Klaus Freisinger

Austria \ Member since December 2005

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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)

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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 4.72
  2. Machu Picchu 4.63
  3. Petra 4.61
  4. Galapagos Islands 4.60
  5. Rapa Nui 4.49
  6. Yellowstone 4.49
  7. Victoria Falls 4.47
  8. Tikal National Park 4.46
  9. Great Wall 4.45
  10. Bagan 4.44
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About Klaus Freisinger

Member since
December 2005
Country of Origin
Austria
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#180
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Reviews by Klaus Freisinger

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Aachen Cathedral by Els Slots

Aachen Cathedral (Inscribed)

Aachen Cathedral

This is probably the most important WH site in Germany and the most significant religious building north of the Alps, and it is no wonder that it was the first …

Tugendhat Villa by Els Slots

Tugendhat Villa (Inscribed)

Tugendhat Villa

I have to admit that I´m not the biggest fan of modern architecture and I don´t really know much about it. But since I was in Brno anyway, I thought …

Cologne Cathedral by Els Slots

Cologne Cathedral (Inscribed)

Cologne Cathedral

This is the most famous church in Germany and one of the most recognizable in the world. It stands out for two things especially - its huge, enormous, monstrous size …

Trier by Squiffy

Trier (Inscribed)

Trier

Trier is the oldest city in Germany and there was a time when it was the second most important city in the Roman Empire after Rome itself - and it …

Matera by Els Slots

Matera (Inscribed)

Matera

The sassi of Matera are one of the major tourist attractions of southern Italy, and much has been written about the houses and the poor quality of life of the …

Meteora by Els Slots

Meteora (Inscribed)

Meteora

"Columns of the sky" is an accurate description for Meteora, one of the relatively few sites in the world inscribed on the WH list for both cultural and natural criteria. …

Castel del Monte by Els Slots

Castel del Monte (Inscribed)

Castel del Monte

Castel del Monte is a true architectural masterpiece and one of the most famous castles in the world (it even features on the Italian 1-cent coin). Constructed by the highly …

Rietveld Schröderhuis by Els Slots

Rietveld Schröderhuis (Inscribed)

Rietveld Schröderhuis

Modern architecture is not really my cup of tea, but a trip to Amsterdam in winter doesn´t leave you many options for nearby WH sites, and since Utrecht is just …

Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust by Clyde

Castles of Augustusburg and F… (Inscribed)

Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust

On a cold and very rainy day I took the subway out of Cologne to the small town of Brühl to tick off another WH site. The bad weather had …

The trulli of Alberobello by Els Slots

The trulli of Alberobello (Inscribed)

The trulli of Alberobello

Apulia in general is not very touristy, at least compared to other Italian regions such as Tuscany or Campania, but Alberobello is. The place is the highlight of any trip …

Inside view

Zollverein (Inscribed)

Zollverein

Being no particular fan of industrial history, I just went to Essen to see another WH site, but I was pleasantly surprised. Zollverein is a really big (14 sq.km) industrial …

Grand Canyon by Els Slots

Grand Canyon (Inscribed)

Grand Canyon

Simply stunning. One should not have to leave this earth without having seen Grand Canyon. It makes you just stare in amazement and wonder. On a more practical note, I …

Photo by Jurre

Upper Middle Rhine Valley (Inscribed)

Upper Middle Rhine Valley

The Rhine Valley is THE classic German, and maybe even European, landscape, and should have been the first German site on the list, as suggested below. Well, in the early …

Edinburgh by Els Slots

Edinburgh (Inscribed)

Edinburgh

OK, so I did not try the haggis (there have to be limits), but I still enjoyed Edinburgh a lot (maybe because I skipped the haggis?..). The new town from …

Reims by Els Slots

Reims (Inscribed)

Reims

Reims is one of the most important cities in French history, and if you are only slightly interested in this subject (maybe slightly confusing but very interesting), then this city …

Nancy by Els Slots

Nancy (Inscribed)

Nancy

Nancy doesn't really belong to France's world-class sights and cities, but it has atmosphere, charm, and culture nonetheless. By a curious twist of history, a former king of Poland came …

Strasbourg by Luis Filipe Gaspar

Strasbourg (Inscribed)

Strasbourg

Strasbourg is mostly famous for politics, being both the seat of the Council of Europe and of the European Parliament, but the city's history and culture are at least as …

Frontiers of the Roman Empire by Argo

Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Inscribed)

Frontiers of the Roman Empire

After a long period of aggressive expansion, the time had to come for one Roman emperor to put a stop to it and say out loud that Rome was not …

Durham Castle and Cathedral by Argo

Durham Castle and Cathedral (Inscribed)

Durham Castle and Cathedral

Like the other posters, I really enjoyed Durham. Even though I had arrived in the early morning on a night bus from London and had to wait several hours for …

Mount Athos by Els Slots

Mount Athos (Inscribed)

Mount Athos

It seems that it hasn't become much easier to visit Mount Athos than it was decades ago, and if you happen to be female, it's evidently impossible. But there is …

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