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RESIDENZ AUSTRIA The archbishops of Salzburg have resided in the magnificent Residenz since 1595. Stunning baroque Prunkraume (state rooms) have gigantic ceiling fres coes, gilded furniture, Flemish tapestries from …
Travel to Munich ORIENTATION Munich’s center is a circle split into four quarters by one horizontal and one vertical line. The east-west and north-south thoroughfares cross at Munich’s epicenter, …
BORDEAUX MAP At the Grotte de Font-de-Gaume, 1km outside Les Eyzies-de-Tayac on D47, amazing 15,000-year-old paintings are still open for viewing. (a 05 53 06 86 00; www.leseyzies.comgrottes-ornees. Open …
AVIGNON MAP Known to most as the home of the bridge made famous by the children’s song, the city of Avignon (pop. 100,000) also hosts Europe’s most prominent theater …
EAST LONDON MAP Goddard’s Pie & Mash, 45 Greenwich Church St. (8293 9313). DLR: Cutty Sark. Goddard’s has been serving the good folk of Greenwich since 1890. All the …
Travel to Hamburg ORIENTATION AND PRACTICAL INFORMATION Hamburg’s city center sits between the Elbe River and the two city lakes, AufSe-nalster and Binnenalster. Most major sights lie between the …
Cologne Metro Map MUSEUMS. DlHeinrich-Boil-Platz houses two complementary collections: the Museum Ludwig, which spans Impressionism through Dali, Lichtenstein, and Warhol; and the Agfa Foto-Historama, which chronicles photography through the …
TRIER The oldest town in Germany, Trier (pop. 100,000) has weathered over two millennia in the Mosel Valley. Founded by the Romans, Trier reached its zenith in the 4th …