Although I initially visited Pirin National Park WHS in summer 2010, I went back there for skiing at the Bansko ski resort, located within the Pirin NP, in January.

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After abandoning visits to 4 WHSs and wasting 4 full days in north-eastern Bulgaria due to winter closure and massive snow, I was able to visit only one new WHS …

I visited the Monastery of Horezu WHS at about 8.30 on a Wednesday morning in early January 2017 by a rental car.

Anybody was able to enter the monastery compound …

From Llangollen, Wales, I moved on by train to Chester, England, and then to Edinburgh, Scotland. (I believe Chester should also be nominated for the WH status.)

I had …

It may not have been such a good idea to try to combine my annual ski trip with visits to World Heritage Sites along the way.

This winter the …

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I was back in Paris for some personal business in mid-Januaruy 2017.

I just wanted to add a photo here, as I don't …

From Edinburgh I stopped at Lanark by train on my way to the Glasgow airport.

At the Lanark train / bus station on a Wednesday morning I asked a bus …

I've visited several villages in Val d'Orcia WHS as recently as last year, but my favorite is Bagno Vignoni, which I visited in 1997.

This village is known in …

Again, I'm not sure why I have been so fascinated with canals lately, but I went back to the Llangollen Canal WHS on the 4th week of January to see …

The recent visit by Putin to Mt. Athos reminded me of my time there in 2010.

Mt. Athos is the name for the highest mountain on the peninsula into …

I visited several towns around Dresden recently, and Altenberg was one of them. It is in a mountainous area close to the border with Czechia and is known for cross …

I visited Chateau Hermitage, which used to be the manager's house of the mining company.

This Chateau is located inside the huge Park Hermitage, which is designed for hiking and …

This is another fascinating WHS in Belgium, and I had to come back here after 4 months for the tour of the mine.

I have taken tours at many World …

I first visited this site back in April without much prep, and, when I did so, learned about some boat tours through the canal. I'm not sure why I have …

I visited the Chirk Aqueduct, the Chirk Tunnel, and the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct in May, 2016.

I took a train first from Chester (a beautiful city itself) to Chirk (where …

I visited this site in August 2012. I took a train from Nordagutsu through Hjuksebö to Notodden to visit the largest stave church in the world on my way back …

I visited Kalwaria on Thursday and Friday of the Easter week in 2007 and followed Jesus for 10 hours over the two days. I was told that this was the …

I visited the Sacro Monte of Varese, one of the 9 "Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy" on Feb.6. I took a bus Linea C from the major intersection by …

From Varese, where I also went to the WHS of Sacro Monte of Varese, I took a bus to visit the museum in Besano, Italy.

The photo is a …

Since I was in Essen, Germany, visiting the Zolverein WHS, on 17/12, I thought I would go to Amsterdam just for one night on 18/12 to attend a concert at …