cathedral *** 2007
 Scrovegni's Chapel *** 2002
 Taormina and Isola Bella ** 2007
 The Aniene valley and Villa Gregoriana in Tivoli ** 2007
 The City of Bergamo *** 1998
 The Marble Basin of Carrara ** 2007
 The Porticoes of Bologna * 1998
 Via Appia "Regina Viarum" *** 2003
 Villas of the Papal Nobility ***
 Volterra: Historical City and Cultural Landscape *** 2001
 Wine Grape landscapes: Langhe, Roero, Monferrato and Valtellina * 2009
LUXEMBOURG 2/2
 The Town and the Abbey of Echternach ** 2008
 The Town and the Castle of Vianden ** 2008
MALTA 7/7
 Cittadella (Victoria - Gozo) ** 2010
 Coastal Cliffs * 2010
 Knights' Fortifications around the Harbours of Malta ** 2010
 Maltese Catacomb Complexes *** 2010
 Mdina (Citta' Vecchia) *** 2010
 Qawra/Dwejra *** 2010
 Victoria Lines Fortifications * 2010
NETHERLANDS 4/10
 Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie (New Dutch Inundation Line) * 2008
 Noordoostpolder (North East Polder) * 2008
 Van Nelle Fabriek (Van Nelle Factory) * 2008
 Voormalige Nazorgkolonie en Sanatorium 'Zonnestraal' (former Aftercare Colony and 'Sunray' Sanatorium) * 2008
POLAND 0/6
PORTUGAL 9/13
 Arrabida * 2008
 Coimbra University ** 2008
 Forest Park of the Discalced Carmelites, Bucaco ** 2008
 Fortifications of Elvas * 2008
 Historic Centre of Santarem * 2008
 Dinosaur Tracks * 2008
 Mafra Palace, Convent and Royal Hunting Park ** 2008
 Pombaline 'Baixa' or Downtown of Lisbon *** 2008
 Town of Marvao and the craggy mountain on which it is located ** 2008
SAN MARINO 0/0
SLOVAKIA 8/13
 Gemer and Abov churches with the medieval wall paintings * 2010
 Natural and Cultural Landscape of Danube Region *** 1998
 Geyser in Herlany * 2010
 Limes Romanus - The Roman antique monuments on the Middle Danube * 2010
 Original Meadow - Pasture Sites of Slovakia ** 2010
 Sites of Great Moravia: Slavonic Fortified Settlement at Mikulčice – Church of St. Margaret at Kopčany * 2007
 The concept of the lenticular historical town core of Košice City ** 2010
 The Memorial of Chatam Sófer * 2007
SLOVENIA 1/5
 Classic Karst * 2008
SPAIN 7/24
 Bulwarked Frontier Fortifications * 2007
 Greek Archaeological Ensemble in Empúries, l'Escala, Girona ** 2007
 Renaissance and Baroque Architecture in the City of Granada (extension of Granada) *** 2007
 Roman Ways. Itineraries of the Roman Empire * 2007
 The Mediterranean Facet of the Pyrenees (France-Spain) ** 2007
 The Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial and Natural Surroundings * 2007
 The Silver Route ** 2007
SWITZERLAND 0/2
UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND 5/15
 Chatham Naval Dockyard ** 2009
 Darwin's Home and Workplace: Down House and Environs * 2009
 Shakespeare's Stratford ** 2009
 The Great Western Railway: Paddington-Bristol * 2007
 The New Forest ** 2009


PAST MAIN TRAVELS longer than one day
September 2000: Greece + Pesaro 5 days
March 2001: Florence 2 days
June 2001: northern and central Tuscany 3 days
September 2001: Greece + Ancona 7 days
December 2001: Rome and Vatican City + Orvieto 2 days
May 2002: Umbria + Sansepolcro and Forlě 3 days
June 2002: Umbria + Pienza, Montepulciano and Arezzo
August-September 2002: Marche + San Marino, Rimini and Faenza 6 days
February-March 2003: Rome and Vatican + Tivoli 3 days
June 2003: Ferrara and Ravenna 2 days
June 2003: Paris + Versailles and Auxerre 4 days
September 2003: southern Greece 7 days
February 2004: Florence 2 days
2004: Munich + Herrenchiemsee 2 days
July-August 2004: Czech Paradise and western part of Central Bohemia 3 days
September 2004: Budapest and north-western Hungary 4 days
April 2005: Genoa and Cinque Terre 3 days
June 2005: Crete 5 days
August 2005: central Little Poland 3 days
August-September 2005: southern and central France + Bellinzona and Aosta 15 days
October-November 2005: Rome and Vatican + Ostia Antica 4 days
February 2006: Paris + Saint-Denis 4 days
April 2006: Southern Bohemia 2 days
June 2006: Ravenna + Faenza 2 days
June 2006: Campania 7 days
August-September 2006: southern and central Germany 14 days
November 2006: Province of Varese + Crespi d'Adda 2 days
December 2006: northern Tuscany 3 days
February 2007: London 5 days
February-March 2007: northern and central Tuscany 2 days
March 2007: Munich 2 days
April 2007: Florence 2 days
April 2007: Semmering railway, southern Neusiedlersee and Sopron 2 days
April-May 2007: southern and central Friuli-Venezia Giulia 2 days
June 2007: Sicily 10 days
August-September 2007: southern and central Spain + southern Languedoc-Roussillion 21 days
October-November 2007: Latium + Pienza 5 days
December 2007: Turin 2 days
February 2008: Barcelona 4 days
February 2008: central and southern Greece 5 days
May-June 2008: Trieste, Karst and Istria 5 days
June-July 2008: Portugal 11 days
August-September 2008: Belgium, Luxembourg, Belgium + Sankt Gallen and Liechtenstein 20 days
October 2008: Berlin and Potsdam 5 days
February 2009: Madrid 4 days
April 2009: Western Bohemia 2 days
May 2009: Salzburg 2 days
July-August 2009: Southern and central England + Reims, Laon, Amiens and Lucerne 15 days
November 2009: Central and western Tuscany 4 days
December 2010: San Marino, San Leo and south eastern Emilia-Romagna 3 days
February 2010: Malta + Florence and Pisa 10 days
April 2010: Wrocław and Silesia 3 days
June 2010: Pavia and province 2 days
June 2010: Bruxelles 4 days
July-August Central and Eastern Slovakia 9 days


TRAVEL PLANS
September-October 2010: Croatia and Montenegro 14 days
November 2010: Istanbul 5 days