Joyce Van Soest

Member since December 2005

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My most impressive site: Decani Monastery, Kosovo (it is not only a beautiful monastery, but going to the monastry protected by armed soldiers is an experience by itself)

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Masjed-e Jâme' by marcel staron

Masjed-e Jâme' (Inscribed)

Masjed-e Jâme'

The Jameh Mosque is the third World Heritage Site in the beautiful city of Esfahan (Meidan Emam en Sotun Palace (part of the The Persian Garden World Heritage Site) are …

Persian Garden by Joyce van Soest

Persian Garden (Inscribed)

Persian Garden

All over Iran you can find beautiful gardens. Nine of them are inscribed on the list and I visited six of them.

To fully appreciate it, you should visit the …

Dengfeng by Joyce van Soest

Dengfeng (Inscribed)

Dengfeng

I visited Dengfeng in 2009 and I didn't know it was going to be a WHS at that time. The reason I came here was the famous Shaolin monastery. Besides …

Tiwanaku by Joyce van Soest

Tiwanaku (Inscribed)

Tiwanaku

Tiwanaku (Tiahuanaco) is a complex of buildings, temples and a pyramid from pre-Inca times and is therefore Bolivia's most important archeological site.

The site consists of two museums and the …

Nasca Lines by Joyce van Soest

Nasca Lines (Inscribed)

Nasca Lines

Still unknown why they are made, the Nasca lines form an interesting phenomenon. There are several agencies in town that will fly above the lines for an excellent view. Take …

Arequipa by Joyce van Soest

Arequipa (Inscribed)

Arequipa

Ah, beautiful Arequipa, the colonial city surrounded by snowy volcanoes. The city has some beautiful churches and buildings with very ornate facades, there’s a nice vibe on the Plaza de …

Mostar by Joyce van Soest

Mostar (Inscribed)

Mostar

Mostar turned out to be a great surprise and a wonderful city. The famous old bridge was destroyed during the war in 1993, but rebuilt about 10 years later with …

Würzburg Residence by Joyce van Soest

Würzburg Residence (Inscribed)

Würzburg Residence

This grand building is definitely worth a visit. On the outside it might not look very special, but the inside sure is. When you walk up the stairs you will …

Kotor by Joyce van Soest

Kotor (Inscribed)

Kotor

This small city on the slope of a mountain is located in a breathtaking fjord which is the biggest in Southern Europe. The wall surrounding the old city goes high …

Skocjan Caves by Joyce van Soest

Skocjan Caves (Inscribed)

Skocjan Caves

The caves can only be visited on a guided 2-hour tour where you will visit 3 kilometers of the total of 6 kilometers of tunnels and rooms filled with stalagmites …

Medieval Monuments in Kosovo by Joyce van Soest

Medieval Monuments in Kosovo (Inscribed)

Medieval Monuments in Kosovo

This is probably one of the few WHS where you have to go through military checkpoints (if they even let you) and you'll have several guns and a tank pointing …

Dubrovnik by Joyce van Soest

Dubrovnik (Inscribed)

Dubrovnik

Dubrovik is quite a big city and even the inner town is pretty big compared to other walled cities along the Croatian coast. It is a beautiful walled city, but …

Euphrasian Basilica in Porec by Joyce van Soest

Euphrasian Basilica in Porec (Inscribed)

Euphrasian Basilica in Porec

Porec is a cute town on the Adriatic coast, unfortunately way too crowded with tourists. The basilica is nice, and the golden mosaics are stunning.

Split by Joyce van Soest

Split (Inscribed)

Split

Split is quite an industrial city but the old town is far from that. Everywhere in the old town you can see the remains of the old palace. When you …

Schokland by Joyce van Soest

Schokland (Inscribed)

Schokland

Driving by Schokland you don't see a significant thing, but when you stop and take some time to look around, it actually is quite an interesting place.

We visited the …

Beemster Polder by Joyce van Soest

Beemster Polder (Inscribed)

Beemster Polder

The Beemsterpolder might be on the Unesco list, but to me, and I guess to every Dutch person visiting it, it looks like any other polder: flat and green. This …

Cologne Cathedral by Joyce van Soest

Cologne Cathedral (Inscribed)

Cologne Cathedral

Yes, it is huge and a good example of gothic architecture, but to me this cathedral wasn't very appealing; the outside is dark and dirty (although they are restoring parts …

Aachen Cathedral by Els Slots

Aachen Cathedral (Inscribed)

Aachen Cathedral

The cathedral didn't look very impressive from the outside and I wondered why it was a WHS, until I stepped inside. The dome is incredible and the golden detailed painting …

City of Luxembourg by Joyce van Soest

City of Luxembourg (Inscribed)

City of Luxembourg

The view from the old city wall is beautiful and you can easily spent some time hanging around there. When you get up early and go to the city wall …

Cologne Cathedral by Joyce van Soest

Cologne Cathedral (Inscribed)

Cologne Cathedral

The cathedral didn't look very impressive from the outside and I wondered why it was a WHS, until I stepped inside. The dome is incredible and the golden detailed painting …

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