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)

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 4.72
  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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Olympia by Luis Filipe Gaspar

Olympia (Inscribed)

Olympia

There is probably no ancient archaeological site anywhere in the world that has more relevance on today's world than Olympia. The history of the Olympic Games reaches back to the …

Works of Antoni Gaudí by Els Slots

Works of Antoni Gaudí (Inscribed)

Works of Antoni Gaudí

For most people coming to Barcelona, seeing the numerous Gaudí sites is one of the main reasons for their trip. It´s definitely an acquired taste, and I can´t say I …

Palau de la Musica Catalana & Hospital de Sant Pau by Els Slots

Palau de la Musica Catalana &… (Inscribed)

Palau de la Musica Catalana & Hospital de Sant Pau

I can only second the glowing reviews posted here. In what is a great city to begin with, these two buildings by the Catalan Art Nouveau architect Lluís Domènech i …

Tarraco by Els Slots

Tarraco (Inscribed)

Tarraco

Today's Tarragona is a very nice and quiet city on the coast just an hour south of Barcelona, and a very easy day trip, due to its great coastal location, …

Poblet Monastery by Els Slots

Poblet Monastery (Inscribed)

Poblet Monastery

The Cistercian monastery of Poblet is one of the more interesting and impressive buildings I have been to. The fact that it houses the tombs of a long line of …

West Norwegian Fjords by Els Slots

West Norwegian Fjords (Inscribed)

West Norwegian Fjords

If there is one thing that Norway is famous for, then it's the fjords, and I agree that they are definitely worth a journey. I didn't really make a cruise, …

Pyramids (Memphis) by Els Slots

Pyramids (Memphis) (Inscribed)

Pyramids (Memphis)

The Pyramids are by far Egypt's best known attraction and one of the top tourist sights in the world, and as such worthy of visiting once in a lifetime. I …

Historic Cairo by Els Slots

Historic Cairo (Inscribed)

Historic Cairo

Egypt is famous for its ancient history, the age of pharaohs and pyramids up to Cleopatra and the Roman Conquest. What came later, after the rule of Rome and Byzantium, …

Ancient Thebes by Els Slots

Ancient Thebes (Inscribed)

Ancient Thebes

It´s hard to believe that this is the first review for Thebes, since it´s not only one of the Egypt´s, but also one of the world´s greatest archaeological sites and …

Potsdam by Hubert

Potsdam (Inscribed)

Potsdam

This is Germany's largest cultural landscape (and probably one of the biggest in Europe), the result of centuries of construction and refinement by the Prussian kings and German emperors in …

Nubian Monuments by Els Slots

Nubian Monuments (Inscribed)

Nubian Monuments

The area between Assuan and the Sudanese border is one of the greatest (and largest) archaeological areas in the world - unfortunately, much of it is located beneath Lake Assuan. …

Fortress of Suomenlinna by Squiffy

Fortress of Suomenlinna (Inscribed)

Fortress of Suomenlinna

No visit to Helsinki, which is by the way a very beautiful and charming capital that too often gets overlooked, would be complete without the short boattrip to Suomenlinna. The …

Museumsinsel (Museum Island) by Hubert

Museumsinsel (Museum Island) (Inscribed)

Museumsinsel (Museum Island)

A group of museums is probably an unusual World Heritage Site, but in this case there can be no doubt that its statuts is deserved, and there are very few …

Tallinn by Argo

Tallinn (Inscribed)

Tallinn

Tallinn is one of Europe's best preserved medieval cities, and although the old town is not very big, it does make for a day or two of exploring and strolling …

Fontainebleau by Els Slots

Fontainebleau (Inscribed)

Fontainebleau

Less well known and thus (slightly) less crowded than Versailles, Fontainebleau started life as a hunting lodge and became the favorite residence for many French rulers, and many of them …

Paris, Banks of the Seine by Els Slots

Paris, Banks of the Seine (Inscribed)

Paris, Banks of the Seine

It is very appropriate that Paris´ World Heritage area is called "Banks of the Seine", because few cities are so defined by the river flowing through it as Paris is …

Versailles by Els Slots

Versailles (Inscribed)

Versailles

Versailles is the model after which most European royal palaces were modeled, from Schönbrunn to Caserta and Drottningholm, but none quite matches its splendour and simple greatness. It is just …

Loire Valley by Els Slots

Loire Valley (Inscribed)

Loire Valley

There are, as far as I can see, four cultural landscapes in Europe featuring river valleys, and I'd say the most famous is the Loire Valley (the others are the …

Chartres Cathedral by Clyde

Chartres Cathedral (Inscribed)

Chartres Cathedral

Some cathedrals are the seat of archbishops of important dioceses, and some are located in small, otherwise insignificant towns where they dominate everything. This is certainly the case in Chartres, …

Pilgrimage Church of St. John of Nepomuk by Els Slots

Pilgrimage Church of St. John… (Inscribed)

Pilgrimage Church of St. John of Nepomuk

The church by the interesting architect with the curious Czech-Italian-German name Jan Blazej Santini-Aichel has been sufficiently described here. The number 5 appears all over, and it´s a nice enough …

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