Transportation to Grenoble in the French Alps
Getting to Grenoble, gateway to the French Alps and ski resorts, is easy. TGV trains run from Paris and cheap flights to GNB arrive from London and European airports. Transportation options to Grenoble are plentiful as this lovely town in the Isère Valley is the gateway to the French Alps and France’s most popular ski … Read more
Umweltplakette Restriction on Driving in Germany City Centers
Low-Emission Zones (LEZ), or Umweltzonen, are banishing older, polluting passenger cars from many German cities such as Berlin, Cologne and Stuttgart with more to follow. Travelers planning to drive in Germany should take note of new regulations that are coming into force to clean up the air in especially cities. Low-Emission Zones (LEZ), or Umweltzonen … Read more
See the Best Original Rests of the Berlin Wall
Remains of the Berlin Wall within easy access of the city center are near Potsdamer Platz, at the East Side Gallery, and in Bernauer Straße with documentation center. Very little remains of the once 106 km (64 mile) long Berlin Wall that encircled West Berlin from 1961 to 1989. After the collapse of the Communist … Read more
Visit the UNESCO Listed St Gallen Monastery Library, Switzerland
The Rococo library hall and cathedral are amongst the best Baroque architecture in Switzerland and the top sights to see in the St Gallen monastery complex. The top sight to see in the lovely Swiss city Sankt Gallen (Saint-Gall in French) is the Baroque monastery complex with its magnificent Rococo library and impressive cathedral. The … Read more
Visit Three UNESCO-Listed Romanesque Churches on Reichenau Island in Germany
Insel Reichenau in Lake Constance (Bodensee) on the German-Swiss border is home to three Romanesque churches with historically important wall paintings. Reichenau Island near Konstanz in Germany is famous for its three magnificent Romanesque churches. A millennium ago, Reichenau was at the cultural heart of Europe with Kloster Reichenau monastery an important center of learning. … Read more
Visit the Swiss National Museum of History and Culture in Zurich
The Swiss National Museum (Landesmuseum Zürich) is the largest culture and history museum in Switzerland and a top sightseeing attraction in Zurich. The Swiss National Museum in Zurich (Schweizerisches Landesmuseum Zürich) is the largest and most important depository of cultural and historical items in Switzerland. The museum’s permanent displays include sections on Swiss history, furniture, … Read more
Visit the Free Bear Park in Bern
The brown bears in the Bärenpark (Bear Park), which replaced the old Bärengraben (pits), are a top sight to see when visiting the historic town of Bern, Switzerland. The Bärengraben (Bear Pit) has long been a top sight in the Swiss capital Bern. However, from October 2009, a new Bärenpark (Bear Park) replaced the old-fashioned … Read more
Best Automobile Manufacturer Museums in Germany
Mercedes Benz, Porsche, BMW, Audi, and Volkswagen have official automobile museums in Germany with great collections of vintage cars and historic motor vehicles. Germany has many museums with automobile-related exhibits and collections. However, for many car enthusiasts, the official works museums are the most enjoyable. At these car museums, the focus is usually only on … Read more
Visit the Brescia City Museum Santa Giulia
The Museo della Citta in Brescia is an interesting local history museum inside a historic monastery complex. It is one of the best museums in Northern Italy. The City Museum (Museo della Citta) is a wonderful local history museum in Brescia in Lombardy. The museum covers all periods from prehistory to the nineteenth century. In … Read more
Visit the Alprose Chocolate Factory Museum near Lugano, Switzerland
The Alprose chocolate factory with museum is widely advertised in the Ticino tourism industry but many may find visiting it rather disappointing. The Alprose chocolate factory with museum is located near Lake Lugano in the Swiss canton Ticino. Visitors can see the working chocolate factory on weekdays with a small museum explaining more of the … Read more
Visit the Ballenberg Open-Air Museum of Swiss Rural Architecture
The Ballenberg open-air museum in Switzerland has more than 100 rural houses in a huge park with farm animals and traditional industry demonstrations. The Ballenberg Freilichtmuseum is a fantastic day-trip destination near Brienz in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. In a 66-hectare park, over a hundred rural Swiss dwellings have been relocated. Many traditional … Read more
Hike Through the Aare Gorge near Meiringen in Switzerland
The amazingly narrow Aareschlucht in the Haslital of the Berner Oberland is an easy walk for visitors of all ages mostly on wooden boards and solid paving. Switzerland’s longest river, the Aare, flows from the Alps via lakes Brienz, Thun, and Biel as well as through Bern and Solothurn on its way to the Rhine. … Read more
Transportation and Ski Transfers from Chambéry Airport (CMF) in France
Public transportation to Aéroport de Chambéry-Savoie is limited to ski buses on weekends and taxis to the train station. Private airport shuttle services and rental cars are also good options. Chambéry Airport (Aéroport de Chambéry-Savoie) is a small regional airport close to some of the most popular ski resorts in the French Alps, such as … Read more
Cheap Transportation to Grenoble Airport (GNB), France
Airport shuttle buses offer fast and cheap transfers from GNB to many French Alpine ski resorts including Alpe d’Huez, Les 2 Alpes, Courchevel and Les Arcs.
Visit the History and Einstein Museums in Bern
The Historisches Museum Bern has an eclectic collection of local history and cultural objects from all over the world but is most famous for the Einstein Museum.
Visit the Einstein Museum in Bern, Switzerland
The Einstein Museum in the History Museum in Bern covers the life of Albert Einstein, his theories on relativity, and work in Switzerland, Germany and the USA.
Shop at Westfield Stratford City – London’s Largest Shopping Mall
Westfield Stratford City next to the 2012 Olympic Games venues in London is Europe’s biggest in-town shopping mall with well over 200 outlets. Westfield Stratford City shopping mall, next to Stratford station and the 2012 Olympic Games venues in eastern London, claims to be Europe’s largest in-city shopping center. With around 230 stores, all international … Read more
Save at Freeport Braintree Outlet Shopping Village near London
Braintree factory outlet shopping mall offers shoppers savings and discounts of up to 70% on designer clothes, fashion, and home ware brand names. Freeport Braintree Outlet Shopping Village has around a hundred shops offering huge discounts and savings on brand-name clothes, shoes, kitchen and house ware utensils, and accessories. In addition to the usual fashion … Read more
Travel by Eurolines Bus from London / UK to Germany during Winter 2011 / 2012
National Express Eurolines offers cheap bus services from London and other cities in Britain to German cities such as Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich, Cologne, and Düsseldorf. Coach travel from London to Germany is often far cheaper than trains and flying.
See Gustav Klimt Paintings and Art in Vienna in Special 2012 Exhibitions
Special 150-year memorial exhibitions of paintings, drawings, and other works by the Austrian painter Gustav Klimt will entice art lovers to Vienna (Wien), Austria in 2012.