Hildesheim in Germany has beautiful half-timbered buildings, a magnificent Market Square, Romanesque churches inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List and fantastic Egyptian Antiquities in the Roemer-Pelizaeus Museum. Hildesheim in Central Germany is a pleasant town famous for its two UNESCO World Cultural Heritage listed Romanesque churches and magnificent … [Read more...]
Top sights in Hildesheim, Germany include the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage listed Ottonian Romanesque St Michael's Church, St Mary's Cathedral (Dom) and bronze doors. Several Ottonian Romanesque churches in and near Hildesheim bear testimony to the political importance of Hildesheim in the early centuries of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. Both the Michaelskirche … [Read more...] 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...] 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 … [Read more...] The Museo della Citta in Brescia is an interesting local history museum inside an 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 pre-history to the nineteenth century. In addition to the art and historical … [Read more...] See the Best-Preserved Medieval Cistercian Monastery in Germany
The UNESCO World Cultural Heritage listed, Romanesque-Gothic Kloster Maulbronn Abbey with church and cloisters is the best-preserved medieval Cistercian monastery in Germany.
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Cistercian Kloster Maulbronn is the most complete and best-preserved medieval monastery complex in Germany. … [Read more...] Belgian Properties on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List
UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list sites in Belgium include convents, town centers of Brussels and Bruges, belfries, ancient mines, Art Nouveau, and monuments to industry.
Belgium may be a small country but it has been at the geographical heart of trade and commerce in Western Europe for centuries. Belgium … [Read more...] Historical Main Market Square with Town Hall, Guildhalls, and Museums
The Gothic town hall and Baroque guildhalls are the top attractions of Grand Place (Grote Markt) market square in the historic old town center of Brussels.
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The Grand-Place (Grote Markt in Dutch or Flemish) in the center of historic Brussels is one of Europe's grandest public … [Read more...]Best Romanesque Churches in Hildesheim
Visit the UNESCO Listed St Gallen Monastery Library, Switzerland
Visit Three UNESCO-Listed Romanesque Churches on Reichenau Island in Germany
Visit the Brescia City Museum Santa Giulia
Visit the UNESCO-Listed Kloster Maulbronn Abbey
Top UNESCO-Listed Cultural Sights to See in Belgium
See the Central Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium
