Rügen is Germany’s largest island. It is situated in north eastern Germany on the southern Baltic Sea Coast. A holiday destination for more than 200 years, it is known for its sandy beaches, chalk cliffs and Bodden lagoons. In a number of the seaside towns you can find noble resort architecture (Bäderarchitektur) style buildings from the 19th/20th century. Bergen , the island’s…
The Music City of Germany. With a church where Wagner is baptized, Mozart played on the organ, and Bach for 27 years the boys choir led. The city is also called Hypezig. The new nickname of Leipzig. And the place to be! It is even seen as the new Berlin. Leipzig holds the title music city even today. With numerous undergound…
Alberobello is known as the Capital of the Trulli. The trullo is a fascinating architectural feature of this area of Puglia, a building with conical roof made without mortar. Alberobello has special status internationally – designated a UNESCO world heritage site – because its collection of some 1,500 trulli in an urban environment is unique. Some of…
Somerset is a county in the West Country of England. Clevedon – seaside resort with pier Glastonbury — a town known for its Tor and New Age associations, plus its nearby music festival Minehead Portishead Shepton Mallet Watchet Weston-super-Mare – traditional seaside resort Wincanton A large part of the Exmoor National Park is in Somerset, although Devon has the western part. The Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding…
Greenwich is a famous maritime district of south east London – 5.5 miles (8.9 km) from central London. An area of great historical importance, the town centre contains Maritime Greenwich – one of London’s four UNESCO World Heritage sites – known for its naval history, connections with the Royal Family and as the location from which the Prime Meridian (0° longitude) is…
Powys is a principal area in Mid Wales. It consists of the historic counties of Brecknockshire, Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire. Prior to the integration of Wales with England, Powys was one of the historic Welsh Kingdoms. One of the main North-South roads in Wales, (the A470) passes through its area, as does the famous Heart of Wales Railway Line, as does…
South Iceland is the region of Iceland along the North Atlantic Ocean. Hveragerði – located in a geothermal area, less than an hour from Reykjavík by car. Eyrarbakki – beautiful old village on the south coast. Also worth visiting are nearby Stokkseyri and Þorlákshöfn. Stokkseyri Vestmannaeyjar is the name for both a town and an archipelago just south of Iceland. TMillions of birds spend…
Tower Bridge (not in the City) (tube: Tower Hill CIR DIS ), ☏ +44 20 7403-3761, ✉ enquiries@towerbridge.org.uk. Exhibition 10AM-5PM. Magnificent 19th-century bridge, decorated with high towers and featuring a drawbridge. The bridge opens several times each day to permit ships to pass through – timings are dependent on demand, and are not regularly scheduled. When Tower Bridge was built, the area to the west of…
Würzburg or Wuerzburg is in Franconia, in northern Bavaria, Germany. It is the largest city in the Lower Franconia region, famous throughout Germany for its wine and as the northern end of the Romantic Road. River “Main” at Würzburg with fortress Marienberg on the hill.Würzburg Residence and Garden A city rich in history that revolves around the Franconian locality, today Würzburg is a…
Lewis and Harris are a single large island in the Outer Hebrides or Western Isles of Scotland. It’s the third largest island in the British Archipelago, only Great Britain and Ireland being larger. Harris is the mountainous southern third of it, while boggy low-lying Lewis makes up the northern two-thirds. Only in modern times were they connected by road:…
