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Nuremberg – Famous For The Historic Nuremberg Trials

November 30, 2010 By Helen Page

Nürnberg - A Medieval City With Plenty of Historic Treasures Within Its City Walls: Situated on the Pegnitz River and the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal, Nuremberg (Nürnberg in German) is Franconia's largest city. The first recorded mention of Nuremberg can be traced back to 1050 when a document … [Read more...]

Airport Nürnberg (NUE) – Nuremberg Airport

November 30, 2010 By Helen Page

Ground Transportation To/From Nuremberg Airport: Nürnberg Airport is the second busiest airport in the state of Bavaria and ranks 10th amongst German airports, processing over 4 million passengers p.a. during its peaks. It is also the base for Air Berlin, Germany's second largest airline. The … [Read more...]

Nuremberg Trials Memorial – A Permanent Exhibition

November 29, 2010 By Helen Page

Memorial to the Nuremberg Trials - A Permanent Exhibition of the Nuremberg Trials: Courtroom 600 in Nürnberg's Palace of Justice became a venue of world history when the "Nuremberg Trials" took place here from November 1945 to 1949. It was the first time in history that representatives of a … [Read more...]

Schöner Brunnen – Nuremberg’s Beautiful Fountain

November 29, 2010 By Helen Page

Good Luck Is Bestowed Upon Those Who Turn The Schöner Brunnen Ring Three Times: In Nuremberg's market square (Nürnberg Hauptmarkt) is one of the city's most famous fountains, the Schöner Brunnen (Beautiful Fountain). A common sight at the south-west flank of the Beautiful Fountain is one of … [Read more...]

Nürnberg Hauptmarkt – Nuremberg’s Market Square

November 28, 2010 By Helen Page

Nuremberg Hauptmarkt is The Main Market Square in the City Centre: For most people visiting Nuremberg on a coach tour or river cruise, you will no doubt be dropped off in the Nürnberg Hauptmarkt. Nuremberg's large market square is in the heart of the city centre and here alone there are many … [Read more...]

Teatro Real – A Royal Madrid Opera Theatre

November 27, 2010 By Helen Page

Madrid's El Real Is One of The World's Grand Opera Houses: Madrid's Teatro Real (Royal Theatre) or El Real is one of the many grand opera houses in the world. Located just in front of Madrid's Palacio Real (Royal Palace), the Teatro Real was completed on the instructions of Queen Isabel … [Read more...]

Drumcliffe’s Historic St. Columba’s Church

November 25, 2010 By Helen Page

St. Columba's Church Site Has Been A Place of Pilgrimage For Over 1,500 Years: "Under Bare Benbulben’s Head In Drumcliffe Churchyard Yeats Is Laid...." and although Drumcliffe is best known around the world as the final resting place of the poet William B. Yeats, the site on which St. Columba's … [Read more...]

Drumcliffe – Final Resting Place of William B. Yeats

November 24, 2010 By Helen Page

Under Bare Benbulben's Head In Drumcliffe Churchyard Yeats Is Laid: Driving south from Donegal to Sligo, we make a stop at Drumcliffe, a town best known as the final the resting place of William B. Yeats. Yeats' grave is in the churchyard of St. Columba's Church where his great grandfather, … [Read more...]

Mirabell Palace and Gardens – Salzburg

November 23, 2010 By Helen Page

Prince Archbishop von Raitenau's Palace of Love: Built in 1606 by Prince Archbishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau, Schloss Mirabell was originally called Altenau Palace. Prince Archbishop von Raitenau built the palace for his mistress Salome Alt which explains the origin of the Altenau Palace name. … [Read more...]

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