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Walter
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My proposal for a new site: The cultural landscape (turf houses) of the Feroe Island. The culutral landscape of Aran island (Ireland)
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Reviews by Walter
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Gremi Church of Archangels an… (On tentative list)
Gremi Church of Archangels and Royal Tower
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Walter 07/09/18
Alaverdi Cathedral (On tentative list)
Alaverdi Cathedral
Alaverdi Cathedral is located 2 hours by car east of Tbilissi in a fertile valley at the footsteps of the Caucasian range. Driving there is easy, well signposted and a …
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Walter 06/09/18
Dmanisi Hominid Archaeologica… (On tentative list)
Dmanisi Hominid Archaeological Site
Dmanisi site shows the remains of a prominent Middle Age town from the IX-X centuries. In 1983, while excavating the ruins of the medieval settlement, archeologists found animal fossils in …
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Walter 25/07/18
Shatili (On tentative list)
Shatili
Shatili is a historic highland village located in the isolated Arguni valley on the northern slope of the Greater Caucasus mountains. The village is described as « a unique complex …
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Walter 24/07/18
Ananuri (On tentative list)
Ananuri
The Ananuri fortified ensemble is conviniently located on the very touristic Georgian Military Highway some 70km north of Tbilisi. The view on the fort from the highway is phenomenal, with …
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Walter 07/06/18
Upper Svaneti (Inscribed)
Upper Svaneti
When I first read about visiting Upper Svaneti about 15 year ago, travel guidebooks were advising not to get there on your own, because of a risk of kidnapping and …
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Walter 30/05/18
The Caspian Shore Defensive C… (On tentative list)
The Caspian Shore Defensive Constructions
This serial nomination consists of eight elements of defense built on the narrow costal plain between the eastermost peaks of the Caucasus mountains and the Caspian sea. Four elements are …
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Walter 05/05/18
The basilica and archaeologic… (On tentative list)
The basilica and archaeological site of Yererouk
This very nice site is an about 2 hours drive from Erevan. The roads are in good condition, contrary to what some travel guides suggest. Only the 2 last km …
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Walter 04/04/18
Samtavisi Cathedral (On tentative list)
Samtavisi Cathedral
Samtavisi Cathedral is located about an hour drive from Tbilissi, close to the Gori highway. It can been seen from the highway bridge crossing the Lekhura river. To get there, …
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Walter 31/03/18
Vardzia-Khertvisi (On tentative list)
Vardzia-Khertvisi
The history of this site is strange. It is on the TL since 1999 and ICOMOS recommended it’s inscription in 2001, but then was deferred and never re-submitted. Now in …
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Walter 27/03/18
The Silver Route (On tentative list)
The Silver Route
After having cycle the Camino Frances ( Route of Santiago de Compostella - WHS) in Spain in 2012, I went cycling for another long trip along the Via de La …
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Walter 21/03/18
David Gareji Monasteries and … (On tentative list)
David Gareji Monasteries and Hermitage
Several monasteries spread over a 30 km stretch of semi-desertic breath-taking landscape. The most famous, and easy to reach, monastery is Davitis Lavra, and the nearby cliff rock-cut chambers of …
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Walter 17/03/18
ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape (Inscribed)
ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape
The ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape, otherwise known as the The !Xam Khomani Heartland corresponds in fact to the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park. To add some more confusion, together with the Bostwana …
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Walter 05/06/17
Talayotic Menorca (Inscribed)
Talayotic Menorca
The Talaiotic Culture is an ancient society established on the Balearic Island between the Iron Age and its replacement by the Punic and the Roman cultures. Menorca Island has many …
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Walter 06/04/17
Mining Cultural Landscape Erz… (Inscribed)
Mining Cultural Landscape Erzgebirge
Erzgebirge / Krušnohoří Mining Cultural Landscape was originally planned for nomination in 2016. I decided to visit this TL site ahead of its official inscription, in april 2016. This nomination …
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Walter 13/01/17
Namib Sand Sea (Inscribed)
Namib Sand Sea
I was suprised no one has reviewed this site yet, as it is considered the number one destination in Namibia. I visited the area back in 1996.
The « Namib …
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Walter 17/03/16
Mid-Atlantic Ridge (On tentative list)
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Algar do Carvao is on Terceira island. It is a ancient lava tube in which we enter through a small tunnel under the visitors center. Entering the tube, you can …
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Walter 15/10/14
Pico Island (Inscribed)
Pico Island
I visited Pico in July 2014. Pico is an island part of the Acores archipelago, lying in the midway in the Atlantic, some 1500 km from mainland Portugal. Getting there …
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Walter 15/10/14
Aflaj irrigation system (Inscribed)
Aflaj irrigation system
On a trip to Oman in December 2012, I managed to visit 4 of the 5 aflaj irrigation systems on the list (I arabic, aflaj is the plural form of …
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Walter 31/05/14
Medici Villas and Gardens (Inscribed)
Medici Villas and Gardens
On a trip to Tuscany in 2012, I tried to get to as many of the medici villas and gardens as possible. As it was before their inscription (in 2013), …
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Walter 29/05/14
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