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Visit the Baroque Great Garden of Herrenhausen in Hanover

August 28, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Germany, Hannover, Lower Saxony

Great Garden at Schloss Herrenhausen in Hanover viewed from the viewing platform above the Grand Cascade

The formal Grosser Garten (Great Garden) at Herrenhausen in Hannover is one of the most important and beautiful baroque parks in Germany and indeed Europe. The Great Garden (Großer Garten) of Herrenhausen in Hannover in Lower Saxony in German is one of the largest and most important baroque gardens in Europe. Highlights of a visit include the parterres de broderie with … [Read more...]

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Visit the Baroque Herrenhausen Gardens in Hannover, Germany

August 28, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Germany, Hannover, Lower Saxony

Großer Garten of Schloss Herrenhausen in Hannover

The large formal baroque garden at Herrenhausen, the botanical Berggarten, and the Sea Life aquarium are top sights to visit in Hannover. The Herrenhausen Gardens (Herrenhäuser Gärten) in Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany are a collection of four gardens that formed part of the court gardens surrounding a summer palace of the Elector (and later King) of Hannover. The most … [Read more...]

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Visitors Information for the Herrenhausen Gardens in Hannover

August 28, 2020 by Henk Bekker in Germany, Hannover, Lower Saxony

Bell Fountain in the Great Garden in Herrenhausen

Visitors information and tips for the Herrenhausen Gardens in Hannover — opening hours, ticket prices, events, and transportation to the Herrenhäuser Gärten. The extended Herrenhausen Gardens (Herrenhäuser Gärten) area in Hannover in Germany includes four gardens, a small museum (in the palace), and the Sea Life Center Hannover aquarium. Admission is charged for the … [Read more...]

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Cheap, Fast Transportation to Passau, Germany

June 14, 2018 by Henk Bekker in Bavaria, Danube River, Germany, River Cruises

Passau Cathedral and cruise boat

Getting to Passau, the top departure port for Danube riverboat cruise vacations in Germany and Austria is easy by train, car, or plane. The Bavarian city Passau is right on the German-Austrian border at the confluence of the Danube, Inn, and Ilz Rivers. Passau is the most popular departure port for luxury riverboat cruise vacation cruises on the Danube River (Donau). … [Read more...]

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Visit the Historic Churches of Mechelen

June 11, 2014 by Henk Bekker in Belgium, Flanders

Interior of the St Janskerk in Mechelen

Mechelen near Antwerp has eight historic churches filled with art including paintings by Rubens and Van Dyck, Baroque wood carved pulpits and statues. Mechelen has eight important churches full of art in its historic old town. Mechelen was an important town in the Middle Ages and experienced a further cultural Golden Age during the Baroque leaving this small university … [Read more...]

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See Top Sights in Passau on the Danube

December 16, 2012 by Henk Bekker in Bavaria, Germany

Passau viewed from the Innstadt

The Baroque old town of Passau at the confluence of the Danube, Inn, and Ilz Rivers on the German-Austrian border is worth exploring prior to departing on river cruises. Passau has a lovely location at the confluence of the Danube (Donau), Inn, and Ilz rivers on the German-Austrian border. Passau is the most popular departure port for cruises on the Danube River but the … [Read more...]

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Visit the UNESCO Listed St Gallen Monastery Library, Switzerland

December 6, 2012 by Henk Bekker in Switzerland

The Baroque Library of St Gallen

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 former Benedictine monastery of St … [Read more...]

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Top Sights in Tauberbischofsheim & Lauda-Königshofen

February 13, 2010 by Henk Bekker in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Tauber Valley

Tauberbischofsheim

See Pretty Half-Timbered and Baroque Towns in the Tauber Valley Tauberbischofsheim and Lauda-Königshofen are two small but pretty towns in the Tauber Valley in Germany with half-timbered houses as well as some Baroque façades. Around 735, St Boniface founded a nunnery in Tauberbischofsheim that became important enough to warrant imperial visits in the early years of the … [Read more...]

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Top Sights to See in the Liebliches Taubertal, Germany

February 13, 2010 by Henk Bekker in Germany

Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany

The Romantic Road in the Lovely Sweet Tauber Valley Region Part of Germany’s Romantic Road runs through the Tauber Valley and includes stops at Tauberbischofsheim, Lauda-Königshofen, Bad Mergentheim, Stuppach, Weikersheim, Röttingen, and Creglingen. Liebliches Taubertal (Sweet Tauber Valley) is mostly the area between Wertheim on the Main and Rothenburg ob der Tauber. This … [Read more...]

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Top Sights in Bad Mergentheim & Stuppach, Germany

February 13, 2010 by Henk Bekker in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Tauber Valley

Bad Mergentheim Marktplatz

Spa, Teutonic Order Castle & Stuppacher Madonna in the Tauber Valley Bad Mergentheim in the Taubertal, Germany is famous for its spa, the Teutonic Order (Deutschorden) Castle and Museum, and the Stuppacher Madonna by Matthias Grünewald. Bad Mergentheim in Germany is a prosperous town of close to 23,000 inhabitants. For tourists, it has a dual role as spa resort on … [Read more...]

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See the Deutschordenschloss in Bad Mergentheim

February 13, 2010 by Henk Bekker in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Tauber Valley

Schloss Mergentheim Castle and Church

Visit the Teutonic Order Castle in the Tauber Valley, Germany The Teutonic Order had its head offices in the Deutschordenschloss in Bad Mergentheim in the Tauber Valley in Germany from 1525 to 1809. The main sight in Bad Mergentheim is the Deutschordenschloss (Teutonic Order Castle), which dominates the eastern part of the old town. The original 12th-century moated … [Read more...]

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Top Sights in Weikersheim & Röttingen, Germany

February 13, 2010 by Henk Bekker in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Tauber Valley

Schloss Weikersheim

See the Renaissance Castle, Baroque Palaces, Medieval Walls & Watchtowers Weikersheim is famous for its Renaissance Schloss, Baroque structures, and the Goethe connection. Röttingen has medieval town walls and watchtowers. Weikersheim was first mentioned in 837 when the area was given to the abbot of Fulda. During the 12th century, it came under the control of the … [Read more...]

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