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Verona
Dennis Nicklaus - 24-Apr-23
Prior to my three night stay in March of 2023, I mostly knew Verona as the setting of Romeo & Juliet. Turns out, I found the Casa de Giulietta to be a pretty huge tourist trap. But beyond that, the number of interesting sights in its historical core makes it a great city to visit. From Roman times, the big attractions are the arena and theater (photo), even though we didn't see any performances. Coming across other Roman era city gates or pieces of the walls is also a treat as you explore the town and there's a nice Roman museum at the theater. The 14th century Castelvecchio and its museum and historic bridge are also not to be missed
Read OnVicenza and the Palladian Villas
Dennis Nicklaus - 19-Apr-23
I was surprised how much I enjoyed Vicenza. We only had the briefest of visits, stopping off the train from Padua back to Verona after a day trip. So we only had a little over an hour between trains at the end of the day. But with a brisk walk into the town center and back, and a little wandering around, we were able to see exteriors of some of Palladio's buildings, as well as a few impressive non-Palladian palazzos along the way. The Palladian buildings we definitely got to see included the Porto Palace, the Palladio Museum, Palazzo Pojana, the Loggia del Capitaniato (photo), and the Basilica Palladiano. We thought we did pretty well with our treasure hunt for Palladian villas in our limited time (and no real map or anything to guide us -- we weren't really very prepared)
Read OnPadua’s fourteenth-century fresco cycles
Dennis Nicklaus - 19-Apr-23
I was really dazzled by the frescoes of Padua. And I went on a Monday. Don't go on a Monday if you can avoid it -- several attractions are closed. But it was the only day that fit into our schedule. Still, we got to go in the Scrovegni Chapel, Saint Anthony, and the Baptistry. Around town, we were able to enjoy the small market at the Prato, peek through the gates of the closed botanical garden, and eat lunch in the shadow of the Palazzo della Ragione. The highlight was certainly the magnificent Scrovegni. I really appreciated the introduction provided by the video you watch just prior to your turn entering the chapel itself
Read OnCara Sucia / El Imposible (T)
Dennis Nicklaus - 14-Apr-23
My daughter and I really enjoyed our visit to El Imposible in January 2023 and we had a really good hike here. We were driven up the same terrible access road that Els described, and I think we went to the same ranger station/mirador for the start of our hike. However, we hiked all the way down to the bottom of the gorge to the confluence of two rivers. After some fun exploration along the boulders and streams and swimming in the little pools there to cool off, we of course had to hike back up, about 7 miles round trip. A sign at the top says you're at 780 meters above sea level, so it was maybe 500 meters elevation change? The forest was enjoyable and we had a good local guide for the interpretive plant trail that was pretty interesting
Read OnVézère Valley
Dennis Nicklaus - 02-Nov-22
I've wanted to visit this area for a long time, so I was thrilled to finally fit it into a trip. We visited three main sites: Font-de-Gaume, Combarelles, and Lascaux (IV) in October 2022.
First, to update some logistics: No more lining up at dawn to get tickets for Font-de-Gaume or Combarelles. They sell time-reserved tickets online now, and it is essential you get them ahead of time. Even in the off/shoulder season of late October, they do sell out and I didn't always get my ideal time slot booking about a week ahead. You can also reserve tickets for Lascaux IV, but in late October, we just showed up and were able to join the next (non-guided) group. It would have been about a 45 minute wait for the next English guided tour, but we were fine with the audioguides
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Rating StatsAngkor 5Calakmul 5Cuzco 5Ephesus 5Florence 5Granada 5Iguacu 5Istanbul 5Lalibela 5Masada 5Palenque 5Petra 5Rapa Nui 5Rome 5Sigiriya 5Uluru 5Uxmal 5Ancient Kyoto 4.5Arles 4.5Brú na Bóinne 4.5Dolomites 4.5Edinburgh 4.5Grand Canyon 4.5Kraków 4.5Loire Valley 4.5Prague 4.5Rio de Janeiro 4.5Budapest 4Copán 4Gyeongju 4Panamá 4Rhodes 4Salzburg 4Trang An 4Verona 4Vienna 4Ancient Nara 3.5Burgundy 3.5Cahokia Mounds 3.5Himeji-jo 3.5Saint-Emilion 3.5Toledo 3.5Avignon 3Brugge 3Caceres 3Evora 3Kandy 3Kotor 3Lima 3Mérida 3Split 3Tarraco 3Canal du Midi 2.5Regensburg 2.5Schönbrunn 2.5Seville 2.5Temple of Heaven 2.5Yogyakarta 2.5Bordeaux 2Reviewed WHS
- Verona
- Vicenza and the Palladian Villas
- Padua’s fourteenth-century fresco cycles
- Vézère Valley
- Olympic National Park
- Socotra Archipelago
- Chichen-Itza
- Lalibela
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
- Caves of Maresha and Bet Guvrin
- Fortified City of Carcassonne
- Palenque
- Tikal National Park
- Rapa Nui
- Rock Islands
- Nan Madol
- Taputapuātea
Visited TWHS
- Archaeological Site and Historic Centre of Panamá City (T)
- Bet She'an (T)
- Brooklyn Bridge (T)
- Caesarea (T)
- Cara Sucia / El Imposible (T)
- Central Park (T)
- Centre ancien de Sarlat (T)
- Chapultepec Woods, Hill and Castle (T)
- Cité de Carcassonne et ses châteaux sentinelles de montagne (T)
- City of York: historic urban core (T)
- Dayton Aviation Sites (T)
- Diocletian's Palace and the Historical Nucleus of Split (extension) (T)
- Early Chicago Skyscrapers (T)
- Imeong Conservation Area (T)
- Jerusalem (T)
- Massif du Mont Blanc (T)
- Protected area of Lake Atitlán: multiple use (T)
- QUMRAN: Caves and Monastery of the Dead Sea Scrolls (T)
- Sea of Galilee & its Ancient Sites (T)
- Shaubak Castle (Montreal) (T)
- The Crusader Fortresses (T)
- The Galilee Journeys of Jesus & the Apostles (T)
- Thingvellir National Park (T)
- Town of Chichicastenango (T)
- University City of Bogotá (T)
- VIKING MONUMENTS AND SITES / Thingvellir National Park (T)
- White Sands National Monument (T)