During my tour of Schwaigern, the wine-growing town on the Heuchelberg, I discovered a tower overgrown with bushes and trees, the Witches’ Tower. This tower was once the southeastern cornerstone...
My personal highlight of Milan’s wonderful sights was, unsurprisingly, Milan Cathedral. The Cathedral of Santa Maria Nascente, which shines in white Candoglia marble from Lake Maggiore, is the m...
During my visit to the Danube metropolis of Regensburg, I discovered the portal to St. Emmeram’s Basilica while strolling through the old town. St. Emmeram’s Basilica was the church of the...
I experienced a journey back to the Middle Ages in the picturesque town of Kempen on the Lower Rhine. In the Middle Ages, Kempen was a proud fortified town, as evidenced by the Peterturm tower, the Ku...
The former fortress town of Saarlouis is located in Saarland, Germany’s smallest state. It was built on the orders of the French Sun King Louis XIV, who also gave it its name “Sarre-Louis,” as a...
