Sights and Attractions in Cologne
SIGHTS Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Church of St. Andrew; Roman Tower (50 AD); Great St. Mary in Kupfergasse; St. Kolumba; Town Hall; St. Heribert; …
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Travel to Paris
HISTORY The name Paris originates from the Celtic tribe Paris who in the 5th century settled on the Seine island, nowadays He de la Cite. Under Roman rule it …
Sights and Attractions in Leipzig
SIGHTS Leipzig is the gateway to the ‘Vogtland’, ‘Thiiringer Wald’ and the Ore mountains (Erzgebierge). Eisleben, birthplace of Martin Luther, is not far away nor is Altenburg the Skat …
Map Of Turku
TURKU Turku, or Abo to give it its Swedish name, lies in the southwest comer of Finland and is Finland’s gateway to the west and to the rest of …
Best Sights of Yellowstone
We all have our own reasons for loving the park, and rating natural phenomena is subjective. Still, it may be helpful to the first-time visitor to point out some …
Travel to Turku
HISTORY Turku is built on a series of low hills astride the river Aura at the point where it runs into the Baltic Sea. It was for centuries the …
Map of Cologne
COLOGNE Founded 2000 years ago by the Romans, it is the oldest and, with a population of almost one million, the fourth largest city in the Federal Republic of …
Travel to Frankfurt
HISTORY Frankfurt looks back on over 1000 years of history as a town. It was founded in 794, on the Romerberg. Charlemagne held an Imperial Reichstag here. The Swedish …