I went with friends to Würzburg in May 2015, where we know a fellow studying at the city's university. The art historian Kenneth Clark visited the Residence in his landmark …
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My most impressive site: Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza
My proposal for a new site: Works of Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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Reviews by Tom Livesey


Roskilde Cathedral (Inscribed)
Roskilde Cathedral
We flew to Copenhagen on the first day of January 2016 to visit Roskilde and Kronborg. The temperature was a frosty -2°C, with a wind chill factor taking it down …

Ancient Kyoto (Inscribed)
Ancient Kyoto
I went to Kyoto in February 2016. Of the 4 WHSs I took in on my Japan trip, Kyoto captured the essence of Japanese heritage the best for me. A …

Gwynedd Castles (Inscribed)
Gwynedd Castles
I visited Conwy & Caenarfon in March 2015 and Harlech & Beaumaris in May 2016. Entry to the castles is now £6 each.
In Conwy and Caenarfon only English people …

Horyu-ji Area (Inscribed)
Horyu-ji Area
This was my final WHS of 4 covered on a week-long trip to Japan (February 2016). We took a JR Yamatoji Rapid Service from Osaka to Horyuji station and walked …

Istanbul (Inscribed)
Istanbul
I went to Istanbul with friends in January 2014. Due to a lack of preparation we ended up only visiting 2 of the 4 inscribed components. The first was the …

Ironbridge Gorge (Inscribed)
Ironbridge Gorge
I visited Ironbridge with my grandparents in August 2013. Although there are something like 14 distinct things to see/museums in the vicinity, the eponymous Iron Bridge is the focal point. …

Great Wall (Inscribed)
Great Wall
I walked on the Great Wall in December 2010. Beijing's bitter winter made it a memorably cold WHS visit - indeed it is joint coldest in my mind with Denmark's …

Venetian Works of Defence (Inscribed)
Venetian Works of Defence
I'm with John on this - definitely a sleepy town. We visited in July 2015 on a whim after seeing it on roadsigns whilst killing time before our flight from …

Gusuku of Ryukyu (Inscribed)
Gusuku of Ryukyu
I went to Okinawa in February 2016 on a whim after seeing ads for a flat £60 tourist fare for any domestic Japan flight. We were on a weeklong trip …

Himeji-jo (Inscribed)
Himeji-jo
Visiting in February 2016, we were fortunate in our timing because the castle has recently been through a period of renovation in which the whole main tower (or keep) was …

Guimarães (Inscribed)
Guimarães
We stayed one night in Guimarães in October 2015, which was quite sufficient for this small town. I chose nice hotel within the old city walls called the Toural.
The …

Genoa (Inscribed)
Genoa
Although its dark and narrow alleyways can be rather oppressive at night, Genoa is a charming city by day with a rich seam of 'palazzi' running through its centre. I …

Dubrovnik (Inscribed)
Dubrovnik
I went to Dubrovnik with friends in July 2013, taking a taxi up the Adriatic cost from the beautiful town of Kotor. We enjoyed a swim followed by a walk …

Florence (Inscribed)
Florence
I visited this classic WHS for the first time recently, in November 2015. This was low-season, tourist-wise, but the city was doing a brisk trade in sightseeing nonetheless. We managed …

Corfu (Inscribed)
Corfu
I visited Corfu city after a short stay on the nearby island of Paxos (a much more pleasant destination). A larger place than I imagined, it is festooned with cafes …

Cornwall and West Devon Minin… (Inscribed)
Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape
My parents live in Cornwall, so I often have the opportunity to see another of the 10 subsites. To date I have visited five of them.
St Just Mining District …

Canterbury (Inscribed)
Canterbury
I visited Canterbury in August 2015, beginning with a drink outside Christ Church Gate to the is mixed Romanesque and Gothic cathedral that is the seat of the most senior …

Matera (Inscribed)
Matera
Matera will be the European Capital of Culture in 2019, a title that has previously been held by that other World Heritage Site, Liverpool – although the two could hardly …

Zollverein (Inscribed)
Zollverein
I enjoyed Zollverein when I visited in August 2015. There was a German gourmet food festival going on (apparently not an oxymoron!), with dozens of stalls selling food mostly consisting …