Echternach – the oldest city of Luxembourg

Updated June 11, 2026 by europeexplored No Comments

Echternach is Luxembourg’s oldest city, a storybook medieval town tucked into the lush Müllerthal Valley right on the German border. Founded in 698 AD around its magnificent Benedictine abbey, Echternach blends ancient history with a vibrant cultural scene, floral-lined streets, and access to some of Luxembourg’s most enchanting hiking trails. It’s the perfect day trip […]

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The Cathedral of Monreale – one of the greatest treasures and most important attractions of Sicily, Italy

Updated June 10, 2026 by europeexplored No Comments

Gold covers nearly every surface inside Monreale Cathedral. Six thousand four hundred square metres of Byzantine mosaics tell stories from the Old and New Testaments. The figures stare down from the walls with enormous eyes, their robes shimmering in the dim light. King William II built this cathedral in the twelfth century to outshine the […]

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