Herrenheuser Gardens were laid out under Countess Sophie von der Pfalz, daughter of Elizabeth Stuart and mother of King George I of England. The gardens consist of the Great Garden, the Berggarten, the Georg Gardens and the Welph Gardens. The Grea... read more
Overlooking the city and the river, the majestic Heidelberg Castle The majestic Heidelberg Castle of the Palatinate Wittelsbachs is a complex of buildings, mostly of Renaissance and early Baroque (14-17th centuries). In the 18th century As a... read more
It is hard to believe that only the Elbe River separates Lower Saxony from the dynamic, energetic Hamburg. Among the many attractions and natural landscapes of the Saxon cities, there is one that is historically linked to the northern Ge... read more
The Cathedral of St Mary was built in the mid-11th century on the site of an earlier Romanesque basilica. According to legend, Louis of Germany, son of Emperor Charlemagne, hunted in this area in 815 and hung a relic of the Virgin Mary on a rose b... read more
