Hubert

Member since October 2011

#94 386 90 16

My most impressive site: Old City of Jerusalem, Bauhaus

Recent Visits
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    June 7, 2025
    Sicily: Agrigento, Arab-Norman Palermo, Isole Eolie ...
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    Sept. 22, 2024
    Evaporitic Karst and Caves
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    July 29, 2024
    Schwerin Residence Ensemble, The Flow Country, Via Appia

About Hubert

Member since
October 2011
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Visits
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#94
WHS
386
Tentative Sites
90
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Reviews
222
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Reviews by Hubert

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Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin by Hubert

Rock Art of the Mediterranean… (Inscribed)

Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin

How to find among 758 sublocations those that are worth visiting? The problem is not only the large number, but also the fact that many sites are very difficult to …

Archaeological site of Laodikeia by Hubert

Archaeological site of Laodik… (On tentative list)

Archaeological site of Laodikeia

If you like taking photos of white columns against a blue sky, Laodikeia is the place to go.Laodikeia is located on a flat hill and offers panoramic views of the …

Sardis by Hubert

Sardis (Nominated)

Sardis

Ancient Sardis is best known for Croesus, the last king of Lydia, and his legendary wealth. Already in ancient times, Lydia was associated with immense wealth. Whether King Croesus was …

Mudejar Architecture of Aragon by Hubert

Mudejar Architecture of Aragon (Inscribed)

Mudejar Architecture of Aragon

It is funny that the last review of this WHS is my own from 2014 about Zaragoza. And now, ten years later, after having completed this serial WHS, I can …

Palmeral of Elche by Hubert

Palmeral of Elche (Inscribed)

Palmeral of Elche

The visit to this WHS left me with mixed impressions and I was unsure how to rate this WHS. The Palmeral has an impressive size, with the core zone covering …

The Television Tower Stuttgart by Hubert

The Television Tower Stuttgart (On tentative list)

The Television Tower Stuttgart

An ugly television tower as a world heritage site? Or an innovative work of engineering representing the second half of the 20th century? Basically, a bit of both and I'm …

Olympic Park Munich by Hubert

Olympic Park Munich (On tentative list)

Olympic Park Munich

Finally, the Munich Olympic Park has been added to the German Tentative List. This was long overdue. In my opinion, it is the only German site still missing from the …

Corfu by Hubert

Corfu (Inscribed)

Corfu

Most of the previous reviewers visited Corfu as a day trip from Albania or arrived directly by plane. This is reasonable, as the Old Town of Corfu is a remote …

Amsterdam Canal Ring by Hubert

Amsterdam Canal Ring (Inscribed)

Amsterdam Canal Ring

The Netherlands should be praised for limiting its Amsterdam nomination to the most beautiful part of the city, the Canal Ring. It is great fun to walk along the canals …

The Palaces of King Ludwig II by Hubert

The Palaces of King Ludwig II (Nominated)

The Palaces of King Ludwig II

It seems I'm going to be the party pooper here with my "thumbs down". But now that Palaces of King Ludwig II have been nominated for decision in 2025, one …

Thessalonika by Hubert

Thessalonika (Inscribed)

Thessalonika

The city of Thessaloniki is not nice. The Byzantine churches are.Most of the churches in the lower town are squeezed between ugly modern buildings. I liked the upper town better. …

The wider area of Mount Olympus by Hubert

The wider area of Mount Olymp… (Nominated)

The wider area of Mount Olympus

I would have loved to start this review with the words: I climbed the Seat of the Gods! But that wouldn’t be entirely true. The truth ist that I did …

Zagori Cultural Landscape by Hubert

Zagori Cultural Landscape (Inscribed)

Zagori Cultural Landscape

Zagori is a World Heritage Site just the way I like it: a beautiful landscape, vernacular architecture, great hiking opportunities and not crowded with tourists.The inscription in 2023 was controversial. …

Archaeological Site of Aigai by Hubert

Archaeological Site of Aigai (Inscribed)

Archaeological Site of Aigai

I wrote this review to provide a brief overview of what visitors can currently expect from Aigai (September 2023). Most importantly, the palace site is still closed for construction works, …

Fortifications of Vauban by Hubert

Fortifications of Vauban (Inscribed)

Fortifications of Vauban

Vauban completed! In June 2023, on my trip to Lombardy and Piedmont, I took the opportunity for a day trip to the French Alps to visit my last two Vauban …

Residences of the Royal House of Savoy by Hubert

Residences of the Royal House… (Inscribed)

Residences of the Royal House of Savoy

Oh dear! Italy and its serial World Heritage Sites: 14 Savoy Residences, 9 Sacri Monti, 25 Palladio sites, 14 Medici Villas, 7 Longobards locations… Not to mention all the prehistoric …

Aalto Works by Hubert

Aalto Works (Nominated)

Aalto Works

Alvar Aalto was kind enough to build his most important works in Finland close to World Heritage Sites or along the route between two inscribed sites. Very prescient of him. …

The Prosecco Hills by Hubert

The Prosecco Hills (Inscribed)

The Prosecco Hills

Oh no, not another vineyard. That was my first thought when the Prosecco Hills were inscribed on the World Heritage list in 2019. Not really an enthusiastic reaction. But is …

The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier by Hubert

The Architectural Work of Le … (Inscribed)

The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier

"I’m struggling to understand how an original Le Corbusier building could be in that state of disrepair" was the comment from meltwaterfalls when I posted this photo of the Cité …

Danube Limes  by Hubert

Danube Limes (Inscribed)

Danube Limes

To sum it up right at the beginning: There is not much to see at the Danube Limes. Most of the remains are hidden under fields and meadows or have …

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