Cologne was the end of our 7-day river cruise on the Main and Rhine with A-ROSA. In the morning at 9 o’clock we were taken by transfer bus from the ship to the main station. From here we made our way directly to our hotel, because we wanted to stay one more night in the city to see all the important sights such as the Cologne Cathedral or the Old Town within 36 hours. Things to know about Cologne The …
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UNESCO is an international organization of the United Nations for Education, Science and Culture, which has made it its mission to award and protect outstanding testimonies of human history and natural history with the World Heritage Title. The World Heritage List was first opened in 1978 and today comprises 1,121 sites in more than 167 countries (as of May 2020), which are world-important in their uniqueness, authenticity and integrity. These are currently 869 cultural monuments, 213 natural sites and 39 mixed natural and cultural sites. They are all architectural and artistic masterpieces, diverse cultural landscapes and parks, unique natural areas or testimonies of social and technological developments and testify in their entirety to the diversity of the world’s natural and cultural heritage. There are currently 46 World Heritage Sites in Germany, including seven cross-border or transnational sites.
Koblenz – Sights of the city on The Rhine & Moselle (Germany)
After passing through the Upper Middle Rhine Valley with our river cruise ship, we docked early in the morning in Koblenz the next day. For one day we had time to explore the city with all its sights. Things to know about Koblenz Koblenz is a large city in Rhineland-Palatinate with about 114,000 inhabitants, which looks back on more than 2,000 years of history. The most famous landmark and THE landmark of the city is the Deutsches Eck, which marks …
» Read the full blog postRiver cruise through the World Heritage Upper Middle Rhine Valley (Germany)
From our last stop in the medieval town of Miltenberg we continued along the Main on our river cruise. We passed the big cities of Frankfurt, Mainz and Wiesbaden and drove from the Main to the Rhine. Here was a beautiful panoramic ride through the Upper Middle Rhine Valley where we could observe beautiful villages, imposing castles and the impressive autumn colouring. Our boat trip past Frankfurt, Mainz and Wiesbaden Our journey took us from Miltenberg overnight past Aschaffenburg until …
» Read the full blog postBamberg – The sights in the World Heritage Old Town (Germany)
The World Heritage city of Bamberg was the second stop of our week-long river cruise with A-ROSA Silva, which took us from Nuremberg to Bamberg, on to Volkach and Miltenberg through the Upper Middle Rhine Valley to Lahnstein, Koblenz and Cologne. We were already looking forward to this stop, because we wanted to see the famous Bamberg town hall live for a long time. In total, we had a day to explore the city’s most famous sights and photo spots …
» Read the full blog postGoslar (Harz) – Travel Guide & Things to do (Germany)
At the end of our short holiday in the Harz, we made a detour to the nearby district town of Goslar, which lies on the northwestern foothills of the Harz in the state of Lower Saxony. Things to know about Goslar Goslar was first mentioned as a mining town in 979 and now has about 50,000 inhabitants. The 1000-year history of the city meets you on a stroll through the city, because tradition, history and modernity meet here: you will …
» Read the full blog postSouthern Harz – Stolberg, Harzgerode & Walkenried Abbey (Germany)
During our tour through the southern Harz we were able to discover some beautiful sights: one of the most beautiful villages in Germany, an impressive stave church, old mining tunnels, historic half-timbered towns, the largest double cross in the world and a medieval monastery. Stolberg (Harz) – Germany’s most beautiful small village The town of Stolberg (Harz) is surrounded by 7,000 hectares of forest and impresses with its many half-timbered houses in Renaissance style, which date back to the 15th …
» Read the full blog postWorld Heritage City of Quedlinburg – The most beautiful sights (Germany)
Quedlinburg, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1994, has all sorts of attractions to offer visitors: a historic old town, picturesque half-timbered houses from six centuries and the famous cathedral treasure. On a stroll through the city we were able to discover the most beautiful sights. Things to know about the City of Quedlinburg Since 1994, large parts of the old town of Quedlinburg and the Royal Court complex are on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites as the …
» Read the full blog postAugsburg – The sights of the UNESCO city (Germany)
After an eventful alpaca hike with Sajama Lama in Jettingen-Scheppach in the morning, we went on to Augsburg at noon to see the sights of the UNESCO World Heritage City. Things to know about Augsburg Augsburg is a city in the southwest of Bavaria and has about 300,000 inhabitants. This makes it the third largest city in Bavaria after Munich and Nuremberg. The city is characterized by Roman roots and the trading dynasties of the Fuggers and Welser. Some magnificent …
» Read the full blog postDay Trip to the Upper Middle Rhine Valley & the Rheingau (Germany)
On a beautiful sunny day in May, which was also a public holiday, we set out to explore our surroundings a little more. Our day trip took us to the Upper Middle Rhine Valley and the adjacent Rheingau ❤
» Read the full blog postWeimar – Travel Guide, Tourist Attractions & Things to Do (Germany)
After the Corona pandemic meant that it was not possible to travel in Germany for two months, we took the opportunity to visit the beautiful cultural city of Weimar after the first relaxations. What you can discover in the Thuringian city, we show you in our blog post.
» Read the full blog postVallée de Mai – UNESCO National Park on Praslin (Seychelles)
After we visited the nature reserve Fond Ferdinand in the morning, we wanted to visit the big sister – the Vallée de Mai.
» Read the full blog postMy Son – The ruins of the ancient temple city at Hoi An (Vietnam)
For today’s day of our Gebeco tour we had two options: Either we do something on our own in Hoi An or we join the bookable trip to the temple city My Son. Since we were very interested in the temple complex, which has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999, we decided on the second variant.
» Read the full blog postHue – Citadel & Imperial Palace with the Forbidden City (Vietnam)
After we had arrived in Hue in the early morning with the night train from Hanoi and had sufficiently strengthened ourselves in the hotel for the breakfast buffet, our today’s excursion program could start. Our Gebeco trip “Typical Vietnam!” included the approximately 3-hour trip to the imperial citadel of Hue.
» Read the full blog postHalong Bay – A day trip from Hanoi (Vietnam)
A visit to Halong Bay is not to be missed on the sightseeing list when travelling in the north of Vietnam. Because it is one of the absolute highlights of a visit to Vietnam and is one of the seven wonders of nature.
» Read the full blog postHanoi – Tourist Attractions, Things to Do & Photo spots (Vietnam)
The first stop of our vietnam trip was Hanoi, because here we also landed and spent the first day. We had been looking forward to the city in advance, because we had already been to Hanoi on our world tour in 2015 and back then we liked the city very much 🙂
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