As with most World Heritage sites in Egypt the Nubian Monuments is not one single place to visit but many spread over a couple of hundred kilometres. This was my …
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About bergecn
- Member since
- July 2018
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- #434
- WHS
- 125
- Tentative Sites
- 86
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- Reviews
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World Heritage Sites
- Aleppo 5.0
- Palmyra 5.0
- Bahá’i Holy Places 5.0
- Red Fort 5.0
- Pyramids (Memphis) 5.0
- Crac des Chevaliers 5.0
- Nubian Monuments 5.0
- Epidaurus 5.0
- Göbekli Tepe 5.0
- Mystras 5.0
- Olympia 5.0
- Old City of Jerusalem 5.0
- Damascus 5.0
- Samarkand 5.0
- Siena 5.0
- Masada 5.0
- Speyer Cathedral 5.0
- Hallstatt-Dachstein 5.0
- Wachau Cultural Landscape 5.0
- Ephesus 5.0
- Monticello 5.0
- Namib Sand Sea 5.0
- Drottningholm 5.0
- Petra 5.0
- Bethlehem 5.0
- Göreme NP and Cappadocia 5.0
- Selimiye Mosque 5.0
- Wadi Rum 5.0
- Canterbury 5.0
- Archaeological Site of Delphi 5.0
- Meteora 5.0
- Saint Catherine Area 4.5
- Mycenae and Tiryns 4.5
- Graz 4.5
- Pergamon 4.5
- Hattusha 4.5
- Visby 4.5
- Luther Memorials 4.0
- Nemrut Dag 4.0
- Kremlin and Red Square 4.0
- Divrigi 4.0
- Hierapolis-Pamukkale 4.0
- Safranbolu 4.0
- Troy 4.0
- Assisi 4.0
- Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae 4.0
- Rhodes 4.0
- Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios 4.0
- Québec 4.0
- Old City of Acre 4.0
- Ancient villages of Northern Syria 4.0
- Rabat 4.0
- Erbil Citadel 4.0
- Aphrodisias 4.0
- Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town 3.5
- Byblos 3.5
- Bursa and Cumalikizik 3.5
- Itchan Kala 3.5
- Baptism Site "Bethany Beyond the Jordan" 3.5
- Twyfelfontein 3.5
- Ani 3.5
- Baalbek 3.5
- Aquileia 3.5
- Xanthos-Letoon 3.5
- Old City of Berne 3.5
- Quseir Amra 3.5
- Ancient Merv 3.5
- Jeju 3.5
- Bukhara 3.5
- Wadi Al-Hitan 3.0
- Kunya-Urgench 3.0
- Ancient Thebes 3.0
- Çatalhöyük 3.0
- Caves of Maresha and Bet Guvrin 3.0
- Diyarbakir Fortress and Hevsel Gardens 3.0
- Archaeological site of Philippi 3.0
- Historic Cairo 3.0
- Nisa 2.5
- Abu Mena 2.5
- Um er-Rasas 2.5
- Arslantepe Mound 2.0
- Sana'a 1.5
Tentative Sites
- Archaeological site of Ancient Messene
- Ugrarit
- Temple of Hator built by Ramses III
- St. Paul Church
- Ishak Pasha Palace
- Alexandria
- Old Town of Nablus and its environs
- Tushpa/Van Fortress
- Dura Europos
- The Tombstones of Ahlat
- Welwitschia Plains
- St. Nicholas Church
- Lake Tuz
- Ancient City of Aspendos
- Egyptian Museum
- Gdansk - Town of Memory and Freedom
- Harran and Sanliurfa
- Mardin Cultural Landscape
- Jerusalem
- Archaeological Site of Nikopolis
- Etosha Pan
- Archaeological Site of Sagalassos
- Jerash Archaeological City
- Ancient Cities of Lycian Civilization
- Akdamar Church
- Sultan Bayezid II Complex
- Archaeological Site of Priene
- Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
- Caesarea
- Sea of Galilee
- Alanya
- Ebla
- El Fayoum
- Minia
- Maaloula
- Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization
- Bet She'an
- Knights Fortifications around Harbours of Malta
- Apamee
- Le Panorama de la Bataille de Waterloo
- Vespasianus Titus Tunnel
- Dardanelles and Gallipoli Battle Zones
- Archaeological Site of Perge
- Hatay, St. Pierre Church
- Mount Gerizim and the Samaritans
- Ancient Greek Theatres
- D-Day Landing Beaches, Normandy, 1944
- The wider area of Mount Olympus
- Archaeological site of Laodikeia
- Sebastia
- Tartus
- Abydos
- Wadi Gaza Coastal Wetlands
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Reviews by bergecn
Sumela Monastery (On tentative list)
Sumela Monastery
After several years of extensive renovations the Sümela Monastery (Μονή Παναγίας Σουμελά) was reopened partially in 2019 and 2020. We were very lucky to participate in a restricted service on …
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bergecn
21/09/23
Luther Memorials (Inscribed)
Luther Memorials
It’s now eight years after the 500 year celebrations of Martin Luther’s public display of his 95 theses nailed to the door of the church at the Wittenberg castle. Calm …
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bergecn
15/09/23
Archaeological site of Ancien… (On tentative list)
Archaeological site of Ancient Messene
Back to Ancient Messene after many years. What a difference! Today (in 2022) it easily competes with Delphi and Olympia as a well kept, well presented and rich archaeological site …
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bergecn
30/08/22
Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea… (Inscribed)
Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios
If it were not located next to a busy modern day national road one could imagine the Daphni Monastery to be located in Shakespeare’s Athenian forest with elves, kings and …
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bergecn
10/05/22
Abydos (On tentative list)
Abydos
Abydos is a gem on the tentative list (since 2003). Together with Heliopolis, Hermopolis and Amarna, the site was one of the most important religious centres in pharaonic Egypt. It …
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bergecn
01/06/21
Archaeological Site of Sagala… (On tentative list)
Archaeological Site of Sagalassos
Sagalassos is situated in the Western Taurus mountains, about 120 km north of Antalya, in the Turkish province of Burdur (Ağlasun). The city is embedded in the Taurus Mountain chain, …
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bergecn
11/08/20
The Tombstones of Ahlat (On tentative list)
The Tombstones of Ahlat
Ahlat is located in Turkey’s eastern province of Bitlis, west of Lake Van - or as it is called by the locals the Sea of Van - approximately 44 kilometres …
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bergecn
28/07/20
Ani (Inscribed)
Ani
We visited Ani (on the UNESCO list since 2016) in February 2020. We had travelled on the Eastern Express Train from Ankara to Kars and then another 42km to the …
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bergecn
21/05/20
Divrigi (Inscribed)
Divrigi
We visited the Divriği Great Mosque (Ulu Camii) and Hospital (Darüşşifası), an extraordinary example of Islamic art, twice in recent months. Once in spring amidst a deep green landscape coming …
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bergecn
18/03/20
Troy (Inscribed)
Troy
Troy is perhaps one of the most iconic sites, not because of the ruins but because its legendary place in history and literature. It is a good moment to visit …
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bergecn
28/01/20
Hattusha (Inscribed)
Hattusha
Hattuşa is a key site for getting a good understanding of one of the major Bronze Age civilisations in the Eastern Mediterranean, contemporary to the Minoans and the early dynasties …
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bergecn
11/01/20
Nemrut Dag (Inscribed)
Nemrut Dag
On 1 November 2019 we left Adıyaman at mid-day to go to Mount Nemrut (Nemrut Dağ). It takes about 70 km to get there (best way is to go by …
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bergecn
05/11/19