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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 ...

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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, ...

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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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Beautiful Passau is part of the greatest German story architecture baroque buildings beautiful cities & towns european history germany medieval cities & towns passau roman empire Aug 12, 2025

Passau, on the south-eastern edge of Germany near the Austrian border, is set in a spectacular river location with a castle perched above on...

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Potsdam’s palaces and parks reveal a vision of paradise architecture beautiful cities & towns germany historic monuments potsdam Aug 05, 2025

Potsdam, once a garrison town, became the preferred residence of Prussian rulers and now has more palaces and pavilions than any other city ...

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Potsdam evolves from army town to city of refinement architecture beautiful cities & towns european history germany historic monuments potsdam rococo Aug 04, 2025

Potsdam, more than Berlin, was the home of the Hohenzollern princes who created Prussia, the most ambitious and vital of German states.

The...

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Roman past is at the heart of the city of Cologne architecture beautiful cities & towns cologne european history germany museums roman empire Dec 07, 2024

Cologne has a longer history than most German cities and this is thanks to the Romans.
Historic Cologne’s German past was built on its Roman ...

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Münsterplatz: The vibrant heart of Bonn architecture beautiful cities & towns bonn germany medieval cities & towns Dec 07, 2024

Münsterplatz is the modern Bonn’s central public space, reflecting its historical significance and variety. But it is also a fascinating his...

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