Eurostar and ICE trains offer fast, cheap transportation from London and England to Christmas markets in Germany such as Cologne, Aachen, and Frankfurt. (The former TGV Thalys trains are now part of Eurostar.) Eurostar trains, or combined with German Railways’ Inter-City-Express (ICE) trains, are often the fastest and most convenient way to travel from London … Read more
See the wood carved Virgin Mary Altar (Marienaltar) by Tilman Riemenschneider in the Herrgottskirche in Creglingen when traveling the Romantic Road in Germany.
Köln-Düsseldorfer (KD) offer cheap day trip cruises on riverboats on Rhine River (Rhein) from Cologne, Bonn, and Düsseldorf to Remagen, Linz, and Koblenz.
Boats cruise from Heidelberg in Germany on panorama and sightseeing cruises on the Neckar River.
Riverboats depart frequently from Frankfurt for day-trip excursions and pleasure cruises on the Main River and Rhine (Rhein) in Germany. Pleasure cruises on the Main and Rhine rivers are easy to enjoy from Frankfurt am Main. Primus and KD boats have several sightseeing cruises on the Main River – often with meals or after-work drinks … Read more
Koblenz, at the confluence of the Rhine and Moselle Rivers, is an ideal departure port for day-trip cruises on either the Rhein or Mosel.
Cruising on riverboat on the Rhine, especially the Mittelrhein with the famous Lorelei Rock, is a popular day-trip excursion from Frankfurt am Main, Airport or Cologne (Köln).
It is easy to visit Pompeii and Naples on a self-guided day trip by high-speed train from Rome but few would regret staying overnight in Naples and enjoy a less rushed visit. It is possible to visit the ancient ruins of Pompeii on a do-it-yourself day trip from Rome. The fastest way to travel from … Read more
Use the €32 Berlin Museum Pass for free admission tickets to over 30 museums, galleries, and exhibitions.
Art treasures from the Pompeii and Herculaneum excavations, including the best mosaics and frescoes, and the giant Farnese sculptures from ancient Rome are the top highlights in the magnificent MANN National Archaeological Museum in Naples, Italy. The National Museum of Archaeology in Naples (Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli — MANN) is one of the world’s … Read more