Germany is a keen participant in UNESCO activities and takes the UNESCO World Heritage List very seriously. More than 40 German cultural, architectural and natural sites are on the UNESCO World Heritage List. These cultural, architectural, and natural treasures help explain German influence in humanity's common heritage.UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage Listed … [Read more...]
Cheap public transportation makes it easy to travel from to Hallstatt from Salzburg and Vienna by train with the beautiful Hallstätter See also a popular day-trip destination on guided tours from Salzburg. Public transportation to UNESCO World Heritage listed Hallstatt on the Hallstätter See Lake in Austria is easy by train or bus from Vienna or a day trip from Salzburg. … [Read more...] Driving, cycling, and day-trip bus tours are the most common ways to get to Mont St Michel. Public transportation, especially bus and train combinations from Paris, vastly improved and is now a sensible option for many travelers on day and weekend trips too.Getting to Mont St Michel with its magnificent medieval abbey on the border of Normandy and Brittany is easiest by … [Read more...] Travel by Train from the Hauptbahnhof and FRA Airport for Rhein Boat Trips
Day trips and boat pleasure cruises on the Rhine River (Rhein) and Loreley Valley are easy from Frankfurt am Main Hauptbahnhof and Airport (FRA) in Germany.photo credit: randwillRegular day pleasure boat cruises on the Rhine River (Rhein) rarely depart from Frankfurt am Main but are easily … [Read more...] Tour the Rhein and Loreley Valley on Köln-Düsseldorfer (KD) Riverboats
Köln-Düsseldorfer (KD) is the best-known day-trip riverboat cruise line on the Rhine River. Several further boats tour the Loreley Valley between Rüdesheim, St Goar, and Koblenz, or offer panorama sightseeing cruises in larger cities such as Cologne and Düsseldorf.The Rhine River is a very popular … [Read more...] The luxury Glacier Express trains with panoramic windows connects Zermatt and St Moritz via some of the most spectacular Alpine scenery in Switzerland.The Glacier Express trains from Zermatt in the Valais Alps travel up the Rhone Valley, cross the Alps at Oberalppass, travel down the Rhine Gorge to Chur (and Davos) before riding the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage listed … [Read more...] Advance reservations and special savings deals allow for cheaper travel tickets on the Glacier Express train, one of Switzerland's most-famous panorama railway journeys.Discounted tickets, savings fares and package deals are often available for cheaper traveling on the luxury Glacier Express panoramic train in Switzerland. All regular Swiss Railways discounted fares, savings … [Read more...] Best Rhein Riverboat Trips from Köln, Bonn, and Düsseldorf
Köln-Düsseldorfer (KD) offer cheap day trip cruises on riverboats on Rhine River (Rhein) from Cologne, Bonn, and Düsseldorf, to Remagen, Linz, and Koblenz.Köln-Düsseldorfer (KD), the largest operator of day cruises on the Rhine River (Rhein), offer many roundtrip cruises in both Cologne (Köln) and Düsseldorf. … [Read more...] Tickets for Schloss Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam are sold online or from the palace. Tours are a further advance reservation option to see Frederick the Great's favorite residence.Tickets to see Fredrick the Great of Prussia’s favorite palace, Schloss Sanssouci, in Potsdam near Berlin may be bought online or at the palace itself. Guided tours are a further option to make … [Read more...] Ravenna is famous for its Late Antiquity and Byzantine wall mosaics in early Christian monuments and churches. The town is a popular day-trip destination from Bologna and Rimini, as well as shore excursions for luxury passenger boats calling in Venice.Ravenna, a small city with a glorious past, is quietly located on the Adriatic Sea in northeastern Italy. Ravenna's most … [Read more...] The UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List includes eight sites in Ravenna as superb examples of early Christian monuments and Late Antiquity mosaics.The top sights to see in Ravenna in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy are the eight early Christian monuments with Late Antiquity (or Byzantine) mosaics inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in 1996. Six of … [Read more...] Seeing the early Christian monuments and Late Antiquity (and Byzantine) mosaics in Ravenna is easy as the sites have long opening hours and combination admission tickets.Ravenna in northeastern Italy between Venice and Bologna has some of the most splendid monuments from the Late Antiquity period. Eight sites have been inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage … [Read more...]By Train or Bus to Lake Hallstatt in Austria
Transportation to Mont St Michel in Normandy
Day Cruises on the Rhine River from Frankfurt
Top Rhine River Day Trip Cruise Lines
Travel on the Glacier Express Train in the Swiss Alps
Saving Tips for Traveling on the Glacier Express Trains
Top Day Cruises from Cologne on the Rhine River
Buy Online Tickets for Schloss Sanssouci in Potsdam near Berlin
Top Sights to See in Ravenna near Venice
See Top UNESCO-Listed Mosaics and Early Christian Monuments in Ravenna, Italy
Visiting UNESCO-Listed Churches and Mosaics in Ravenna
