John Booth

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My most impressive site: Lava Tubes, Jeju Island, South Korea

My proposal for a new site: Volcanoes of Auckland, New Zealand

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Reviews by john booth

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Agrigento by john booth

Agrigento (Inscribed)

Agrigento

Catching an early bus outside Agrigento station I reached the Valley of the Temples just as the gates opened. This enabled me to make a tour of the temples of …

San Marino and Mount Titano by john booth

San Marino and Mount Titano (Inscribed)

San Marino and Mount Titano

There are no railways in San Marino, but there is a frequent bus service from in front of Rimini's train station to the Porta San Francesco. I travelled in the …

Naples by john booth

Naples (Inscribed)

Naples

My visit to Naples coincided with the rubbish collector's strike, so I was greeted by foul smelling mounds of rubbish littering the streets. This was particularly acute in the narrow …

Cilento and Vallo di Diano by john booth

Cilento and Vallo di Diano (Inscribed)

Cilento and Vallo di Diano

This site covers a huge area, including a wealth of coastal, rural and mountain scenery. Besides this I took trains to find the ancient Greek enclave of Velia (near Ascea …

Costiera Amalfitana by john booth

Costiera Amalfitana (Inscribed)

Costiera Amalfitana

The scenery around this coast is simply stunning, so to enjou it I took the bus from Salerno to Sorrento, stopping off at Cetara, Amalfi and Positano en route. The …

Assisi by john booth

Assisi (Inscribed)

Assisi

The train arrives at the village of Santa Maria dei Angeli, from where buses run to various points around Assisi. I alighted at Piazza Matteotti, the highest point, and close …

Pompei by john booth

Pompei (Inscribed)

Pompei

The excavations of Pompei are huge, so I devoted a half day to walking the streets, starting at the amphitheatre and finishing at the Villa of Mysteries. I stopped off …

Rome by john booth

Rome (Inscribed)

Rome

Having visited Rome previously on several occasions and seen all the prominent tourist sights, this year I decided to seek out the more obscure sites included in the WHS inscription.

Etruscan Necropolises by john booth

Etruscan Necropolises (Inscribed)

Etruscan Necropolises

With careful planning I found that I could reach both Cerveteri and Tarquinia by public transport on a day trip from Rome. I took a train to Cerveteri-Ladispoli which connected …

Villa Adriana (Tivoli) by john booth

Villa Adriana (Tivoli) (Inscribed)

Villa Adriana (Tivoli)

After visiting Villa d'Este I returned to Tivoli's Piazza Garibaldi and caught a #4 bus to Villa Adriana, 6 kms away. Although the villa is in ruins I was surprised …

Villa d'Este by john booth

Villa d'Este (Inscribed)

Villa d'Este

This villa clearly receives the larger share of visitors to Tivoli. The gardens seem to be the main attraction of course with their flowing waterfalls and fountains. Few visitors seemed …

Bahla Fort by john booth

Bahla Fort (Inscribed)

Bahla Fort

Whilst the restoration work still continues, I am glad to say much progress has been made, and the day will come when the last of the scaffolding is removed. It …

Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn by john booth

Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn (Inscribed)

Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn

It is essential to have your own transport to visit these sites. We drove from Al Ain (UAE) to Ibri and took the road viaAd Dariz to Bat where we …

Selimiye Mosque by john booth

Selimiye Mosque (Inscribed)

Selimiye Mosque

Edirne (known as Adrianople until the Ottoman period) is easily accessible by bus from Istanbul and Canakkale.

This fine example of Muslim architecture is regarded as Mimar Koca Sinan's master …

Al Ain by john booth

Al Ain (Inscribed)

Al Ain

The listed locations of this site are to be found within as well as in the areas surrounding the modern city of Al Ain. Jebel Hafeet, a huge monolith stands …

Vall de Boi by john booth

Vall de Boi (Inscribed)

Vall de Boi

This was my favourite WHS on the Iberian Peninsular. The churches and their locations were spectacular, and the interior frescoes stunningly beautiful.

I started out from Poble de Segur and …

Tarraco by john booth

Tarraco (Inscribed)

Tarraco

I agree that the listed sites within the city are nothing spectacular compared to Merida so I went to search out the sites on the periphery of the city.

The …

Karlskrona by john booth

Karlskrona (Inscribed)

Karlskrona

Perhaps because I had a fine day for my visit to Karlskrona I left with a better impression than Paul. I found the new museum on Stumholmen very interesting, and …

Poblet Monastery by Els Slots

Poblet Monastery (Inscribed)

Poblet Monastery

This monastery was well worth a visit. I discovered that certain buses operating between Tarragona and Lleida detour via the entrance to the monastery, and that it was possible to …

Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley by john booth

Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley (Inscribed)

Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley

I visited Andorra in July 2008, and also found little information about accessing the WHS at the Tourist Office. But I did find a minibus that went from Escaldes to …

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