Philipp Peterer

Switzerland \ Member since March 2010

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I started focusing my trips on WHS in 2008. Since I leave in Europe, I could greatly increase my count in the following years. Nowadays my yearly goal is to visit more sites than are added the same year.

My trips are usually rather spontaneous and I try to maximize the time I have available by adding as many WHS and TWHS as possible, preferably completing countries or regions in one visit. For efficiency, my preferred method of transport is the combination of airplane and rental car. I’ve been driving a car in more than 50 countries, including Lebanon or India.

A major obsession of mine is to visit WHS with good weather conditions. I move or cancel trips if the forecast is bad. I also have a “revisit needed” list and travel back to WHS, where I had, sometimes due to bad weather, an unsatisfying visit.

In the upcoming years, I will shift my focus to more exotic and harder to reach sites. I also plan to keep up travelling with those community members that became good friends. No better way to celebrate a milestone or finding a hidden TWHS after navigating your car through rice fields than with fellow enthusiasts.

My most impressive site: Machu Picchu

My proposal for a new site: Ancient Salamis (Northern Cyprus)

Recent Visits
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    June 2, 2025
    Durmitor National Park, Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge, Vjetrenica Cave
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    April 27, 2025
    Iguacu, Iguazu National Park, Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis, Jesuit Missions of Trinidad and Jesus
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    April 14, 2025
    Baroque Churches, Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River, Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras, Tubbataha Reefs, Vigan
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About Philipp Peterer

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Philipp
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Switzerland
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Reviews by Philipp Peterer

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Pearling by Philipp Peterer

Pearling (Inscribed)

Pearling

Unlike Els I did not particularly like this site. I stupidly tried to see as many of the enlisted properties as possible. Don’t. I suggest you drive straight to the …

Al Zubarah by Philipp Peterer

Al Zubarah (Inscribed)

Al Zubarah

Qatar is not one of these countries that are full of highlights and in other countries Al Zubarah certainly would not count as a highlight. But in Qatar it’s the …

Photo in the Public Domain

The Industrial Heritage of Ba… (On tentative list)

The Industrial Heritage of Barbados

The Story of Sugar and Rum is a multiple location THWS. I visited the Saint Nicholas Abbey and the Morgan Lewis Wind Mill and enjoyed my tour. Both sites are …

The Scotland District of Barbados by Philipp Peterer

The Scotland District of Barb… (On tentative list)

The Scotland District of Barbados

I did not really get the outstanding value of this TWHS. It was even hard to determine if you are in the Scotland district or outside. Scotland district is actually …

Bridgetown by Philipp Peterer

Bridgetown (Inscribed)

Bridgetown

Bridgetown was by far the least impressive of the WHS I visited in the Caribbean so far. It has no doubt historic significance, but what I got to see was …

Robben Island by Philipp Peterer

Robben Island (Inscribed)

Robben Island

As an addition to the former reviews I can add, that the visit was not fully satisfying to me. During the whole visit you basically have no time to explore …

Church of Panagia Aggeloktisti by Roman Bruehwiler

Church of Panagia Aggeloktisti (On tentative list)

Church of Panagia Aggeloktisti

The Byzantine church is the only highlight in a small town called Kiti, just a few minutes from the airport of Larnaca. I visited it before returning my rental car, …

Taormina and Isola Bella by Philipp Peterer

Taormina and Isola Bella (Removed from tentat…)

Taormina and Isola Bella

Taormina seems to be a tourist hotspot. It’s easily reached over the highway from Catania or Messina. The town itself is very pleasant for a stroll and offers loads of …

Mothia and Lilibeo Island by Philipp Peterer

Mothia and Lilibeo Island (On tentative list)

Mothia and Lilibeo Island

Mothia is a Phoenician settlement on the tiny island of San Pantaleo, just off the coast of Sicly between Marsala and Trapani. It’s signposted from Marsala as “Mozia” and easy …

Falun Great Copper Mountain by Els Slots

Falun Great Copper Mountain (Inscribed)

Falun Great Copper Mountain

The Falun Gruva is my favourite WHS in Sweden so far. The site can be visited all year round. After wandering around the pit I took a tour to the …

Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland by Els Slots

Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsi… (Inscribed)

Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland

It was really hard to gather information about this WHS. As much as I know the houses are either privately owned or not accessible for about 11 month a year. …

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