Travel GuideSpeyer is a town in the Rhineland-Palatinate, located along the Rhine river, founded by the Romans with the name of Noviomagus, it became very important in the Middle Ages. Speyer is home to one of the most important Romanesque cathedrals of the Holy Roman Empire, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, dating back to the 11th […]
Small historic town in Rhineland-Palatinate, located in a bend along the course of the Moselle, in a beautiful landscape of vineyards and woods, the town is dominated by the historic fortress of the Reichsburg, a spectacular imperial castle dating back to the 12th century. The historic center of Cochem is a succession of suggestive alleys, […]
Perpignan is an important city in southern France, located a few kilometers from the sea, a short distance from the Pyrenees and near the border with Spain, of which it belonged until the seventeenth century. Even today the links of this city with Catalonia are strong, the Catalan language is spoken by about a quarter of […]
Saarbrücken is the capital of Saarland, and is located close to the border with France, it is a city that originated as a small town during the late Roman Empire, then developed as a castle during the Middle Ages. Today the city is famous for its Baroque palaces, the work of the famous architect Friedrich […]
Christmas markets are a very old tradition that developed in central Europe several centuries ago, during the Middle Ages. Their origins are connected to German culture and traditions, in fact the first written documents attesting the existence of Christmas markets are documents concerning some German cities. The oldest document found so far which speaks of […]
Sankt Wendel is a pretty little town in the Saarland located on the river Blies not far from the borders with France and Luxembourg. The town has medieval origins, was the site of a castle and a market, was often destroyed and devastated during the wars that fought in the area between the seventeenth and […]
Limburg (Limburg an der Lahn), located along the Lahn River valley, north of Wiesbaden and northwest of Frankfurt am Main, Limburg is another beautiful historic town in Hesse. Founded in the Middle Ages, it was the site of a castle guarding the strategic ford on the river Lahn, it developed rapidly between the 13th and […]
Toulouse, the capital of the Midi-Pyrenees region, and one of the most important French cities. An ancient city founded by the Romans, it is today full of prestigious buildings such as those of the Augustinian Monastery – in Gothic style, dating back to the Middle Ages -, or like the Romanesque basilica of Saint-Sernin (11th […]
Sarlat-la-Canéda is a beautiful medieval village in south-central France, in the Aquitaine region. Sarlat is a small town of about 10,000 inhabitants rich in art and history, one of the most beautiful and well-kept medieval towns in southern France. Sarlat-la-Canéda developed in the Middle Ages around a Benedictine abbey, its historic center is one of […]
Besançon, the ancient Vesontium of the Romans, capital of Franche-Comté, located a short distance from the border with Switzerland, is a city with a rich historical and cultural heritage, notable for its system of fortifications (fortifications Vauban) dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries century and which has earned it inclusion in the list […]
Bregenz, located along the eastern shores of Lake Constance (Bodensee), was originally an ancient settlement of the Celts, later, in the 1st century BC, it was conquered by the Romans who colonized it and founded the city of Brigantium. In the Middle Ages a castle was founded there and in the 15th century, Bregenz became […]
Wels is, after Linz, the second largest city in Upper Austria, the city is located along the Traun River a few kilometers southwest of Linz along the road leading to Salzburg. Founded by the Romans with the name of Ovilava, it became an important city in the imperial era, but with the fall of the […]
Wiener Neustadt is an important city in Lower Austria which is located about 50 km south of Vienna. The city was founded between the end of the 13th and the beginning of the 14th century as a new fortified city to defend the eastern border with Hungary. Wiener Neustadt had its period of greatest splendor […]
Sankt Pölten is the largest city in Lower Austria, it is located along the valley of the river Traisen, a tributary of the Danube, about 60 km west of Vienna. Founded by the Romans with the name of Aelium Cetium, and was one of the most important cities in the province of Noricum. In the […]
Kitzbühel is a famous alpine holiday resort and ski center in the Austrian Tyrol, it is located at about 760 meters above sea level and only 90 km from Innsbruck. The town has medieval origins and has a characteristic historical centre. The Kitzbühel Christmas market is particularly renowned for the quality of the goods and products […]