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...
One of the largest fortresses in the Rhineland was the Wesel Citadel, which is the largest preserved fortification on the Lower Rhine. It was built between 1688 and 1722 by Elector Wilhelm I of Brande...
The town of Bönnigheim in the north of the Ludwigsburg district has an old town that is teeming with historic buildings. This is partly due to the fact that the town has had a long list of rulers. The...
I felt like a real princess in the enchanting castle park in the heart of the municipality of Gemmingen. This idyllic park was acquired by the municipality in the 1980s and, between 1982 and 1988, was...
In the Roman city of Trier, I visited one of its main attractions, the Imperial Baths, which were planned as one of the largest bathing facilities in the Roman Empire. The late antique building repres...
