The Dutch capital of the province of Friesland is Leeuwarden, with less than 100,000 inhabitants. Leeuwarden not only has a picturesque old town with centuries-old canals, whose landmark is the Oldeho...
During my last visit to the Danish capital Copenhagen, I took a detour from the old town to the city’s oldest entertainment district, the central harbor of Nyhavn. Nyhavn is the name given to th...
The historic fortified town of Valkenburg aan de Geul, located in the south of the Dutch province of Limburg, is a real tourist magnet. This is evidenced not only by the ruins of Valkenburg Castle, th...
The Old Prison in Northleach is located in the heart of the Cotswolds, just off the busy A429 between Cirencester and Stow-on-the-Wold. It lies at the head of the River Leach, nestled in a valley with...
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...
The picturesque spa town of Radolfzell on Lake Constance, with its 27,000 inhabitants, not only has the longest accessible stretch of shore on Lake Constance, but also the highest church tower on the ...
