Andrew_Kerr Profile
I wouldn't say I let UNESCO listings dictate where I go but whenever I have decided to go somewhere I check to see what is nearby. UNESCO sites, tentative sites and former tentative sites are usually worth a visit.
Recent Reviews Andrew_Kerr
Duomo di Milano (T)
Andrew_Kerr UK - 13-Jan-25
There's an old adage that goes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and for me Milan Cathedral has one of the most beautiful west fronts of any cathedral I've visited.How anyone can stand before Milan Cathedral and not be blown away by the sheer size and beauty of the building is beyond me. I'd say it's much more impressive than, for example, Westminster Abbey that looks like a Gothic tick box of building style.Milan Cathedral is different and it was different a long time ago, it bucked the trend, it dared to be different, it did what cathedrals are supposed to do, it wowed people, it made them feel that here, was a special place. A quick check on Wikipedia describes the building as groundbreaking and I totally agree
Read OnPlace des Vosges de Paris (T)
Andrew_Kerr UK - 12-Jan-25
Stunning 17th century square in the Marais district of Paris. When it was completed in 1612 (as the Place Royale) it instantly became one of THE places to live in Paris if you were wealthy or nobility and that has never changed.
The "place" is actually a square surrounded by vaulted continuous buildings on all sides with a central garden and fountain.
I've visited a couple of times and it's always a pleasure to wander around the arcades.
Not sure why it was rejected from the Tentative list, it ticks all the boxes for a full listing.
Eltz Castle (T)
Andrew_Kerr UK - 12-Jan-25
Berg Eltz is a spectacular medieval castle overlooking the Moselle valley and midway between Koblenz and Trier.I visited the castle as a detour on a wine tour of the Moselle valley and only got to know about it thanks to a couple I met at dinner in my hotel who were most insistent that if I only visit one castle in the area, make sure it's this one.It was a worthwhile detour, the road up to the castle is full of switchbacks and fairly steep but the journey is rewarded with the sight of the castle perched high above the valley below.The inside was typical of most castles where there are still people living and I found it a bit boring to be honest but there's no question that the appeal of this castle is the setting and the impressive layout
Read OnDeath Valley National Park (T)
Andrew_Kerr UK - 12-Jan-25
America has a wealth of diverse national parks that cover everything from forests, mountains, canyons, lakes, rivers and of course, deserts.In Death Valley they have the hottest desert in America, the lowest point below sea level and some truly incredible landscapes.I visited Death Valley in August 2018 en route from Nevada to California. I was on the road early that day and stopped a few miles short of Death Valley to chat to a group of bikers. When I told them where I was headed their advice was to "get out of there before 10:30 as the heat is unbearable by then"
Read OnAncient Thebes
Andrew_Kerr UK - 05-Jan-25
I'm no historian but history is one the things in life that interests me greatly and there are fewer places anywhere that can boast the riches of history that is available in modern day Luxor. There is just so much to see and do that I couldn't manage it all in a 2 week vacation and had to return the following year for another 2 weeks.At times you can feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume of things to see.In the immediate vicinity you have the temples at Luxor and Karnak, with Karnak being particularly impressive due to the sheer scale of it. Across the Nile there is the Valley of the Kings and the Temple of Hatshepsut
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- Andrew_Kerr
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- Old City of Havana or Valley of the Kings
Recently Visited WHS
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Visited WHS
Rating StatsBrugge 5Kotor 5Mostar 5Rhodes 5Riga 5Rome 5Verona 5Acropolis 4.5Budapest 4.5City of Bath 4.5Edinburgh 4.5Florence 4.5Istanbul 4.5Mystras 4.5Oporto 4.5Prague 4.5Westminster 4.5Corfu 4Ephesus 4Granada 4Kraków 4Modena 4Naples 4Pompei 4Salzburg 4Sintra 4Tallinn 4Vienna 4Belem 3.5Guimarães 3.5Ironbridge Gorge 3.5Kairouan 3.5Lake District 3.5Medina of Sousse 3.5Pergamon 3.5Sighisoara 3.5Thessalonika 3.5Vilnius 3.5Belfries 3Saltaire 2.5Reviewed WHS
Visited TWHS
- Ancient Greek Theatres (T)
- Archaeological site of Ancient Messene (T)
- Arsenal de Rochefort et fortifications de l'estuaire de la Charente (T)
- Central Park (T)
- City of Motovun (T)
- City of York: historic urban core (T)
- Ellis Island (T)
- Fortified Manasija Monastery (T)
- Gorge of Samaria National Park (T)
- Historical Lisbon, Global City (T)
- Historical-town planning ensemble of Ston (T)
- Jerusalem (T)
- Knights Fortifications around the Harbours of Malta (T)
- Kyiv: Saint Sophia Cathedral with Related Monastic Buildings, St. Cyril's and St. Andrew's Churches, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra (T)
- Le Portail du Monastère de Ripoll (T)
- Les Plages du Débarquement, Normandie, 1944 (T)
- Mdina (Citta Vecchia) (T)
- Rocks of Belogradchik (T)
- Rouen : ensemble urbain à pans de bois, cathédrale, église Saint-Ouen, église Saint Maclou (T)
- Smederevo Fortress (T)
- The Bodrum Castle (T)
- The historic town of Korcula (T)
- The historic urban site of Počitelj (T)
Reviewed TWHS
- Duomo di Milano (T)
- Place des Vosges de Paris (T)
- Eltz Castle (T)
- Death Valley National Park (T)
- Shakespeare's Stratford (T)
- SS Great Britain (T)
- Cambridge Colleges and Backs (T)
- The historic urban site of Počitelj (T)
- Trakai Historical National Park (T)
- Historical-town planning ensemble of Ston (T)
- City of Motovun (T)
- Rocks of Belogradchik (T)
- The historic town of Korcula (T)
- Gorge of Samaria National Park (T)