Hubert

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My most impressive site: Old City of Jerusalem, Bauhaus

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About Hubert

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Reviews by Hubert

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Causses and Cévennes by Hubert

Causses and Cévennes (Inscribed)

Causses and Cévennes

The agro-pastoral landscape of the Causses and Cevennes spreads over a wide area and consists of high plains (Causse Méjan, Causse Noir, Causse du Larzac), mountain ranges (Cevennes, Mont Lozère, …

The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier by Hubert

The Architectural Work of Le … (Inscribed)

The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier

The Le Corbusier nomination is a difficult case, it is pending since 2009 and even fans of modern architecture would admit that the list of proposed sites is too long …

Lyon by Hubert

Lyon (Inscribed)

Lyon

The charm of Lyon is the lively atmosphere and the varied architecture from different periods, and moreover: interesting museums and an excellent local cuisine. What else could you want for …

Pannonhalma by Hubert

Pannonhalma (Inscribed)

Pannonhalma

Pannonhalma is one of those sites that I have visited mainly because it is a World Heritage Site.

In April 2013, I spent a few days in Vienna and decided …

Historical-town planning ensemble of Ston  by Hubert

Historical-town planning ense… (On tentative list)

Historical-town planning ensemble of Ston

The fortress walls of Ston are sometimes called the "Great Wall of Europe", which is clearly an exaggeration. The wall is about 5 km long and connects ston with Mali …

The historic town of Korcula by Hubert

The historic town of Korcula (On tentative list)

The historic town of Korcula

The old town of Korcula is the major town of the homonymous island, it occupies a small elliptic peninsula of about 300 meters length and is surrounded on three sides …

Split by Hubert

Split (Inscribed)

Split

The special feature of the old town of Split is that a medieval town has merged with a Roman Palace, and this is still visible.

The centre of the historical …

Euphrasian Basilica in Porec by Hubert

Euphrasian Basilica in Porec (Inscribed)

Euphrasian Basilica in Porec

We visited Porec in June 2006, it was the last stop during our trip through Croatia. The Basilica in its present form was built in the 6th Century, but the …

Cathedral of St. James in Sibenik by Hubert

Cathedral of St. James in Sib… (Inscribed)

Cathedral of St. James in Sibenik

There are a lot of cathedrals on the WH list, plenty of them are larger in size or have a more magnificent interior decoration or are of greater historical significance. …

Trogir by Hubert

Trogir (Inscribed)

Trogir

The historic town of Trogir is situated on an islet between the mainland and the island of Ciovo. It is about 500 meters long and barely half as wide. But …

Dubrovnik by Hubert

Dubrovnik (Inscribed)

Dubrovnik

The Old Town of Dubrovnik, or Ragusa as the city was named until 1918, is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful Mediterranean cities I have visited so far. The massive …

Plitvice Lakes by Hubert

Plitvice Lakes (Inscribed)

Plitvice Lakes

The Plitvice Lakes National Park in the Dinaric Mountains is the largest and best known national park in Croatia. In total, the park comprises about 300 square kilometres, mostly primeval …

Cologne Cathedral by Hubert

Cologne Cathedral (Inscribed)

Cologne Cathedral

A visit of the Cologne Cathedral leaves me with mixed feelings. The Cathedral impresses with its enormous size and the pure Gothic style, although it took more than 600 years …

Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust by Hubert

Castles of Augustusburg and F… (Inscribed)

Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust

Just to tick off another WHS on the list, I thought when I started my half day trip from Cologne to Brühl. And to see where for several decades the …

Zollverein by Hubert

Zollverein (Inscribed)

Zollverein

The Zollverein coal mine is always described with superlatives: “the most beautiful coal mine of the world” or “the largest coking plant in Europe”. Absolutely justified, the complex fascinates by …

Aachen Cathedral by Hubert

Aachen Cathedral (Inscribed)

Aachen Cathedral

The Aachen Cathedral was among the first twelve entries in the WH list in 1978 and was the first German WHS. This is justified because of the historical and architectural …

Mining Sites of Wallonia by Hubert

Mining Sites of Wallonia (Inscribed)

Mining Sites of Wallonia

We visited the Blegny coal mine on a day trip from Aachen. Blegny is a small village near the Belgian-German border, about 10 km from Liège and 30 km from …

Upper Middle Rhine Valley by Hubert

Upper Middle Rhine Valley (Inscribed)

Upper Middle Rhine Valley

The Upper Middle Rhine Valley is an outstanding example of a European cultural landscape. The World Heritage Site comprises the 65 km long section between Koblenz and Bingen / Rüdesheim …

Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch by Hubert

Abbey and Altenmünster of Lor… (Inscribed)

Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch

The Torhalle in Lorsch is one of the rare buildings from the Carolingian period that has been preserved in its original appearance. This fact alone justifies the inscription. Moreover the …

Messel Pit by Hubert

Messel Pit (Inscribed)

Messel Pit

The view from the observation deck over the Messel Pit is quite uninteresting, you just see a big hole of about 500 meters in diameter. That this place is an …

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