The town of Schwechat in Lower Austria is known for its international airport, Austria’s largest oil refinery owned by OMV, and its brewery, where Schwechater beer is produced. The town also has...
One of the most famous palaces, which attracts crowds of visitors all year round, is Nymphenburg Palace with its idyllic palace gardens in the west of Munich. This former summer residence of the Bavar...
The largest Bavarian fortress outside Bavaria is located in the fortified town of Germersheim in the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. This impressive fortress was commissioned by none other than...
A magnificent palace always has magnificent palace gardens. I strolled through such gardens during my visit to the Baroque palace in Bruchsal. These beautiful palace gardens were laid out over 300 yea...
The Münsterland region is rich in imposing moated castles and romantic fortresses set in picturesque countryside. That’s why the cycling city of Münster has created the 100 Castles Route especia...
In the north of the Netherlands, south-west of the village of Santpoort Zuid, in the middle of a huge forest area, lies the picturesque ruins of Brederode Castle on a coastal dune whose foothills lead...
Hesse’s most beautiful baroque palace with a magnificent 100-hectare landscape park is Schloss Fasanerie, located around 7 kilometres from Fulda in Eichenzell. This Baroque gem was built in 1710...
The oldest city in the Netherlands is Nijmegen, where the Romans built their fortress on the 35-metre-high Valkhofheuvel, a hill high above the Waal. In 777, Charlemagne had a palace built on this Rom...
Schloss Hof is a Baroque masterpiece characterised by three main areas: the magnificent palace, the splendid seven-terrace Baroque garden and the idyllic estate with its orangery and two stables. Duri...
During my visit to the magnificent Eckartsau hunting lodge, nestled in the Danube Floodplains National Park and close to the two cities of Vienna and Bratislava, I immersed myself in Austrian history ...
