October 21, 2011
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Cologne Cathedral – one of the best-known architectural monuments in Germany Updated: October 27, 2020 | By Claire | More Close to the left bank of the River Rhine rises a massive construction of Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom). It is a Gothic cathedral built in the French style. It is a symbol of the city […]
Tags: 15th-century, architectural-monuments, beauvais-france, bell-towers, cathedral, church, city-of-cologne, city-photo, cologne, cologne-cathedral, french-style, germany, gothic-cathedral, gothic-style, kolner-dom, largest-cathedrals, left-bank, massive-construction, panoramic-view, relics, reliquary, river-rhine, south-tower, three-kings
Categories: Germany, Sights
June 19, 2011
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York – the ancient city in England | United Kingdom Updated: June 19, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More The ancient city of York is a place teaming with history at every turn. Centuries of Emperors, Kings, wars and invasions have given the city a fascinating and layered past that is just begging to […]
Tags: banks-of-the-river, city, city-walls, england, food-places, fortress-town, gothic-cathedral, grand-opera-house, jorvik-viking-centre, joseph-rowntree-theatre, labyrinthine, medieval-streets, national-railway-museum, river-ouse, roman-britain, s-university, shambles, town, transport-hub, united-kingdom, viking-word, york, york-art, york-castle, yorkshire-museum
Categories: Sights, United Kingdom, Virtual Travel
February 9, 2011
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Ostuni – the White Town – an architectural jewel in Italy Updated: May 20, 2020 | By Claire | More Ostuni is a town in Puglia, Italy, called “White Town” (“La Città Bianca”). It is built on a hill with a magnificent view of the sea and the surrounding valley, containing a number of rustic […]
Tags: architectural-jewel, brick-houses, cave-systems, city, dolphinarium, exotic-animals, fasano, gothic-cathedral, italy, locorotondo, magnificent-view, martina-franca, narrow-streets, nearby-town, ostuni, pedestrian-zone, precious-relics, puglia-italy, side-passages, the-white-city, town, view-of-the-sea, watch-tower, white-houses, zoo-safari
Categories: Italy, Sights
February 7, 2011
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Mechelen – first railway on the European continent | Belgium Updated: May 15, 2020 | By Claire | More Mechelen (Malines in French) is a charming historic city which became in the 16th century the capital of the Netherlands for some time. It is located on the banks of the river Dijle in the northern […]
Tags: banks-of-the-river, beguines, belgium, capital-brussels, capital-of-the-netherlands, cities-in-belgium, city, city-of-antwerp, de-groote, diamond-area, dijle, first-railway-on-the-european-continent, fish-market, flanders-prominent-art-city, flemish-region, gothic-cathedral, grote-markt, high-tower, hot-chocolate, irish-missionaries, iron-age, louvain, malines, mechelen, renaissance-buildings, tourist-place, town, two-bells, typical-atmosphere, unesco, unesco-world-heritage, unesco-world-heritage-site, world-heritage-site
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February 3, 2011
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Albrechtsburg Castle is one of Germany’s most important late Gothic buildings — an architectural milestone in the Saxon town of Meissen, believed to be the first castle in Germany to be conceived and built purely as a residential palace rather than a defensive fortress. Perched above the Elbe River, Albrechtsburg is also the birthplace of […]
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Categories: Germany, Sights
October 4, 2010
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Top sights to see in Wien, Austria Updated: May 15, 2020 | By Claire | 3 Replies More For the ideal tour of Vienna with all its sights and attractions, you will need at least three days. Hotels in Vienna are quite expensive, but you can find cheaper accommodation on the outskirts of town. Schönbrunn […]
Tags: admission-fee, austria, austrian-national-library, austrian-president, baroque-palace, castle-park, city, gothic-cathedral, hofburg, jewel-box, large-gardens, least-three-days, maria-theresa, metro-line, museumsquartier, outskirts-of-town, ringstrasse, schonbrunn-palace, sisi, spanish-riding-school, stephansdom, top-sights, top-sights-in-vienna, top-sights-in-wien, underground-line, wien
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May 12, 2010
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Highest wooden altar in Europe – Levoča town in Slovakia Updated: June 29, 2020 | By Claire | More Levoča, is thanks to its historical monuments, one of the most important cities in the Slovak Republic. Levoča is a charming medieval town with approximately 15.000 inhabitants. The historic center is surrounded with walls built already […]
Tags: 15th-century, altar, burgher, charming-medieval-town, city, ctown, frescoes, gothic-cathedral, highest-altar-in-the-world, historical-monuments, inhabitants, largest-preserved-medieval-town-square-in-europe, levoca, magnificent-city, renaissance-styles, slovak-republic, slovakia, south-facade, st-jacob, stone-walls, tourist-destination, town, town-hall, unesco-world-heritage, unesco-world-heritage-list
Categories: Sights, Slovakia
April 30, 2010
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Košice – the most beautiful city in Slovakia and European Capital of Culture in 2013 Updated: September 5, 2020 | By Claire | More Košice is the most beautiful city in Slovakia, a metropolis of Eastern Slovakia and the second largest city in Slovakia. Together with the French city of Marseille, it is an European […]
Tags: aristocratic-palaces, beautiful-city, boutiques, bratislava, catholic-churches, city, city-emblem, city-photo, coat-of-arms, constitutional-court, dioceses, eastern-europe, eastern-slovakia, faculty-of-medicine, french-city, gothic-cathedral, kosice, law-science, living-in-the-city, marathon, marseille-france, medicine-law, medieval-history, most-beautiful-cities-in-slovakia, most-beautiful-city-in-slovakia, museums-galleries, oldest-marathon-in-europe, pedestrian-zone, railway-connections, renaissance, secession, slovak-ore-mountains, slovak-republic, slovak-towns, slovakia, southern-europe, st-elisabeth, steel-mill, strategic-location, transport-routes, university-of-veterinary-medicine, urban-reserve, vibrant-city
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