The Goslar WHS inscription consists of 3 parts: (i) the town of Goslar, (ii) the Rammelsberg mine and (iii) the Upper Harz water management system.
GOSLAR: like Quedlinburg, Goslar is …
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Rammelsberg and Goslar (Inscribed)
The Goslar WHS inscription consists of 3 parts: (i) the town of Goslar, (ii) the Rammelsberg mine and (iii) the Upper Harz water management system.
GOSLAR: like Quedlinburg, Goslar is …
Etosha Pan (On tentative list)
The Etosha pan is a huge salt pan (approx. 5.000 km2) and is part of Etosha National Park. Given the saline conditions, there are no (larger) animals to be spotted …
Jewish-Medieval heritage of E… (Inscribed)
As mentioned in the review below, the building has not been used as synagogue for a very long time, but rather as warehouse and restaurant/ballroom. In the picture, you can …
Kinderdijk (Inscribed)
Nice site. We expected little more than an easy Sunday afternoon walk along the water with some mills in the background.
However, if you buy a ticket a short film …
Zollverein (Inscribed)
The Zollverein site as such can be visited free of charge. Some buildings are currently used as museum, restaurant, ... and can be visited in this capacity. However, if you …
City of Luxembourg (Inscribed)
Although Luxembourg is considered to be a somewhat dull city in Belgium, we visited the city center (Oberstadt) a couple of years ago and found it quite nice.
So a …
Fishriver Canyon (On tentative list)
Fish River Canyon is the second longest canyon in the world, only beaten by the Grand Canyon. It's located in the Ai-Ais Richtersveld Transfrontier Park in the south of Namibia …
Welwitschia Plains (On tentative list)
The Welwitschia Mirabilis is a large plant which only grows in Namibia and Angola, and can become very old (1.500 - 2.000 years).
Probably the best way to appreciate the …
Brandberg National Monument (On tentative list)
It seems that we are the first reviewers of this TWHS which is not really a surprise given the fact that the Brandberg is not included in most travel agencies' …
The Four Lifts (Inscribed)
Unfortunately we did not see the lifts in action and in such a case it is not a WHS with a big wow-factor.
However, it's a nice walk along the …
Namib Sand Sea (Inscribed)
The most well known part of the Namib desert/Namib sand sea are its salt/clay pans such as Sossusvlei & Deadvlei.
However, from the park gates to Sossusvlei it is an …