Large Special Collection of Impressionist Paintings in the Kunstmuseum, Switzerland Vincent van Gogh’s Landscapes Paintings Special Exhibition in the Kunstmuseum, Basel will be one of the greatest temporary art gallery shows in Europe 2009. The Vincent van Gogh – Between Earth and Heaven: the Landscapes will be one of the best temporary art collections in … Read more
Germany is a keen participant in UNESCO activities and takes the UNESCO World Heritage List very seriously. Presently, more than 30 German cultural, architectural and natural sites are on the UNESCO World Heritage List. These cultural, architectural, and natural treasures help explain German influence in humanity’s common heritage. → Read more
It is easy to visit Padua (Padova) on a day trip or stopover by train from Venice to see the top sights: Giotto’s frescoes in the Scrovegni Chapel and the magnificent Basilica of St Anthony. Padua (Padova) is only half an hour by frequent train from Venice, making this small town an ideal day trip … Read more
Top tips when visiting Le Mont St Michel: buy tickets online, visit early morning or late afternoon, and travel light → Read more
Buy time-slot reservation tickets to top sights in Venice to save time and skip the lines for admission to the Doge’s Palace, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, St Mark’s Basilica, and other top sites in Venice. Venice is one of the most popular and most crowded tourist destinations in Italy. Avoid long and slow-moving ticket queues … Read more
Cheap Venice museum and city passes save time and money as skip-the-line priority admission tickets to top attractions and sights. A variety of cheap Venice museum and city sightseeing passes allows visitors to save money and time when seeing some of the most popular sites in Venezia. Although many of the best sights in Venice … Read more
Top sights in Europe such as the Louvre, Colosseum, Sagrada Familia, Reichstag, Van Gogh Museum, and The Last Supper require advance online reservation tickets while booking timeslots early is sensible whenever possible, especially at popular sites such as the Louvre, Eiffel Tower, Vatican Museum, and Alhambra that sell out in the high season. Queuing for … Read more
Visit the bell tower of San Giorgio Maggiore for some of the best panoramic views of Venice in Italy, including San Marco, the Doge’s Palace, and the Grand Canal. Some of the best aerial views of Venice are from the campanile of the San Giorgio Maggiore. From the square in front of the church, visitors … Read more
Aachen Cathedral’s core was built by Charlemagne but later additions enlarged the palatine chapel that became the coronation church of German kings. Aachen Cathedral (Aachener Dom) in western Germany is one of the oldest continuously in use buildings in Germany. The octagonal core of the church was built by Charlemagne as a Mary chapel attached … Read more
The brick Gothic Uenglinger Tor and Romanesque Tangermünder Tor are two beautiful medieval town gate towers in Stendal in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Only two of Hansestadt Stendal’s medieval town gate towers survived but both are exceptionally beautiful: the brick Gothic Uenglinger Tor is the better looking but the Tangermünder Tor with early 13th-century Romanesque base is … Read more