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Best Europe travel itineraries for two weeks austria beautiful cities & towns czechia denmark germany norway slovakia sweden Dec 22, 2025

When you have only two weeks for your European trip itinerary, the best recommendation is to cut back on travel. You can experience more whi...

Schnoorviertel, where medieval Bremen almost died beautiful cities & towns bremen european history germany hanseatic cities medieval cities & towns Dec 13, 2025

Bremen’s Schnoorviertel (or Schnoor) is a delight for visitors. The city quarter on the Weser, south-east of Marktplatz, offers a glimpse of...

Spread the word: Bremen’s St Petri Dom ignited the north architecture beautiful cities & towns bremen european history germany hanseatic cities Dec 08, 2025

To find the beginnings of Bremen, go to its cathedral. The site of St Petri Dom has been the focus of more than 1,200 years of worship. Chur...

Small Czech towns so rich they are hard to believe beautiful cities & towns czechia historic monuments medieval cities & towns Nov 25, 2025

Czechia’s beautiful small towns can satisfy the cravings of most European travellers – castles, palaces, town walls, cobblestones and histor...

Park Sanssouci: Potsdam playground of Prussian kings architecture baroque buildings beautiful cities & towns european history germany potsdam Aug 28, 2025

Park Sanssouci is one of the glories of world-heritage Potsdam.

The grand park of almost 300 hectares, developed in stages by Frederick the...

It’s a sign: The amazing story of Bonn's Namen-Jesu-Kirche architecture baroque buildings beautiful cities & towns bonn european history germany historic monuments Aug 20, 2025

One of the most remarkable churches in the Rhine region is not just unusual in appearance. Namen-Jesu-Kirche in Bonn has a foundation story ...

Gold, bones, mysteries: Basilika St Ursula in Cologne beautiful cities & towns cologne germany historic monuments medieval cities & towns Aug 14, 2025

If you love medieval mysteries, the Basilika St Ursula is for you. This Cologne church is filled with riddles.

A bizarre chamber of bones, ...

Medieval Cologne is much more than a cathedral architecture beautiful cities & towns cologne germany historic monuments medieval cities & towns Aug 12, 2025

Cologne’s old town was one of the keys to medieval Germany in more ways than one. The medieval city played a central role, having close ties...

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