Travel GuideSigtuna is a small Swedish town of just over 7,000 inhabitants, located half an hour’s drive from Stockholm and 10 km from Stockholm Arlanda Airport (Arlanda International Airport). Sitguna is believed to be one of the oldest Swedish cities according to the Nordic sagas, it was founded in the 10th century. The city was founded […]
During the Christmas holidays, the city of Milan also hosts events dedicated to Christmas, in particular events aimed at young people and families are organized, including concerts, shows, choirs, fairy tales, art exhibitions, theatrical performances, historical parades. In the streets of the center you will find street artists, roasted chestnuts and mulled wine, there is […]
Gengenbach, a small town on the western edge of the Black Forest, an ancient free imperial city, with a perfectly preserved historic center of medieval origin, is a well-known tourist resort in Baden-Württemberg. Among the prestigious buildings, the 18th century town hall; the Löwenberg Palace, seat of the Haus Löwenberg Museum; along the medieval walls […]
Rüdesheim am Rhein is a small characteristic village in the Rhine Valley, located west of Wiesbaden, famous for its vineyards, and for its characteristic historic center, which have made it one of the most visited destinations in the Rheingau, the hilly region along the Rhine Valley. The entire area around Rüdesheim is listed as a […]
With this article we want to discover some of the most evocative and least known Christmas markets in the German land of Baden-Württemberg. This region of Germany is located in the southwestern part of the country and borders France and Switzerland. The center of this region is the so-called Black Forest, an area made up […]
Maribor is the second city of Slovenia, known during the Habsburg Empire with the German name of Marburg (Marburg an der Drau), the city is located a few tens of kilometers from the border with Austria and about 60 km south of Graz . Even in Maribor, as in the capital of Slovenia, Ljubljana, the […]
Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, is located just 90 km from Trieste and the border with Italy, this historic city can be an interesting alternative destination for visiting the classic Christmas markets. Ljubljana was for centuries under the Austrian Habsburgs and the city was affected and still is affected by the Austrian influence in the […]
Christmas in Slovakia is celebrated with carols and songs, the beautiful pastorals that were sung in the past among family and community members are now performed by church choirs. The Christmas trees in every home are decorated with candles, fruit, sweets, honey paste angels and wooden figurines. The Christmas markets are a rather recent tradition, […]
Valencia, is a beautiful and important city in Spain, located along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, the third largest in the country after Madrid and Barcelona. Valencia has ancient origins, it was in fact founded by the Romans in the 2nd century BC, between the 8th and 13th centuries the city was under Arab […]
Germany is home to the Christmas markets, here in fact were born as far back as the fifteenth century the first Christmas Markets, so a trip to Germany during Advent allows you to see and enjoy their real taste and tradition. The oldest Germany Christmas market (and of course the oldest in the world) can be found […]
Oxford is known worldwide for its famous and ancient university, founded in the late eleventh century, is the oldest university in the United Kingdom and the second in the world (the oldest university in the world is that of Bologna in Italy). Oxford has numerous tourist attractions, many old buildings belonging to the university and […]
Winchester is a town in the south of England, famous for its Romanesque Gothic cathedral, one of the largest in the country. The city of Winchester until the eleventh century was the capital of the Kingdom of England and in his cathedral often were crowned English kings. Other interesting buildings of the city are the medieval […]
Located in Gloucestershire, Cirencester is a city of Roman origin, one of the oldest in the country. The Romans called it Corinium Dobunnorum and it was an important seat of markets. The Romans built temples, a forum, an amphitheater and, in the second century, the town was surrounded by walls, it seems that, in Roman […]
Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in England’s northeast. The county is bordered to the north and west by the Northumberland, to the east is bounded by the North Sea, to the south it borders the county of Durham. The land is flat and partly wavy. The county is virtually divided into two by the […]
Cheshire is a county of England’s north-west. The county is bordered to the north by Merseyside and Greater Manchester, to the east by Derbyshire, to the south-east by Staffordshire, to the south by Shropshire and to the east by the Welsh districts of Flintshire and Wrexham. The county faces north-west on the Irish Sea via the wide estuaries of the […]