Riccardo Quaranta

Member since August 2017

#212 231 81

My name is Riccardo and I was born near Rome, in Italy. I'm in love with traveling and the beauty of this world. I believe that one of the best ways to appreciate what the world and its people offer is to travel and learn from this amazing experience.

A great way to learn and understand everything that is different from our daily life is by appreciating the heritage that is left for us by people, together with the stunning beauty of nature. This is why I am interested in the UNESCO World Heritage. Through them, I feel like I’m learning what people are capable of doing and I am always amazed at the incredible shows that Nature is capable of disclosing before our eyes. I want to share my passion with the rest of the world, because I strongly believe that the world would be a much better place if everyone could travel and see this incredible beauty with their own eyes, the way I do.

I have also my personal blog: www.theunescochallenge.wordpress.com

My most impressive site: Rome, Angkor, Machu Picchu, Bagan.

My proposal for a new site: Titicaca Lake, Mount Bromo.

Check out my website: http://www.theunescochallenge.wordpress.com

Recent Visits
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    July 28, 2024
    Umm Al-Jimāl, Via Appia
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    May 17, 2024
    Gardens and Castle at Kromeríz
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    May 12, 2024
    Holy Trinity Column
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About Riccardo Quaranta

First name
Riccardo
Member since
August 2017
Country of Origin
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#212
WHS
231
Tentative Sites
81
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Reviews
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Reviews by Riccardo Quaranta

Pella by Riccardo Quaranta

Pella (On tentative list)

Pella

Pella is the third Decapolis city TWHS I have visited in northern Jordan after Abila and Gadara in August 2023 and, in terms of quality, it's somewhere between the two. …

Gadara  by Riccardo Quaranta

Gadara (On tentative list)

Gadara

I visited Gadara during my trip to Jordan in August 2023.

I had a rented car and so it has been relatively easy to drive to the three Decapolis …

Abila City by Riccardo Quaranta

Abila City (On tentative list)

Abila City

I visited Abila in August 2023 during my extensive trip in Jordan. I visited it in combination with the others TWHS in northern Jordan making up the series of the …

Les tombes de la Basse Selca by Riccardo Quaranta

Les tombes de la Basse Selca (On tentative list)

Les tombes de la Basse Selca

There is not much that can be added to Solivagant's excellent review of les tombes de la Basse Selca in Albania. I will only give an update on how to …

Agioi Varnavas and Ilarion at Peristerona by Riccardo Quaranta

Agioi Varnavas and Ilarion at… (On tentative list)

Agioi Varnavas and Ilarion at Peristerona

I visited the church of Agioi Varnavas and Ilarion at Peristerona on my way from the Troodos mountains to Nicosia in August 2021.

Upon arriving at the church, we …

Hala Sultan Tekke and the Larnaka Salt Lake Comple by Riccardo Quaranta

Hala Sultan Tekke and the Lar… (On tentative list)

Hala Sultan Tekke and the Larnaka Salt Lake Comple

This tentative site is composed by two elements: the Salt lake, and the Ottoman mosque and tomb of Hala Sultan Tekke on the lake's shores.

The mosque is just …

Church of Panagia Aggeloktisti by Riccardo Quaranta

Church of Panagia Aggeloktisti (On tentative list)

Church of Panagia Aggeloktisti

The church of Panagia Aggeloktisti is in the small town of Kiti, not far from the city of Larnaka in Cyprus and therefore it's an easy visit from the city. …

Church of Panayia Chrysokourdaliotissa by Riccardo Quaranta

Church of Panayia Chrysokourd… (On tentative list)

Church of Panayia Chrysokourdaliotissa

The church of Panayia Chrysokourdaliotissa is a proposed extension to the serial site Painted churches of the Troodos region, which comprises already 10 churches. This church is located not far …

Painted Churches in the Troödos Region by Riccardo Quaranta

Painted Churches in the Troöd… (Inscribed)

Painted Churches in the Troödos Region

The 10 painted churches located up on the mountains in the Troödos Region of Cyprus are an interesting collection of richly decorated Byzantine churches, some of which date back to …

Old Havana by Riccardo Quaranta

Old Havana (Inscribed)

Old Havana

The capital city of Cuba, Havana (or La Habana as it is called in Spanish) is a city that bears the signs of a troubled history, although at times prosperous, …

Angkor by Riccardo Quaranta

Angkor (Inscribed)

Angkor

Between the 9th and the 15th century, in the region that is now Cambodia, near the modern-day city of Siem Reap, Angkor, the capital of the Khmer Empire, flourished.

Beng Malea Temple by Riccardo Quaranta

Beng Malea Temple (On tentative list)

Beng Malea Temple

Beng Mealea is about 75km away from the main group of the Angkor temples, therefore it is quite isolated from the rest of the archaeological area. It’s mostly surrounded by …

Mostar by Riccardo Quaranta

Mostar (Inscribed)

Mostar

The city of Mostar, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, known for its 16th century bridge (Stari Most), after which it is named, was sadly brought to the public’s attention during the …

Sighisoara by Riccardo Quaranta

Sighisoara (Inscribed)

Sighisoara

In the 12th century, King Géza II of Hungary invited German craftsmen and merchants, generally known as Transylvanian Saxons, to settle in Transylvania, at the time part of the Kingdom …

Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras by Riccardo Quaranta

Rice Terraces of the Philippi… (Inscribed)

Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras

Ifugao, which means People of the Hill, is a province in the Cordillera Administrative Region on the island of Luzon, in the Philippines. This area is famous for the 2000 …