Juha Sjoeblom Profile
I have been interested in world heritage from year 2008 and I have visited sites since then whenever possible. I usually travel 3-5 times a year. My main areas of interest are Northern Africa, Middle East, Balkans, Caucasus and Central Asia.
I'm an independent traveller and when travelling, I want to use public transport as much as possible. Since the sites are not always easy to reach, I’m curious how other travellers have got to them.
I’ll write reviews when I supposedly have some fresh point of view or when the site has only very few reviews. I also tell my overall feelings about the site and how I have travelled to it.
Recent Reviews Juha Sjoeblom
The Ringed Seal Archipelagos of Lake Saimaa (T)
Juha Sjoeblom Finland - 22-Jun-21
Site visited May 2021. Ringed seal archipelagos of Lake Saimaa were a nice experience. It was also something new to me in my home country. This natural site may not be for everyone, but those who want to see the rare seals, and those who love birdwatching, pristine lake nature and beautiful landscapes will be pleased. I spent two days exploring some of the elements of this tentative site.
When Finland announced a revised list of tentative sites in 2021, it presented one totally new site which seemed right away a logical move. Saimaa ringed seals – of course. It is hard to think any other object in Finland with so much positive impression and support from Finnish people.
Read OnStari Ras and Sopocani
Juha Sjoeblom Finland - 27-May-20
Site visited July 2016. Stari Ras and Sopoćani is generally least known and visited among the six Yugoslavian sites which were inscribed in 1979. Although the name makes you think that there are two sites the inscription consists of four separate sites around the town of Novi Pazar. This group of medieval monuments of the first capital of Serbia gives you an interesting insight to the history of the country.
I travelled to Novi Pazar by bus from Belgrad and visited the Studenica Monastery during the trip
Read OnDjémila
Juha Sjoeblom Finland - 01-May-20
Site visited December 2013. The Arabic name of the ancient Roman city of Cuicul is Djémila which means ”beautiful”. The site really matches its newer name because it is probably the most beautiful and scenic of all the Roman sites in Algeria. I think it is also one of the top three Roman sites of Africa.
Cuicul was an ancient Roman colony and a military garrison founded in the 1st century. It is built on an altitude of 900 metres on a narrow triangular plateau
Read OnThe historical surroundings of Crimean Khans' capital in Bakhchysarai (T)
Juha Sjoeblom Finland - 24-Apr-20
I visited this site during my tour of Ukraine on July 2013. The former capital of Crimean Khanate with its diverse cultural sites and great sceneries made a good impression on me, and it is also a very nice place to visit. Bakhchysarai is one of those sites which deserve to be included to the World Heritage List, but the current situation is very difficult for it.
At the moment there are two sites of Bakhchysarai on the Ukrainian tentative list: the other one is just for the Khan’s Palace, and the other one is the historic monuments of Bakhchysarai Valley from the Khan’s Palace to the Chufut-Kale. I would support the latter because there are a rich array of cultural sights in and around the city of Bakhchysarai.
Read OnTimgad
Juha Sjoeblom Finland - 10-Apr-20
Site visited December 2013. Timgad is the largest and arguably the best of the Roman archaeological sites of Algeria. I think it is also one of top three Roman sites of Africa and, I dare to say, probably among the best outside of Italy. Timgad is not known for its imposing buildings but for town planning and well preserved grid plan. In this review I focus mainly on the practical issues of visiting Timgad.
Algeria, especially the eastern part of the country, is one of the hotspots of Roman archaeological sites. Apart from the inscribed ones there are several sites worth mentioning: Tiddis, Madauros (Madaure), Hippo Regius (Hippone), Theveste, Thubursicum and Lambaesis. Many of these have been collected to a TWHS Sites, lieux et itineraires augustiniens du Maghreb central.
Read OnProfile Data
- Name
- Juha Sjoeblom
- Country
- Finland
- Most Impressive
- Medina of Fez, Lalibela
Recently Visited WHS
- Update 07.11.22
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Visited WHS
Rating StatsBukhara 5Istanbul 5Lalibela 5Petra 5Pompei 5Acropolis 4.5Baalbek 4.5Grand Canal 4.5Itchan Kala 4.5Medina of Fez 4.5Persepolis 4.5St. Petersburg 4.5Aksum 4Byblos 4Chavin 4Djémila 4Ephesus 4Kotor 4Kraków 4Pergamon 4Ping Yao 4Split 4Timgad 4Trier 4Tyre 4Agrigento 3.5Cuzco 3.5Dengfeng 3.5Island of Patmos 3.5Kairouan 3.5L'viv 3.5Lima 3.5Naples 3.5Persian Garden 3.5Qadisha Valley 3.5Qhapaq Ñan 3.5Rabat 3.5Sintra 3.5Vilnius 3.5Visby 3.5Volubilis 3.5Albi 3Anjar 3Arles 3Avignon 3Belem 3Bryggen 3Butrint 3Carthage 3Corfu 3Delos 3Meknes 3Mostar 3Mtskheta 3Stećci 3Syracuse 3Tallinn 3Trogir 3Vienna 3Atapuerca 2.5Canal du Midi 2.5Curonian Spit 2.5Gammelstad 2.5Jelling 2.5Luther Memorials 2.5Medina of Sousse 2.5Riga 2.5Shakhrisyabz 2.5Sheki 2.5Sulaiman-Too 2.5Tipasa 2.5Tower of London 2.5Yin Xu 2.5Kernavė 2Mir Castle 1.5Tiya 1.5Nesvizh 1Reviewed WHS
- Residence of Bukovinian & Dalmatian Metropolitans
- Stari Ras and Sopocani
- Djémila
- Timgad
- Pasargadae
- Pergamon
- Qadisha Valley
- Qhapaq Ñan
- Caral-Supe
- Chavin
- Rjukan / Notodden
- Grand Canal
- Wudang Mountains
- Dengfeng
- Sheki
- Masjed-e Jâme'
- Simien National Park
- Tiya
- Tauric Chersonese
- Kasbah of Algiers
- M'Zab Valley
- Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
- Sulaiman-Too
- Stećci
Visited TWHS
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