The Hermes Villa in the former imperial hunting grounds of Lainzer Tiergarten in Vienna is known as the castle of dreams. I really wanted to visit this castle, which Emperor Franz Joseph I gave to his...
I am still enchanted by my visit to the Gloriette and its dreamlike view of Vienna and Schönbrunn Palace. A gloriette is a building in a garden complex that is located on an elevated site overlooking ...
In the heart of the city of Helmond in the Dutch province of North Brabant lies Helmond Castle, the largest moated castle in the Netherlands, surrounded by a huge moat and picturesque castle gardens w...
During my stay in Bamberg, I also visited what is probably the only town hall in Germany that stands in the middle of a river. According to legend, the Old Town Hall was built as the boundary between ...
Surrounded by orchards and vineyards, not far from the shores of Lake Constance, stands the Basilica of St. Mary in Birnau. This Baroque jewel was commissioned by Salem Abbey under Abbot Anselm II Sch...
