I'm probably biased, being born and bred in Wales and in particular North Wales so I should really rate these castles as 5 star, especially Harlech (picture) and Conwy, both …
Andrew_Kerr
Member since August 2024
#511 97 24 2
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.
My most impressive site: Old City of Havana or Valley of the Kings
Recent Visits
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30Nov. 17, 2024Dorset and East Devon Coast, Euphrasian Basilica in Porec, Vilnius
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940Aug. 4, 2024Acropolis, Amphitheater of El Jem, Ancient Thebes, Belem, Belfries ...
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00June 7, 2024St Davids close + Bishops' palace
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About Andrew_Kerr
- Member since
- August 2024
- Country of Origin
- None
Visits
- Rank
- #511
- WHS
- 97
- Tentative Sites
- 24
Website Participation
- Reviews
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World Heritage Sites
- Works of Antoni Gaudí 5.0
- Grand Canyon 5.0
- Ancient Thebes 5.0
- Mont-Saint-Michel 5.0
- Strasbourg 5.0
- Paris, Banks of the Seine 5.0
- Funerary and memory sites of the First World War 5.0
- Brugge 5.0
- Yosemite National Park 5.0
- Riga 5.0
- Verona 5.0
- Kotor 5.0
- Stonehenge and Avebury 5.0
- Gwynedd Castles 5.0
- Mostar 5.0
- Canterbury 5.0
- Vatican City 5.0
- Rhodes 5.0
- Rome 5.0
- Venice and its Lagoon 5.0
- Villages with Fortified Churches 5.0
- Hierapolis-Pamukkale 5.0
- Old Havana 5.0
- Prague 4.5
- Budapest 4.5
- City of Bath 4.5
- Edinburgh 4.5
- Oporto 4.5
- Istanbul 4.5
- Acropolis 4.5
- Florence 4.5
- Mystras 4.5
- Westminster 4.5
- Santiago de Compostela 4.5
- Kraków 4.0
- Poblet Monastery 4.0
- Maritime Greenwich 4.0
- Naples 4.0
- Modena 4.0
- Pompei 4.0
- Sintra 4.0
- Dubrovnik 4.0
- Salzburg 4.0
- Epidaurus 4.0
- Great Spa Towns of Europe 4.0
- Old City of Jerusalem 4.0
- Tallinn 4.0
- Venetian Works of Defence 4.0
- Amphitheater of El Jem 4.0
- Dorset and East Devon Coast 4.0
- Ephesus 4.0
- Vienna 4.0
- Corfu 4.0
- Granada 4.0
- Kyiv Cathedral and Lavra 4.0
- Medina of Marrakesh 4.0
- Piazza del Duomo (Pisa) 4.0
- Frontiers of the Roman Empire 4.0
- Tower of London 4.0
- Fortifications of Vauban 3.5
- Grand Place, Brussels 3.5
- Belem 3.5
- Statue of Liberty 3.5
- Vilnius 3.5
- Studenica Monastery 3.5
- Ironbridge Gorge 3.5
- Thessalonika 3.5
- Ksar of Aït Ben Haddou 3.5
- Medina of Sousse 3.5
- Kairouan 3.5
- Sighisoara 3.5
- Fortress of Suomenlinna 3.5
- Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France 3.5
- Guimarães 3.5
- Pergamon 3.5
- Lake District 3.5
- Bom Jesus do Monte 3.0
- Belfries 3.0
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal 3.0
- Forth Bridge 3.0
- Wartburg Castle 3.0
- Flemish Béguinages 3.0
- City of Luxembourg 3.0
- Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines 3.0
- Mycenae and Tiryns 3.0
- Kew Gardens 3.0
- Blenheim Palace 3.0
- Durham Castle and Cathedral 3.0
- Gamzigrad-Romuliana 3.0
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape 2.5
- Saltaire 2.5
- Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos 2.5
- The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales 2.5
- Euphrasian Basilica in Porec 2.5
- Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe 2.5
- Jodrell Bank Observatory 2.0
- Derwent Valley Mills 2.0
Tentative Sites
- Central Park
- Ellis Island
- D-Day Landing Beaches, Normandy, 1944
- Gorge of Samaria National Park
- Archaeological site of Ancient Messene
- Fortified Manasija Monastery
- The historic urban site of Pocitelj
- Knights Fortifications around Harbours of Malta
- Historical-town planning ensemble of Ston
- Rouen
- Mdina (Citta Vecchia)
- Arsenal de Rochefort
- City of Motovun
- The historic town of Korcula
- Kyiv: St. Cyril's and St. Andrew's Churches
- Smederevo Fortress
- Rocks of Belogradchik
- The Bodrum Castle
- City of York
- Le Portail du Monastère de Ripoll
- Jerusalem
- Ancient Greek Theatres
- Trakai Historical National Park
- Evidence of Italo-Greek Culture
- Pharaonic temples in Upper Egypt
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Reviews by Andrew_Kerr


Tyniec-Bielany Salwator (in a… (Removed from tentat…)
Tyniec-Bielany Salwator (in and near Krakow)
After a couple of days in Krakow and visiting the depressing Auschwitz-Birkenau and Oscar Schindler sites we needed somewhere to chill out for a few hours, somewhere quiet and tranquil …

Smederevo Fortress (On tentative list)
Smederevo Fortress
Impressive 15th Century fortress on the banks of the river Danube. It was once a fortified city and temporarily the capital of Serbia before it was overrun by forces of …

Medina of Sousse (Inscribed)
Medina of Sousse
There are a couple of component parts to the Medina that warrant a visit in their own right. The Ribat, an impressive fort dating from the 8th century that is …

City of York (Nominated)
City of York
York is a great little place for a weekend break. It's a compact old city that has everything, Roman and Viking remains, a Cathedral, intact city walls, river excursions and …

Mdina (Citta Vecchia) (On tentative list)
Mdina (Citta Vecchia)
Mdina, nicknamed the silent city and it's easy to see why when you are there. Explore the maze of narrow streets and alleyways and often you are the only person …

Duomo di Milano (Removed from tentat…)
Duomo di Milano
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 …

Eltz Castle (Removed from tentat…)
Eltz Castle
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 …

Death Valley National Park (Removed from tentat…)
Death Valley National Park
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, …

Place des Vosges de Paris (Removed from tentat…)
Place des Vosges de Paris
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 …

Ancient Thebes (Inscribed)
Ancient Thebes
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 …

Shakespeare's Stratford (Removed from tentat…)
Shakespeare's Stratford
Stratford Upon Avon is just a stones throw from where I live and a town that I visit regularly. Like many tourist towns in the UK, Stratford's heyday is in …

Sighisoara (Inscribed)
Sighisoara
Sighisoara is one of those medieval towns that has you head scratching about it's inclusion as a WHS where many more impressive medieval towns fail. I can think of many …

SS Great Britain (Removed from tentat…)
SS Great Britain
From 1845 to 1853, the SS Great Britain was the largest passenger ship in the world, it was designed by the extraordinary engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, it was the first …

Riga (Inscribed)
Riga
I visited Riga in December 2023. It was a magical place. When I was there it was snowing and an absolute joy to wander the narrow, cobbled streets of the …

Cambridge Colleges and Backs (Removed from tentat…)
Cambridge Colleges and Backs
It sounds like a great idea, include the area where you can see the famous university buildings from a public place, except it's actually very limited in terms of what …

Villages with Fortified Churc… (Inscribed)
Villages with Fortified Churches
Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania, to give it it's full title. And, to be specific we are talking about 7 villages that make up the UNESCO WHS listing. They …

The historic urban site of Po… (On tentative list)
The historic urban site of Pocitelj
After visiting Mostar on my way back to Croatia I stopped to see Počitelj. I enjoyed the site but following Mostar it was a bit like having a digestive biscuit …

Auschwitz Birkenau (Inscribed)
Auschwitz Birkenau
When I went to Krakow for the first time I deliberately chose not to go to Auschwitz, I know what happened there and it's truly horrific, I didn't feel that …

Studenica Monastery (Inscribed)
Studenica Monastery
Studenica Monastery is one of the WHS that means much more to the people of the nation where it resides than it does to outsiders. I went there with my …