Category: Germany
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The Old City of Nuremberg
Nuremberg, the second largest city in Bavaria after Munich and about an hour’s drive from Regensburg, makes for a great overnight stay or two. Although this picturesque city isn’t as old as Roman Regensburg, it still boasts a fascinating and rich history: an imperial city in medieval times – evident in its well-preserved 11th century…
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Another Whiff of Cologne
And so the bad puns continue. Part II of my Cologne series starts from where we left off, near the restaurants and cafes around Fischmarkt, and heads away from the Rhine to cover some of the other interesting sights within the old town. Along the way, we’ll pass by fascinating museums, picturesque churches and take…
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A Whiff of Cologne
Sorry for the bad pun, but I couldn’t resist. The fourth most populous city in Germany, Cologne (or Köln in German), in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, straddles the bend of the river Rhine. Its old town, Romanesque churches and massive gothic Cathedral are nestled on the west bank; the new town, with its large…
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Medieval Regensburg
About an hour and a half’s drive from Munich Airport is the small university town and former capital of Bavaria, Regensburg. This UNESCO World Heritage site is Germany’s best preserved medieval town and was once the northernmost outpost of the Roman Empire, when a fort, Castra Regina, was built during the reign of Emperor Marcus…
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The Ultimate Guide to Germany
It is easy to think of Germany as a single country, but this economic engine of the European Union, now famed for its banking and finance industry, precision engineering and quality performance cars and high speed trains, was previously a cluster of city-states and free imperial cities, only to be unified into its present form…