We visited Trier during our week-long trip in June 2025 and used it as a convenient base for further exploration towards Völklingen and Luxembourg. Yet, the highlight was clearly Trier …
Ralf Rotheimer
Member since July 2022
#497 101 20 4
Hello fellow explorers! I'm thrilled to be part of this community of World Heritage Site enthusiasts. My journey into this passion began in 2022 with a visit to Tikal. Witnessing the pride of the local community in Tikal, a site celebrated for its unique blend of natural and cultural heritage, sparked a newfound passion in me.
To my delight, I realized afterward that my previous trips had already steered me toward numerous WHS. Luckily, Europe's rich tapestry of heritage sites had been a backdrop to many of my journeys, unbeknownst to me at the time.
Since that trip, exploring World Heritage Sites has become a big passion. It perfectly matches my love for history with the joy of travel. What excites me most about this journey is that it has not only provided me with a sense of direction but has also taken me off the beaten path, to extraordinary places far beyond the usual tourist trails. Luckily my now-wife shares this passion with me and together we aim to visit as many WHS as possible together :)
My most impressive site: Tikal
Recent Visits
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60June 15, 2025Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch, City of Luxembourg, ShUM Sites, Speyer Cathedral, Trier ...
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210May 29, 2025Aachen Cathedral, Angkor, Botanical Garden, Padua, Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust, Centennial Hall ...
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60June 8, 2024Arequipa, Cuzco, Lima, Machu Picchu, Nasca Lines ...
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About Ralf Rotheimer
- Member since
- July 2022
- Country of Origin
- None
Visits
- Rank
- #497
- WHS
- 101
- Tentative Sites
- 20
Website Participation
- Reviews
- 4
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Ratings
Ratings
World Heritage Sites
- Tikal National Park 5.0
- Angkor 5.0
- Nasca Lines 5.0
- Aachen Cathedral 4.5
- Petra 4.5
- Machu Picchu 4.5
- Rome 4.5
- Medina of Fez 4.0
- Prague 4.0
- Budapest 4.0
- Hal Saflieni Hypogeum 4.0
- Vatican City 4.0
- Cordoba 4.0
- Trier 4.0
- Volubilis 4.0
- Granada 4.0
- Florence 4.0
- Venice and its Lagoon 4.0
- Ksar of Aït Ben Haddou 4.0
- Paris, Banks of the Seine 4.0
- Works of Antoni Gaudí 3.5
- Regensburg 3.5
- Salzburg 3.5
- Antigua Guatemala 3.5
- Vienna 3.5
- Bamberg 3.5
- Cologne Cathedral 3.5
- Dolomites 3.5
- Evora 3.5
- Grand Place, Brussels 3.5
- Kandy 3.5
- Margravial Opera House 3.5
- Medina of Marrakesh 3.5
- Monastery of Batalha 3.5
- Museumsinsel (Museum Island) 3.5
- Oporto 3.5
- Piazza del Duomo (Pisa) 3.5
- Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple 3.5
- Ravenna 3.5
- Seville 3.5
- Sigiriya 3.5
- The trulli of Alberobello 3.5
- Verona 3.5
- Villa d'Este 3.5
- Wadi Rum 3.5
- Würzburg Residence 3.5
- Megalithic Temples of Malta 3.5
- Valletta 3.5
- Arequipa 3.5
- Cuzco 3.5
- Botanical Garden, Padua 3.5
- Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust 3.5
- Centennial Hall 3.5
- Churches of Peace 3.5
- Ha Long Bay – Cat Ba Archipelago 3.5
- Hoi An 3.5
- Hué 3.5
- My Son 3.5
- Phong Nha - Ke Bang 3.5
- Preah Vihear Temple 3.5
- Sambor Prei Kuk 3.5
- Thang Long 3.5
- Zollverein 3.5
- City of Luxembourg 3.5
- Völklingen Ironworks 3.5
- Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch 3.5
- Castel del Monte 3.0
- Speyer Cathedral 3.0
- Meknes 3.0
- Danube Limes 3.0
- Koh Ker 3.0
- Old Town of Galle 3.0
- Lima 3.0
- Belem 3.0
- Pilgrimage Church of Wies 3.0
- Wadden Sea 3.0
- Padua’s fourteenth-century fresco cycles 3.0
- Funerary and memory sites of the First World War 3.0
- Caves and Ice Age Art 3.0
- Trang An 3.0
- Quseir Amra 3.0
- Rabat 3.0
- Medina of Tétouan 3.0
- Amsterdam Canal Ring 3.0
- Medina of Essaouira 3.0
- Statue of Liberty 3.0
- Ferrara 3.0
- Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District 3.0
- Strasbourg 3.0
- The Porticoes of Bologna 3.0
- Medici Villas and Gardens 3.0
- Um er-Rasas 3.0
- University of Coimbra 3.0
- Modena 3.0
- Villa Adriana (Tivoli) 3.0
- ShUM Sites 3.0
- Prehistoric Pile Dwellings 2.5
- Qhapaq Ñan 2.5
- Water Management System of Augsburg 2.5
- Vicenza and the Palladian Villas 2.5
- Frontiers of the Roman Empire 2.5
- 101 0
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Reviews by Ralf Rotheimer
Völklingen Ironworks (Inscribed)
Völklingen Ironworks
Having visited this site in June 2025, we wanted to share some insights from our visit that might help improve the experience for other visitors. Generally speaking, I am not …
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Ralf Roth… 03/07/25
Abbey and Altenmünster of Lor… (Inscribed)
Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch
We visited this WHS in June 2025 and were pleasantly surprised, especially considering the generally reserved tone of previous visitors. Admittedly, the Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch are not among …
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Ralf Roth… 01/07/25
Hal Saflieni Hypogeum (Inscribed)
Hal Saflieni Hypogeum
As the previous reviews already cover the most relevant facts about visiting the Hypogeum, I would like to focus on the experience of buying the Last Minute tickets and share …
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Ralf Roth… 20/02/24