Henk Bekker

Henk Bekker is a freelance travel writer with over 20 years of experience writing online. He is particularly interested in history, art, and culture. He has lived most of his adult life in Germany, Switzerland, and Denmark. In addition to European-Traveler.com and European-Cultural-Traveler.com, Henk Bekker also owns a travel website on the Lake Geneva region of Switzerland and maintains statistical websites on car sales and classic car auction prices. He holds an MBA from Edinburgh Business School and an MSc in Development Finance from the University of London.

Visit the Piccolomini Library (Libreria Piccolomini) in Siena Cathedral

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Piccolomini Library in Siena Cathedral

The Piccolomini Library (Libreria Piccolomini) inside Siena Cathedral is a colorful Renaissance highlight in the otherwise predominantly Romanesque-Gothic Duomo. The Piccolomini Library is in a single hall accessible only from inside the cathedral of Siena. Although a number of significant codices are on display, the main reason to visit is to admire the colorful frescoes … Read more

See the Rhine Waterfalls (Rheinfall) at Schaffhausen, Switzerland

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Rhine Waterfalls

The Rheinfall near Schaffhausen on the Swiss-German border is Europe’s largest waterfalls and a popular day-trip destination from Zurich and Lake Constance. Europe’s largest waterfalls are in the Rhine River (Rhein) near the town Schaffhausen on the Swiss-German border. The Rhine Falls (Rheinfall) area is a very popular day-trip destination from Zurich and the Lake … Read more

Visit the Natural History Museum in Berlin

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Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin Stuffen Animals

The Museum für Naturkunde (Natural History) in Berlin has the tallest mounted dinosaur skeleton in the world, a primeval bird fossil, and polar bear Knut as top attractions in addition to many fascinating displays. As part of the Humboldt University, many of the items in the Museum of Natural History in Berlin are for studying … Read more

Visit the Ordrupgaard Art Museum and Park near Copenhagen

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Ordrupgaard Museum

The modern Ordrupgaard Art Museum and park with Finn Juhl’s House are a popular excursion destination to the north of Copenhagen. The main attraction at the Ordrupgaard Art Museum is usually the major temporary art exhibitions staged in the museum’s modern wing designed by Zaha Hadid and the newly completed new exhibition sapce. However, the … Read more

Visit the Thorvaldsens Museum of Sculptures in Copenhagen

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Ganymede and the Eagle of Zeus in the Thorvaldsens Museum in Copenhagen

Visit the Thorvaldsens Museum in Copenhagen to see the complete collection of the sculptures and art gallery of the Danish classical sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen. The purpose-built Thorvaldsens Museum is a gallery to display sculptures, copies, models, and sketches of all the works produced by Bertel Thorvaldsen, as well as his own collection of art, antiquities, … Read more