History Fangirl

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My name is Stephanie Craig, and I am a history and travel blogger. I write about history and travel at History Fangirl. I love UNESCO World Heritage Sites. I started seeking them out specifically in January, 2016.

My most impressive site: Amalfi Coast

My proposal for a new site: Temple of Poseidon on Cape Sounion

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    Cittadella (Victoria - Gozo), Coastal Cliffs, Knights Fortifications around the Harbours of Malt, Mdina (Citta …
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    The Turf House Tradition, Thingvellir National Park
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    Ordubad historical and architectural reserve, Surakhany, Atashgyakh , The mausoleum of Nakhichevan
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Reviews by History Fangirl

Petra by History Fangirl

Petra (Inscribed)

Petra

I visited Pera at the end of March, and spent a day and a half exploring the site.

Some tips:

-wear closed toed shoes! So many little pebbles got in …

Mycenae and Tiryns by History Fangirl

Mycenae and Tiryns (Inscribed)

Mycenae and Tiryns

I visited Mycenae in October of 2016. I went on a day tour from Athens that went to Epidaurus in the morning and Mycenae in the afternoon. I don't think …

San Antonio Missions by History Fangirl

San Antonio Missions (Inscribed)

San Antonio Missions

Technically this was the first UNESCO site I ever visited, on a road trip when I was 8. However, I barely remember it, and it wasn't inscribed until 2015, so …

Rome by History Fangirl

Rome (Inscribed)

Rome

I've been to the parts of Rome that comprise this UNESCO site twice-back in 2011 and in 2014. There's nothing quite like sitting in a taxi, heading into Rome for …

Gamzigrad-Romuliana by History Fangirl

Gamzigrad-Romuliana (Inscribed)

Gamzigrad-Romuliana

I went to Gamzigrad-Romuliana on Thursday of last week (late July). I don't know if I would recommend Serbia in high summer, as it was over 100 degrees Fahrenheit most …

Medieval Monuments in Kosovo by History Fangirl

Medieval Monuments in Kosovo (Inscribed)

Medieval Monuments in Kosovo

I visited the Medieval Monuments in Kosovo last week while staying in Pristina. I only had enough time to see Gracanica Monastery, but I very much enjoyed my time there.

Boyana Church by History Fangirl

Boyana Church (Inscribed)

Boyana Church

Boyana Church is in a quiet, upscale neighborhood on the outskirts of Sofia. It has three distinct eras of construction, from the 10th, 13th, and 19th centuries. The church was …

D-Day Landing Beaches, Normandy, 1944 by History Fangirl

D-Day Landing Beaches, Norman… (Nominated)

D-Day Landing Beaches, Normandy, 1944

I visited all 5 landing beaches of Normandy and the Pointe du Hoc this week. The site is expected to become a World Heritage Site in 2019 for the 75th …

Budapest by History Fangirl

Budapest (Inscribed)

Budapest

Budapest's entry on the WHS list encompasses a wide territory. I went to all three sections (the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter, and Andrassy Avenue). My visit …

Independence Hall by History Fangirl

Independence Hall (Inscribed)

Independence Hall

I lived in Philadelphia, PA for a decade, so Independence Hall was a building I saw frequently. I did two official tours: the first in 2007 during my first year …

Amsterdam Canal Ring by History Fangirl

Amsterdam Canal Ring (Inscribed)

Amsterdam Canal Ring

Amsterdam is special. I've been twice, and it's still impossible for my brain to understand the engineering required to dig a city out of the sea. The architecture of the …

Hallstatt-Dachstein by History Fangirl

Hallstatt-Dachstein (Inscribed)

Hallstatt-Dachstein

On an organized trip to Salzburg, the tour had a surprise stop at this UNESCO site while the bus driver took a break. It was completely gorgeous-we saw a cold …

Monticello by History Fangirl

Monticello (Inscribed)

Monticello

In January I took an East Coast road trip in the US to see friends I'd left when I started traveling, deal with some paperwork stuff, and go on a …

Quseir Amra by History Fangirl

Quseir Amra (Inscribed)

Quseir Amra

My visit to Quseir Amra was a crazy, adrenaline-fueled getaway after a lovely independent tour from the tour guide.

Quseir Amra is a beautiful Ummayad hunting lodge and pleasure palace …

Baptism Site "Bethany Beyond the Jordan" by History Fangirl

Baptism Site "Bethany Beyond … (Inscribed)

Baptism Site "Bethany Beyond the Jordan"

Visited April, 2017

Interesting site. My guide provided a good explanation about why this site is considered the baptism site (archaeology dating from the first centuries after Jesus's death).

You're …

Struve Geodetic Arc by History Fangirl

Struve Geodetic Arc (Inscribed)

Struve Geodetic Arc

This was the most satisfying UNESCO site to date, which seems crazy to me.

Getting there from Chisinau was pretty easy. A driver took me (about 3hrs each way). Cost …