My well-known affinity for sacred architecture did not translate into significant appreciation of Poblet Monastery. The World Heritage inscription mentions majestic architecture on more than…
An attractive city to the south-west of Barcelona, Tarragona’s claim to UNESCO recognition revolves around its Roman past, as evidenced by a significant number of architectural…
On a recent sunny Sunday afternoon I was able to close one of the gaps in my World Heritage portfolio – re-visit and properly photograph…
The town of Canterbury in English Southeast has several monuments collectively recognized by UNESCO for being the historic seat of the head of the Anglican…
You will most likely spend less time admiring Stonehenge than it would take you to drive there from London. You will have to keep to…
This, technically, is the next installment of my re-counting World Heritage sites series. But it just struck me as something of utmost importance that the…
Swiss capital is recognized by UNESCO for coherency of its planning concepts through the centuries. If that sentence above does not make obvious sense, it…
The Rotal Botanic Gardens in London are recognized on UNESCO World Heritage List for their place in development of both garden art and botanical science.…
Vatican is recognized by UNESCO both for its spiritual value and for the artistic and architectural treasures that it possesses. You don’t have to be…
The 65km-long stretch of River Rhine between Bingen and Koblenz is recognized on UNESCO World Heritage list for its importance as a major historic transport…
Wieliczka Salt Mines on the outskirts of Kraków is one of the first 12 sites on the UNESCO World Heritage list, inscribed in 1978 (by…
I have looked at it from a distance for close to twenty-five years but somehow never found time to visit. My collection of UNESCO World…
This is not my kind of place. A cemetery. I can recall a few instances of touring a cemetery on past travels, but in each…
As people who have been following this blog for a while might be aware, we have seen our share of royal palaces all over Europe.…
Of hundreds fjords that pierce the landscape in Western Norway only two are explicitly recognized on the UNESCO World Heritage list, as a single site…
Bryggen is one of the most impressive recent additions to my growing collection of World Heritage sites. Picturesque, full of historic significance, and able to…
The imposing Kronborg Castle in 16th-18th centuries controlled the narrowest part of the naval gateway to the Baltic which ensured its place in the history…
As I posited a number of times on these pages, I combine secular attitudes with healthy dose of admiration for religious architecture. Due to the…
Québec City is the only town in North America to have preserved its defensive ramparts and its historic center presents one of the best examples…
At the conclusion of my recent day-trip to Brussels I had about 15 minutes to expand my portfolio of pictures taken on the magnificent Grand-Place.…