I reached Arc-et-Senans by train from Besancon and returned to Dole. Salines Les Bains can be accessed by bus from Mouchard station.
There is an interesting collection of models of …
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Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Sen… (Inscribed)
I reached Arc-et-Senans by train from Besancon and returned to Dole. Salines Les Bains can be accessed by bus from Mouchard station.
There is an interesting collection of models of …
Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces (Inscribed)
This site is best visited by train, as the railway runs through the site along the shore of Lake Geneva from Lutry to Vevey. It is a simple matter to …
City of Luxembourg (Inscribed)
This has to be one of the most congested cities in Europe, and finding parking is a nightmare. On my first visit the only parking we could find was at …
Rietveld Schröderhuis (Inscribed)
I visited the Rietveldt-Schroder house on a cold windy morning a year ago by taking a #4 bus from Utrect Central station to Hoogstraat and walking down Prins Hendriklaan. I …
Schokland (Inscribed)
To reach Schokland by bus involves walking from the nearest bus stop in the village of Ens. Buses arrive in Ens from Zwolle via Kampen, a picturesque riverside town with …
Strasbourg (Inscribed)
As things are a bit spread out in Strasbourg I found a day ticket for the buses and trams invaluable at 3.60 euros. It enabled me to visit the Court …
Lyon (Inscribed)
As in Strasbourg, in Lyon I bought a day ticket which covered buses, trams, funicular, trolleybus and metro all for 4.50 euros. This way I managed to visit in one …
Fortified City of Carcassonne (Inscribed)
Of all the walled cities on the WHS list, this is my least favourite. The place seemed to have been turned into one huge outdoor restaurant. It was impossible to …
Hwaseong Fortress (Inscribed)
My visit to Hwaseong happened to coincide with the Hwaseong Festival in October. As a result I was rewarded with seeing the spectacular buildings of the Haenggung adorned with people …
Beemster Polder (Inscribed)
I admired the distictive architecture of the remaining houses in Middenbeemster, which I reached by bus #100 from Amterdam Centraal station.
Jeju (Inscribed)
A memorable part of visiting Jeju was meeting so many friendly visitors, mostly local, on ther ferry from Mokpo to Cgheju-do. But I did visit some of Jeju's volcanic attractions.
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Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa … (Inscribed)
I have now visited all three WHS listed dolmen sites in Korea and consider the Gochang site to be the most interesting. There I saw a whole mountainside dotted with …
Haeinsa Temple (Inscribed)
From Seoul there are now fast KTX trains to Dongdaegu, and transferring from that station to the Seobu bus station can be easily effected by taking the metro to Seondangmot.
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Neolithic Orkney (Inscribed)
Orkney Coaches run a fantastic service linking the four parts of the WHS with Stomness and Kirkwall. A day ticket cost 7 pounds, and I felt right at home on …
Dutch Water Defence Lines (Inscribed)
Although a number of the forts were closed I did manage to visit a few of them:
Aalsmeer fort - got a guided tour from the curator of the museum …
Studley Royal Park (Inscribed)
To get to Fountains Abbey I took a #36 bus from Harrogate to Ripon from where there was a #139 minibus that took me to the visitor centre inside the …
Derwent Valley Mills (Inscribed)
The Derbyshire Wayfarer ticket is a usful way of visiting this WHS. It covers all the buses and trains between Derby and Matlock.
Besides the mills themselves I was interested …
Gwynedd Castles (Inscribed)
Basing myself in Bangor, itself a pleasant enough town, I was able to visit each of the royal castles:
Conwy - by train or bus from Bangor
Harlech - by …
Cornwall and West Devon Minin… (Inscribed)
Over a few days I managed to visit a number of the sites:
Hayle - port for exporting tin
Wendron mining district - the Poldark mine with its interesting museum …
Dorset and East Devon Coast (Inscribed)
I also found extensive views of Chesil Beach from the causeway near Weymouth and from Littlesea.
The quarry area on Portland bill was very interesting too, with the cut stones …