Unesco World Heritage Sites I've Been To
based on 2 votes
this list shows all the UNESCO World Heritage sites I've been to, so far.
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Explore locations featured in this Traveler List:
Vienna, Rhodes, Venice, Rome, Kyoto, Nara, Himeji, Hiroshima, Hatsukaichi, Nikko, Ikaruga-cho, Polonnaruwa, Sigiriya, Anuradhapura, Galle, Kandy, Agra, New Delhi, Bodh Gaya, Epidavros, Olympia, Mycenae, Plitvice Lakes National Park, Porec, Salzburg, Hallstatt, Austria, Graz, Danube Valley, Giza, Saint Catherine, Luxor, Nile River Valley, Aswan, Cairo, Idfu, Krakow, Wieliczka, Upper Austria, Santo Domingo
- Category: Other
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Traveler type: Culture, Sightseeing
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Appeals to: Business travelers, Couples/romantics, Singles, Families with small children, Families with teenagers, Large groups, Students, Budget travelers, Tourists
- Seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
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my hometown! |
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| been to Rhodes 2 times - first when I was a small child with my parents and sister and second for Karate training camp |
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visited Venice in the baking heat of August 2000. It was great! |
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Been to Rome in April 2007 with my company. It was a great weekend, but time was too short to visit the Vatican as well. I need to go back! |
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been to Kyoto in February 1996. The city is amazing, in the old part one feels like taken back to the old Samurai times. |
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| At my visit to Nara in 1996 I was surrounded by the tame deer called "shika" which were looking for the "senbei" (cookies) we had bought for them. It was hilarious! |
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7. Himeji Castle (Himeji-jo)
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| been there in 1996 and 1999. It is really impressive. At my second visit, my mother and me were surrounded by Japanese school children, who all wanted to have their photo taken with us. |
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8. Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
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| visited Hiroshima in 1996. The museum is really impressive and made me really sad. But it is a real spiritual place. |
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9. Itsukushima Shinto Shrine
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| Itsukushima - small island with the famous red "torii". It was high tide, so we couldn't walk up to it, but I took some great photos during sunset. |
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| Nikko - the three monkeys: don't see, don't hear, don't speak. |
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| the Horyuji Temple Complex is a big complex of different temples and pagodas. |
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| impressive old city in Sri Lanka. The territory is vast and needs some time to explore |
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13. Citadel of Sigiriya - Lion Rock
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| Sigiriya Rock - after you've climbed to the top, you have a breathtaking view over the green of Sri Lanka. |
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| old city with great stupas |
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| Galle Fort was first built by the Portuguese, then the Dutch built the present fort in 1663. They it has been used by the British. |
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| Kandy is home to the famous "Temple of the Tooth" - a Buddhist temple said to house one of Lord Buddha's teeth. The relic is secured and can't be seen, but the temple is very interesting |
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| There are more than 80 caves, but only 5 can be visited. They contain statues and paintings of Lord Buddha and his life. |
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18. Sinharaja Forest Reserve
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| Sinharaja is a World Biosphere Reserve and is only 21km from east to west, but it houses many endemic species (butterflies, birds, trees....). It is really worth a visit. |
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| the architecture is breathtaking. It is a great place to visit. |
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| what can I say, but "wow". When I entered the area and came to see the Taj, I was really feeling like being in a dream. Even though it is a mausoleum, it looks like a palace. |
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| the tallest brick minaret in the world, built in the 12th century. |
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| the place where Lord Buddha attained enlightenment. A very spiritual place and very important to all Buddhists in the world. |
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| similar to the Red Fort in Agra |
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| the acoustics there is amazing - the actors and actresses can play without a microphone and you can hear them at every place |
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25. Ancient Olympia (Archaia Olympia)
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| been there when I was a child and it was summer - more than 40°C made it hard to be impressed by the place |
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| most famous for the "Lion Gate" |
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| I was a child when I visited the place and only remember the waterfalls. Have to go back one day |
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| Been a child when we visited the place with my parents |
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| Been to Salzburg at different times. Always a place to go to. |
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30. Schonbrunn Palace (Schloss Schonbrunn)
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| As Schonbrunn Palace is located in Vienna, I've been there many times. The park area is great for taking a long walk and in summer we practice Taiji there. |
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| I've been there with my school class to visit the salt mines. I remember that the weather was not too good, but we went on a boat ride on Lake Hallstatt. |
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| I've never used the Semmering railway, but I've been at the Semmering many times. |
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| Been to Graz many times, because we have friends there. |
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| Been there last in autumn 2007, doing a "wine tour". :) |
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| Close to Vienna - I should go there more often. It's a great area for cycling, as it is flat and you can ride around the lake (remember to bring your passport, because you will enter Hungarian territory!) |
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| Visited them in February 2008. Really impressive, although I'm sad that a road has been built between two of the pyramids. |
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37. St. Catherine's Monastery
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| Visited the monastery in February 2007. Really a big complex. |
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| Been there in 2003 while on a River Nile Cruise. I had a sunstroke, so I couldn't enter one of the tombs, because I felt too sick. |
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| Been there in 2003 while on a River Nile Cruise. |
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| Been there in 2003 while on a River Nile Cruise. Very big area. |
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| Been there in 2003 while on a River Nile Cruise. Took the bus to get there - it is an adventurous trip through the desert. If you know the documentary on how the temple was relocated, you are more than amazed. |
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| Been there in 2003 while on a River Nile Cruise. |
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| Been to Cairo in February 2008. Unfortunately we didn't have enough time to visit the Bazar or the Islamic Cairo. Have to do that some other time. |
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| Been there in 2003 while on a River Nile Cruise. The Temple was moved to a higher place, because of the building of the Aswan Low Dam. |
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| The temple is dedicated to two gods: Sobek (crocodile god) and Horus (falcon headed god). |
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| Been there in 2003 while on a River Nile Cruise. |
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| Been there in 2003 while on a River Nile Cruise. |
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I visited Krakow together with my mother in the end of March 2009. It is a really nice city and we didn't have enough time to explore it extensively. Have to go back some day. |
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| The salt mine in Wieliczka is really worth a visit! |
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50. Hallstatt and Altausee Salt Mine
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| A great place to visit. Hallstatt being a tiny village at Lake Hallstatt and the salt mine different from the one in Wieliczka, but very interesting, too |
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51. Dachstein Giant Ice Caves
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| Very impressive. We were lucky that there were only 3 other people and the guide to visit the Giant Ice Cave. So we could take our time going through and taking photos. |
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52. Santa Maria la Menor Cathedral (Catedral Basilica Menor de Santa Maria)
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| The first cathedral in the Americas. Very impressive! |
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53. Zona Colonial (Colonial Zone)
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| the first settlement made by Columbus and the Spanish explorers in the New World. |
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