Tony H.

Member since March 2010

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I got interested of World Heritage Sites when I first learned about them as a teenager back in the early 2000's. For me it was funny that in my home country of Finland there was an old factory that was protected by the UNESCO and it made me more curious of what World Heritage Sites were about.

Nowadays I try to visit as many sites as I can during my travels but I don't plan my trips just around WHS collecting. But the WHS collecting has brought me to places I would have never visited otherwise, and even if those random sites aren't the most spectacular, the journey and experience to visit e.g. a tiny wooden Slovak church in a remote small village feels even more special.

My travels have so far concentrated on Europe and Asia, but hopefully in the future there will be more visits to the Americas and Africa.

My most impressive site: Great Pyramids of Giza, Old City of Jerusalem, Taj Mahal

Recent Visits
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    May 26, 2025
    Holasovice, Kutna Hora
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    March 25, 2025
    Palau de la Musica Catalana & Hospital de Sant Pau, Works of Antoni Gaudí
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    Jan. 5, 2025
    Plantin-Moretus Museum, The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier
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About Tony H.

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Reviews by Tony H.

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Great Wall by Tony H.

Great Wall (Inscribed)

Great Wall

Last review of the Great Wall on this site is from 2016 so I guess it's good to update how things look like at the wall in the 2020s. I …

Dutch Water Defence Lines by Tony H.

Dutch Water Defence Lines (Inscribed)

Dutch Water Defence Lines

Visited in April 2024. When I was preparing for my trip to the Netherlands I realised that I've visited this site already on all my previous trips to the country. …

Historic Jeddah by Tony H.

Historic Jeddah (Inscribed)

Historic Jeddah

Visited in February 2024. Walking around the historical Jeddah during noon on a weekday, you'll get the place all for yourself. Not much local life here during the daytime, which …

Hegra by Tony H.

Hegra (Inscribed)

Hegra

Visited in February 2024. Visiting Hegra and the nearby town of Al Ula is a reminder that Saudi Arabia is not yet ready for the mass tourism that it's hoping …

Turaif Quarter by Tony H.

Turaif Quarter (Inscribed)

Turaif Quarter

Visited in February 2024. Things are changing fast in Saudi Arabia and At-Turaif Quarter is not an exception to that. I visited At-Turaif (also known as Diriyah) on a weekday …

Haci Bayram District by Tony H.

Haci Bayram District (On tentative list)

Haci Bayram District

Turkey still has some World Heritage status worthy entries on its T-list. But what is probably bothering Turkish politicians, is the fact that Turkey's capital is plain boring when it …

Upper Svaneti by Tony H.

Upper Svaneti (Inscribed)

Upper Svaneti

I'm little surprised that Upper Svaneti is one of the least visited sites in Europe on this website. I'm surprised because it is not anymore these days hard place to …

Istanbul by Tony H.

Istanbul (Inscribed)

Istanbul

I feel myself lucky as I've been able to call Istanbul my home for one year. It has given me the possibility to explore the city slowly and especially it's …

Bursa and Cumalikizik by Els Slots

Bursa and Cumalikizik (Inscribed)

Bursa and Cumalikizik

2 months after it's inscription to World Heritage List Bursa hasn't experienced yet big tourists masses. Actually I didn't meet any other western tourists than myself but many Arab tourists …

Central Highlands by Els Slots

Central Highlands (Inscribed)

Central Highlands

I was part of a field course which we conducted in Sri Lanka. During our course we visited in Meemure village which is located in Knuckles Range inside the World …

Bethlehem by Roman Bruehwiler

Bethlehem (Inscribed)

Bethlehem

I visited in Bethlehem in January 2011 and of course the main site there is the Church of the Nativity. When I entered the church (through very small door) there …

Amalienborg and its district by Lithobates

Amalienborg and its district (On tentative list)

Amalienborg and its district

Unfortunately I don't see any reasons why this should be a World Heritage site. Amalienborg is a beautiful palace and the district around it is full of nice buildings but …

Old Rauma by Nan

Old Rauma (Inscribed)

Old Rauma

My last visit to Rauma was when I was child and only memory from there was shop selling moustache wax so it was time to go back and visit the …

Struve Geodetic Arc by Els Slots

Struve Geodetic Arc (Inscribed)

Struve Geodetic Arc

If you want to choose one point to visit Struve Geodetic Arc the best place is probably the Tartu old observatory. The observatory is located on a hill next to …

Bahá’i Holy Places by Tony H.

Bahá’i Holy Places (Inscribed)

Bahá’i Holy Places

I had bad luck with my visit to Baha'i gardens and the Shrine of the Bab in Haifa. Gardens are closed if it's rainy day (because the stairs are really …

The Rock paintings of Astuvansalmi at Ristiina by Tony H.

The Rock paintings of Astuvan… (Removed from tentat…)

The Rock paintings of Astuvansalmi at Ristiina

It's hard to miss this place when you're driving around eastern Finland. There are roadsigns to this site from all the main roads and it's good thing because these rock …

Fortress of Suomenlinna by Squiffy

Fortress of Suomenlinna (Inscribed)

Fortress of Suomenlinna

You have to visit Suomenlinna "the Gibraltar of the North" when you're in Helsinki. But if you're visiting Helsinki in winter then you can leave it out because everything is …

Seville by Nan

Seville (Inscribed)

Seville

One of the best things are that these 3 sites are next to each others so you can visit them in one day if you want. I visited only in …

Cordoba by Nan

Cordoba (Inscribed)

Cordoba

I visited the Mezquita and the architecture of the former mosque was amazing. It is also good place to hide hot weather. It was +41 celsius outside but inside the …

Granada by Tony H.

Granada (Inscribed)

Granada

I think that everything is said about this site. You should definitely book tickets to Alhambra in advance. When I visited this site in June it was +36 Celsius and …

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