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.

See Top Sights in Pisa on the Field of Miracles

January 31, 2025January 31, 2025 by Henk Bekker

Pisa Baptistery Cathedral and Leaning Tower

Tourist travel from all over the world to see the Leaning Tower of Pisa but too many miss the cathedral, baptistery, and cemetery frescoes. → Read more

See the Mezquita in Córdoba on Day Trips or Train Stopovers

January 31, 2025January 31, 2025 by Henk Bekker

Mequita Horseshoe-Shaped Arches

See the Mezquita in Cordoba on day trips or as a stopover when traveling by train in Andalusia, Spain. → Read more

Cheap Flights to Hannover Airport (HAJ) in Germany

January 29, 2025January 29, 2025 by Henk Bekker

Nikki de Saint Phalle Grotto with the Nana of Herrenhausen

Hanover Airport (HAJ) has cheap flights and discount airfares on low-cost airlines to German, Mediterranean, East European, and Central Asian destinations. → Read more

Save on Admission Tickets with the Paris Museum Pass

January 29, 2025January 29, 2025 by Henk Bekker

Queues outside the Louvre in Paris

Skip the lines and save with the Paris Museum Pass on admission tickets to all top museums, Versailles, and the best sights in Paris. → Read more

Visit the Rodin Museum of Sculptures in Paris

January 29, 2025January 29, 2025 by Henk Bekker

Visit the Musée Rodin in Paris to see the best collection of sculptures and art by Auguste Rodin including the Age of Bronze in his Hôtel Biron studio and the popular museum garden.

See The Thinker, Age of Bronze, The Kiss, Gates of Hell, Burghers of Calais, and other sculptures on a visit to the wonderful Rodin Museum in Paris. → Read more

Visit the Free Bourdelle Museum of Sculptures in Paris

January 29, 2025January 29, 2025 by Henk Bekker

Bourdelle's Hercules the Archer in the Bourdelle Museum in Paris

See sculptures by Antoine Bourdelle for free in the Musée Bourdelle in Paris Montparnasse. → Read more

See Monet’s Water Lilies in the Orangerie in Paris

January 29, 2025January 29, 2025 by Henk Bekker

Visit the Orangerie Museum in Paris to see Claude Monet's huge Water Lilies including Morning

Water Lillies wall paintings by Monet are the top attractions in the Orangerie in Paris. → Read more

See the Largest Picasso Art Museum in Paris

January 29, 2025January 29, 2025 by Henk Bekker

Visit the Musée National Picasso-Paris to see the world's largest museum collection of Pablo Picasso art including 300 paintings and 400 sculptures.

The collection of the Picasso Museum in Paris is even bigger than the Museu Picasso in Barcelona. → Read more

Visit and Buy Tickets for the Musée Marmottan Monet Museum in Paris

January 29, 2025January 29, 2025 by Henk Bekker

Monet Waterlilies in the Musée Marmottan Monet museum in Paris

See the best Claude Monet paintings including Impression, Sunrise in the Marmottan Museum in Paris. → Read more

Visit Sainte-Chapelle Paris to See the Best Stained-Glass Windows

January 29, 2025January 29, 2025 by Henk Bekker

Visit Sainte-Chapelle to see the best stained-glass windows in Paris -- buy the cheapest tickets and book essential free time-slot reservations online.

Visit Sainte-Chapelle to see the best stained-glass windows in Paris — buy the cheapest tickets and book essential free time-slot reservations online. The small Gothic church of Sainte-Chapelle on the Île de la Cité island in the Seine in the heart of Paris is famous for its magnificent stained-glass windows. Two-thirds of the glass are … Read more