Klaus Freisinger

Member since December 2005

#171 268 0

I like the concept of World Heritage, and I like to travel, so combining these two is very enjoyable. However, I don't travel outside of Europe that often, so my ultimate goal would be to visit all WH sites in Europe.

My most impressive site: Rome and Grand Canyon

My proposal for a new site: Mount Vesuvius and Phlegreian Fields, Historic University Towns of Oxford and Cambridge, Windsor Castle, Death Valley National Park, Old Town of Hall in Tirol and Schwaz Silver Mines, Historic Centre of Innsbruck and Ambras Castle, Bavarian Royal Castles, Moon Landing Sites: Cape Canaveral/Kennedy Space Center and Houston/Johnson Space Center (Mission Control)

Recent Visits
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    Dec. 18, 2005
    Aachen Cathedral, Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch, Abbey of St Gall, Acropolis, Albi ...
Top 10 Missing
  1. Angkor 4.71
  2. Machu Picchu 4.62
  3. Galapagos Islands 4.62
  4. Petra 4.61
  5. Rapa Nui 4.49
  6. Yellowstone 4.48
  7. Victoria Falls 4.47
  8. Tikal National Park 4.46
  9. Ancient Kyoto 4.45
  10. Bagan 4.44
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About Klaus Freisinger

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Klaus
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December 2005
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Reviews by Klaus Freisinger

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Delos by Klaus Freisinger

Delos (Inscribed)

Delos

Delos is famous for both mythological and actual historic reasons. It was supposedly the birthplace of Apollo and his sister Artemis, and was thus revered as a sacred site from …

Water Management System of Augsburg by Klaus Freisinger

Water Management System of Au… (Inscribed)

Water Management System of Augsburg

Augsburg is a great historic city with many interesting features and one would have expected a nomination of the historic centre and/or the Fuggerei (the social housing complex built by …

Vizcaya Bridge by Klaus Freisinger

Vizcaya Bridge (Inscribed)

Vizcaya Bridge

A short trip to the great city of Bilbao can be easily combined with an excursion to this unique bridge. There are both metro and train lines to Portugalete and …

Luther Memorials by Klaus Freisinger

Luther Memorials (Inscribed)

Luther Memorials

For anyone interested in history, this is a great site to visit, even though, as mentioned in some other reviews, the authenticity of some of the components is at least …

Naumburg Cathedral by Klaus Freisinger

Naumburg Cathedral (Inscribed)

Naumburg Cathedral

Naumburg Cathedral is clearly not the first cathedral on the list and it's a fair guess that it won't be the last, but I have to say it is one …

Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz by Klaus Freisinger

Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörl… (Inscribed)

Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz

The reviews of this site are not very enthusiastic, but seem to stem from the fact that most people only visited the Georgium, which is the most central component and …

Margravial Opera House by Klaus Freisinger

Margravial Opera House (Inscribed)

Margravial Opera House

With the restoration works finally complete after a long six years, the Margravial Opera House again shines in all its glory, and it is really a fascinating site to visit. …

Medina Azahara by Els Slots

Medina Azahara (Inscribed)

Medina Azahara

On a trip to Córdoba and Granada a few years ago, I visited the ruins of Medina Azahara (Madinat al-Zahra), about 8 km to the west of Córdoba (there are …

Serra de Tramuntana by Klaus Freisinger

Serra de Tramuntana (Inscribed)

Serra de Tramuntana

Even though Mallorca seems to be supercrowded at all times, especially when the cruiseships come in, the island came as a pleasant surprise to me. Palma is a very nice …

Old City of Berne by Klaus Freisinger

Old City of Berne (Inscribed)

Old City of Berne

The reviews on this site about Bern are positive, but not exactly glowing, and I don't have much to add, except to confirm that it is a very pleasant city …

Riga by Klaus Freisinger

Riga (Inscribed)

Riga

Riga was the last of 3 Baltic capitals that I visited, and I have a hard time making up my mind on which is the nicest. Vilnius is a Central …

La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle by Klaus Freisinger

La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle (Inscribed)

La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle

La Chaux-de-Fonds is located in the far west of Switzerland, a bit off the beaten track, but I combined it with Besancon (Vauban citadel) and Arc-et-Senans, as there are around …

Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans by Klaus Freisinger

Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Sen… (Inscribed)

Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans

This is a very interesting site consisting of 2 separate components located near the Swiss border. I set out to visit both places by public transport from Besancon in one …

Caves and Ice Age Art by Klaus Freisinger

Caves and Ice Age Art (Inscribed)

Caves and Ice Age Art

I recently went to Ulm to have a look at the newly inscribed Ice Age sites, and I picked the Vogelherd and Hohle Fels caves as the ones easiest to …

Völklingen Ironworks by Klaus Freisinger

Völklingen Ironworks (Inscribed)

Völklingen Ironworks

Although I'm not such a big fan of industrial sites, and I don't really know a lot about the process of iron- and steel-making, I did enjoy my trip to …

Santa Maria delle Grazie by Klaus Freisinger

Santa Maria delle Grazie (Inscribed)

Santa Maria delle Grazie

Once you have figured out how the booking system works (you have to order tickets around 3 months in advance), and if you are a bit flexible about the date …

Belem by Klaus Freisinger

Belem (Inscribed)

Belem

Lisbon is a great city with many attractions, but for me, the clear highlight was the Monastery of Belém, properly called the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos. This huge building is the …

Sintra by Klaus Freisinger

Sintra (Inscribed)

Sintra

Sintra is the classic destination for a daytrip from Lisbon, and I did spend a full day there, but it would be quite easy and tempting to take it slowly …

Monastery of Batalha by Klaus Freisinger

Monastery of Batalha (Inscribed)

Monastery of Batalha

I visited Batalha as part of an organized daytrip from Lisbon (together with Alcobaca, Óbidos, Nazaré and Fatima), so, just like in Alcobaca, we only had a limited amount of …

Monastery of Alcobaça by Klaus Freisinger

Monastery of Alcobaça (Inscribed)

Monastery of Alcobaça

I visited Alcobaca as part of an organized daytrip from Lisbon (together with Batalha, Óbidos, Nazaré and Fatima), so we only had a limited amount of time available there. Basically, …

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