Tourist Attractions in Europe

In the spacious rooms of the Joanneum quarter, one can nowadays enjoy visual arts of two centuries. Starting in the year 1800, the visitors are...

The Tower of Pisa is actually a campanile, a free-standing bell tower, originally planned for the adjacent cathedral. In 1173 the foundation stone was...

The Tour Montparnasse is a 689 ft (210 m) high tower in Paris' city district Montparnasse and contains offices. With its 59 floors, the building is...

The Chateau de Fougères is a castle in the commune of Fougères in the Ille-et-Vilaine département of France. The first protection systems of the castle...

The Pilatus House in Oberammergau houses one of the largest collections of reverse glass paintings in Europe , with around 1500 works. The painting of reverse glass paintings reached...

The Opel Zoo is an idyllic retreat in Kronberg im Taunus, named after the founder and entrepreneur Georg von Opel. It covers a generous 27 hectares and is a...

At the world's first Bratwurst museum , located in Holzhausen near Arnstadt, you learn all about the history of sausages. The permanent exhibition...

The 'Fischerviertel' (fishermen district) is located in the historic part of Ulm. Small alleys, lovely timbered houses, cute bridges and squares, cosy cafes and restaurants...

For 75 years, the Dresden Park Railway has been running its routes through the Großer Garten – a green oasis in the heart of the city. What began as a...

The town of Furth im Wald in the Upper Palatinate has two interesting municipal museums to offer. The historic city tower and the adjacent buildings...

The Trevi Fountain is the largest well in Rome and the probably best-known fountain in the world. With its 50m (55yd) of width and 26m (28yd) of height it definitely is one of the most...

Up on a wooded hill, the almost fairytale-like Veste Heldburg stays aloof from the surrounding landscape of South Thuringia. Dreamy towers and embattled...

The Samaria Gorge National Park is a park that surrounds the Samaria Gorge. The gorge is one of largest in Europe with a length of 13 km (8 mi). It...

Being popular among tourists and locals alike, the Spanish Steps are indisputably one of the most beautiful places in Rome. In the native tongue of the country, Italian, the Spanish...

Berlin's East Side Gallery is an open air gallery located at the riverbanks of Spree, extending over almost one mile. Not only is it the longest remaining original section of the...

The cathedral St. Peter to Worms, as the cathedral of Worms is actually called, is more daintily built than the Mainzer and the Speyerer cathedral and is thus the smallest of the...

In the centre of Mainz's old town stands the imposing St. Martin's Cathedral. The massive structure made of red sandstone is around 1,000 years old and still bears the imprint of its...

Winter Wonder Market in Brussles is home to 270 booths, making it one of the ten biggest Christmas markets in Europe. It first opens its gates in late November, and wraps up the season...

Belvedere Palace is beautifully located withing an extensive park garden in the south of the Thuringian city Weimar. Since the early 1920s, Palace...

The Erotic Museum Barcelona is situated inside an old house on Rambla , one of the most famous historic streets of the city, right across the street...

One of the most famous and oldest theatres in Europe is the Passion Theatre in Oberammergau. Every ten years, the great Passion Play is performed here,...

The Botanical Garden in Munich-Nymphenburg is one of the largest  Botanical gardens in Germany with an area of 21.2 hectares and over 350,000 visitors...

Hallgrímskirkja is Reykjavík's most distinctive building. The tower of the Evangelical Lutheran parish church, which belongs to the Icelandic State Church,...

Around 35 kilometres north of Paris, a very special amusement park awaits you. At Parc Astérix, everything revolves around the heroes of the famous,...