Ilya Burlak

United States of America \ Member since January 2017

#311 185 38 5

I only started prioritizing visiting World Heritage sites a few years ago, and with my limited US-based corporate-warrior time-off allocation and family obligations, I can only add a handful to a dozen in any given year. I look forward to visiting them all after I retire...

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Recent Visits
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    Nov. 30, 2025
    Italy 2025: Crespi d'Adda, Genoa, Ivrea ...
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    July 11, 2025
    Greece: Ancient Towers of the Aegean Sea
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    Dec. 4, 2024
    Hungary: Caves of the Buda Thermal Karst System, Hollókö, Le Chateau-fort médieval d'Esztergom ...
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About Ilya Burlak

Member since
January 2017
Country of Origin
United States of America
Visits
Rank
#311
WHS
185
Tentative Sites
38
Website Participation
Reviews
125
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Reviews by Ilya Burlak

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Canal du Midi by Ilya Burlak

Canal du Midi (Inscribed)

Canal du Midi

One could argue that you can do Canal du Midi justice only by renting a boat to navigate a portion of it. On the other hand, the canal itself is …

Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France by Ilya Burlak

Routes of Santiago de Compost… (Inscribed)

Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France

I visited two properties that are part of this serial site in August of 2017 and three more in June of 2018.

In an otherwise nondescript Rabastens, Notre-Dame-du-Bourg may …

Albi by Ilya Burlak

Albi (Inscribed)

Albi

Albi is an attractive town that does not exactly rise to exceptional, but it is entirely worth a visit just for its cathedral. The huge church (it claims the …

Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin by Ilya Burlak

Rock Art of the Mediterranean… (Inscribed)

Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin

I only have a sample size of one, but I suspect that only a small portion of the locations that comprise this WHS offer any rock art that is worth …

Fortifications of Vauban by Ilya Burlak

Fortifications of Vauban (Inscribed)

Fortifications of Vauban

I visited Villefranche-de-Conflent in August 2017. The town is awfully picturesque (it is also on the register of the Most Beautiful Villages in France) and very tiny, literally two streets …

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