1. Outstanding Universal Value (What does the UNESCO say about the property? Why is it worth your visit?) 2. Why visit Jungfraujoch? 3. Practical information 4. Attractions 4.1 On the way 4.2 Eismeer Station 4.3 Sphinx Observation Deck 4.4 Mönchsjoch Hut Hiking Trail 4.5 Alpine Sensation 4.6 Ice Palast 4.7 Glacier Plateau 4.8 Main Complex […]
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Padova (Padua) – The Painted City
Must-sees: Cappella degli Scrovegni (Scrovegni Chapel, famous for a fresco cycle by Giotto, completed about 1305 and considered to be one of the most important masterpieces of Western art) Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua (one of the biggest churches in the world; one of the most visited places of pilgrimage; one of the 8 international shrines recognized by […]
Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties – the Thirteen Ming Tombs in Beijing
1. Outstanding Universal Value (What does the UNESCO say about the property? Why is it worth your visit?) 2. Practical information 2.1 How to get there? 2.2 How to buy ticket? 2.3 Opening hours and suggested length of visit 2.4 Audio guide 3. How was the site of the Ming Tombs chosen? 4. Why are only 13 emperors buried […]
Temple of Heaven – an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing
1. Outstanding Universal Value (What does the UNESCO say about the property? Why is it worth your visit?) 2. Practical information 2.1 How to get there? 2.2 How to buy ticket? 2.3 Opening hours and suggested length of visit 3. Highlights 3.1 General introduction 3.2 Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests 3.3 Circular Mound Altar 3.4 Imperial Vault […]
Summer Palace – an Imperial Garden in Beijing
1. Outstanding Universal Value (What does the UNESCO say about the property? Why is it worth your visit?) 2. Practical information 2.1 How to get there? 2.2 How to buy ticket? 2.3 Opening hours and suggested length of visit 2.4 Audio guide and guided tour 2.5 Recommended route 2.6 Leisure activities 3. The Summer Palace 3.1 To […]
The Forbidden City – Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing (Peking)
1. Outstanding Universal Value (What does the UNESCO say about the property? Why is it worth your visit?) 2. Practical Information 2.1 How to get there? 2.2 How to buy ticket? 2.3 Opening hours and suggested length of visit 2.4 Audio guide 2.5 Other tips 3. Highlights (What you should absolutely not miss during your visit?) […]
The Grand Canal of China – Pingjiang Road and Shantang Road
1. Outstanding Universal Value (What does the UNESCO say about the property? Why is it worth your visit?) 2. Pingjiang Road 3. Shantang Street 1. Outstanding Universal Value The Grand Canal forms a vast inland waterway system in the north-eastern and central eastern plains of China, passing through eight of the country’s present-day provinces from the […]
Schynige Platte – Top of Swiss Tradition
The Schynige Platte is a small mountain ridge and a viewpoint in the Bernese Oberland and belongs to the Schwarzhorn group. It is one of the first mountains I visited when I arrived in Switzerland about 5 years and I can still clearly remember its botanical garden, where I saw the Edelweiss for the first […]
Trift Bridge Hike – A prestigious viewpoint for those with a head for heights
The Trift Bridge (Triftbrücke in German) is one of the most spectacular pedestrian suspension bridges in the Alps, and on it, you’ll have a commanding view of the Trift Glacier with its ice tongue and of the milky turquoise glacier lake. Unfortunately, in order to reach it, you have to hike on a T3 (mountain […]
Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn – Eiger Trail
1. Outstanding Universal Value 2. The North Face of Eiger 3. Why take the Eiger Trail? 4. Practical tips 5. What to expect on the trail? 1. Outstanding Universal Value This is part of a series of posts dedicated to the exploration of Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn, a UNESCO World Heritage site covering an entire area […]