Martina Rúčková

Member since August 2017

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My most impressive site: Jerusalem

My proposal for a new site: Oxford

Check out my website: https://blog.sme.sk/ruckova

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    May 9, 2025
    Eisinga Planetarium, Schwerin Residence Ensemble
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    Jan. 3, 2025
    Su Nuraxi di Barumini
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    Dec. 30, 2024
    Gulf of Porto
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About Martina Rúčková

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Reviews by Martina Rúčková

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Koh Ker by Martina Rúčková

Koh Ker (Inscribed)

Koh Ker

Koh Ker was our next stop on the day trip to Preah Vihear, after we visited Beng Mealea. Our driver told us this layered pyramid was actually his favourite temple …

Beng Malea Temple by Martina Rúčková

Beng Malea Temple (On tentative list)

Beng Malea Temple

Nowadays when we travel, we order drivers through our hotels and this was the case with three days we stayed at Siem Reap as well. We lodged at Model Residence, …

My Son by Martina Rúčková

My Son (Inscribed)

My Son

As Ivan pointed out, "And now the temple part of our holiday starts." And he was, indeed, correct, having organized the whole two-and-a-half-week-long haul around the remainder of Southeastern Asia …

Hoi An by Martina Rúčková

Hoi An (Inscribed)

Hoi An

From the South Asian port cities, I've only been to Malacca before travelling to Hoi An. The former seemed much larger, with more expansive streets and overall it had a …

Hué by Martina Rúčková

Hué (Inscribed)

Hué

Most tourists use Hué as their base to visit the DMZ and other war memorials. Our hotel had a "menu" of tours provided to us at the check-in by the …

Phong Nha - Ke Bang by Martina Rúčková

Phong Nha - Ke Bang (Inscribed)

Phong Nha - Ke Bang

Spending either New Year's or my birthday, which is in May when we travel due to extensive Russian holidays, in the most obscure places has now become a running joke …

Citadel of the Ho Dynasty by Martina Rúčková

Citadel of the Ho Dynasty (Inscribed)

Citadel of the Ho Dynasty

Ah, how I love the off-the-beaten-track WHS that confirm what Ivan and I always say: UNESCO takes you places. The drive from Bai Dinh should be a short one, it's …

Karst Valleys of Slovakia by Roman Bruehwiler

Karst Valleys of Slovakia (On tentative list)

Karst Valleys of Slovakia

Piggybacking on Matejicek's review, I would like to pipe in as a local. Slovenský raj is part of the Slovenský kras (Slovak karst) area in the East Slovakia and is …

Trang An by Martina Rúčková

Trang An (Inscribed)

Trang An

I really enjoyed our trip to Trang An. It's a great place and the carsts around the greenery you enjoyed while on a boat ride are a treat. We chose …

Ha Long Bay – Cat Ba Archipelago by Martina Rúčková

Ha Long Bay – Cat Ba Archipel… (Inscribed)

Ha Long Bay – Cat Ba Archipelago

I had very mixed feelings before visiting the Ha Long Bay, mostly due to all of the reviews and articles I've read about it, stating it being crowded, dirty, smelly, …

Thang Long by Martina Rúčková

Thang Long (Inscribed)

Thang Long

We kicked off our Vietnam trip with this WHS. Aeroflot, in its true former Soviet fashion, still determinedly flies to former Eastern part of Berlin and to Hanoi instead of …

Kyiv: St. Cyril's and St. Andrew's Churches by Martina Rúčková

Kyiv: St. Cyril's and St. And… (On tentative list)

Kyiv: St. Cyril's and St. Andrew's Churches

There are three most sacred places for Russian/Eastern European Orthodox Christians to visit: Sergiev-Possad Lavra, Mt. Athos an Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, lavra being the highest in the hierarchy of the Orthodox …

Vlkolinec by Martina Rúčková

Vlkolinec (Inscribed)

Vlkolinec

According to everything we've been taught at school, Vlkolinec is a gem and a true beauty of Slovak rural architecture. One of the places you have to see, one of …

Aggtelek and Slovak Karst by Martina Rúčková

Aggtelek and Slovak Karst (Inscribed)

Aggtelek and Slovak Karst

To me, the caves of Aggtelek and Slovak Karst are the best WHS we have and I'm very proud of it. Depends of course on the cave you visit, but …

Qadisha Valley by Martina Rúčková

Qadisha Valley (Inscribed)

Qadisha Valley

Qadisha Valley has gorgeous views and very pretty nature. We arrived via a scenic route, through a mountain pass Bcharee from Bekaa Valley. There is Cedar of Gods cedar tree …

Tyre by Martina Rúčková

Tyre (Inscribed)

Tyre

Tyre is an easy hour and a half hour drive south from Beirut. Many official travel advice recommend against travelling to this part of Lebanon, but the southern border is …

Anjar by Martina Rúčková

Anjar (Inscribed)

Anjar

Even though Ivan and I both agreed Anjar is one of the less exciting world heritage sites of Lebanon, but given the overall impresiveness of the heritage of Lebanon overall, …

Byblos by Martina Rúčková

Byblos (Inscribed)

Byblos

Byblos is one of the towns that, along with likes of Jericho, Damascus, Plovdiv and Athens claim to be the oldest continously inhabited cities of the world. As far as …

Baalbek by Martina Rúčková

Baalbek (Inscribed)

Baalbek

Save it for the last if you can, because not only is Baalbek the most stunning WHS of Lebanon, but even after couple of hundred sites visited, many many Roman …

Kosice by Els Slots

Kosice (On tentative list)

Kosice

I was born and bred in Kosice, so I believe I'm quite qualified to talk about this nomination. And let me tell you straight away, both Ivan and I think …

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