Exploring Cologne Cathedral
We have just entered the enormous Cologne Cathedral when an order in long red robes clears his throat. “Please, would …
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The Würzburg Residence – a masterpiece of baroque architecture
When we arrive at the Würzburg Residence it is raining cats and dogs. And all the other tourists visiting this …
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Aachen Cathedral – Splendour of Charlemagne (UNESCO WHS)
On Christmas Day in the year 800 AD, Charlemagne was crowned Emperor of the Romans by Pope Leo III in …
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A visit to the fortified churches of Transylvania
From the 13th century onwards the (at that time Hungarian) rulers of Transylvania encouraged German-speaking settlers to colonise the Transylvania …
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The amazing Painted Monasteries of Bucovina
It happened at the ITB, the world’s biggest tourism fair in Berlin last year. We walked through the Romania section …
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